GAINING BY LOSING (8 OF 13)
by Will McGee
Scripture: Philippians 3:1-11
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Gaining by Losing (8 of 13)
Series: Philippians - The Journey to Joy
Will McGee
Philippians 3:1-11
INTRODUCTION
It's so good to be back. I miss this church so much when I'm away.
I was out of town last week... I was visiting my parents.
One night, they had gone to bed... I was sitting in my old bedroom... And I started opening old drawers... Digging around the closet... Climbing into the attic.
I pulled out all the big plastic bins and cardboard boxes full of all my old stuff.
As I'm searching through these bins... I'm reminded of all these different stages of my life.
Boxes of baseball cards...
Old Clothes... Sneakers... All these kids nowadays, dropping $200 for these reissued sneakers...I had the originals... Air Penny 2's... Airmax 95's.
Jordans... I had the 7's... 9's... and the 12's.
Then, I found my old stuff from high school... My yearbooks. My old letter jacket... My old Track and Field uniform... Trophies... Newspaper articles about races I'd won.
Found old research papers from college...
Pictures of old friendships and relationships.
I imagine you all have boxes of stuff like this as well.
It was so much fun... So many good memories in those bins...
Nostalgia is one of the best feelings... But for me, at least, there is a shadow side to the nostalgia.... Those mementos of my past actually tell a story that can be interpreted as a little sad.
At every phase of my life... I have always had something that I have tried to achieve... Or attain... In order to impress other people... Or to find personal fulfillment... Or to convince myself that I was worthy of love and acceptance.
Looking through old bins.
The trophies... The Sneakers... The report cards... Old relationships...
At one time, those were all so important to me. I felt like I had to look a certain way... Or achieve a certain level of success to be important/accepted... To find joy.
Those things meant ...
Series: Philippians - The Journey to Joy
Will McGee
Philippians 3:1-11
INTRODUCTION
It's so good to be back. I miss this church so much when I'm away.
I was out of town last week... I was visiting my parents.
One night, they had gone to bed... I was sitting in my old bedroom... And I started opening old drawers... Digging around the closet... Climbing into the attic.
I pulled out all the big plastic bins and cardboard boxes full of all my old stuff.
As I'm searching through these bins... I'm reminded of all these different stages of my life.
Boxes of baseball cards...
Old Clothes... Sneakers... All these kids nowadays, dropping $200 for these reissued sneakers...I had the originals... Air Penny 2's... Airmax 95's.
Jordans... I had the 7's... 9's... and the 12's.
Then, I found my old stuff from high school... My yearbooks. My old letter jacket... My old Track and Field uniform... Trophies... Newspaper articles about races I'd won.
Found old research papers from college...
Pictures of old friendships and relationships.
I imagine you all have boxes of stuff like this as well.
It was so much fun... So many good memories in those bins...
Nostalgia is one of the best feelings... But for me, at least, there is a shadow side to the nostalgia.... Those mementos of my past actually tell a story that can be interpreted as a little sad.
At every phase of my life... I have always had something that I have tried to achieve... Or attain... In order to impress other people... Or to find personal fulfillment... Or to convince myself that I was worthy of love and acceptance.
Looking through old bins.
The trophies... The Sneakers... The report cards... Old relationships...
At one time, those were all so important to me. I felt like I had to look a certain way... Or achieve a certain level of success to be important/accepted... To find joy.
Those things meant ...
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