Forgetting What Is Behind - Joy Unshakeable (Grant Watts)

In "Forgetting What Is Behind," the fourth message of the Joy Unshakeable series, Pastor Grant addresses how good habits and past achievements can quietly replace grace as the measure of our faith. Drawing from Philippians 3, he emphasises that believers must put no confidence in their own efforts and fix their eyes on Christ as the goal. Grant explains that Paul counted his impressive résumé as loss for the sake of knowing Jesus, and that Bible reading, prayer and church life are tools that point us to the goal, not the goal itself. He highlights three things Paul sets before the church: a warning against turning helpful guidelines into laws that breed guilt, an encouragement to press on in the Spirit's power, and an example to follow in those who point us to Jesus. Ultimately, he challenges the congregation to ask whether their tools are propelling them toward Christ.

Philippians 3:2–21; Philippians 2:12–13; Matthew 13:45–46.