A Life That Desires Christ
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This sermon from Refuge Church, delivered on May 3, 2026, explores the profound question: 'What does life look like when all you want is to know Christ?' Drawing from Philippians 3:12–4:1, Pastor Ben Garrett outlines a life of faithful striving, humility, and hope centered on Christ alone. He emphasizes that true Christian maturity involves leaving behind the weight of past sins, triumphs, and traumas—not to deny them, but to let them fuel a deeper pursuit of Christ. The sermon calls believers to imitate mature Christians, especially church leaders, while remaining vigilant against false teaching that exalts the flesh or worldly achievements. Ultimately, the sermon anchors the Christian life in the hope of heaven, where our citizenship lies and where Christ will transform our bodies into His glorious likeness. The message is one of joyful perseverance, grounded in grace, humility, and eternal perspective.
Your past—whether shameful or triumphant—should not define you; instead, it should propel you toward Christ.
Maturity in faith means humbly imitating those who walk closer to Christ, especially church leaders and mature believers.
False teaching often reveals itself in those who make their belly, pride, or past achievements their god—glorying in shame and rejecting godly sorrow.
True hope is not in earthly success, children, wealth, or recognition, but in the future glory of Christ’s return and resurrection.
The Christian life is a joyful, ongoing struggle to press forward toward the goal, not because we’re perfect, but because Christ has made us His own.
The Question That Defines the Christian Life
“What does life look like when all you want to do is know Christ?”
Faithful Striving: Letting Go of the Past
“You have to let it go. If you're walking in sinful fear or anxiety... you need to let that go.”
Imitating the Mature: A Call to Humble Learning
“Imitation is a confession on the one doing the imitating, that the one they are imitating is further along than them.”
Warning Against False Teaching and Self-Deception
“If you won't let go of those things, if you won't stop putting your hope in those past things, then you are actually running the risk of making your God into your belly.”
The Hope That Sustains the Christian Life
“Your hope is not in Christendom on the earth. Your hope is not in commercial success. Your hope is not in getting a new building. Your hope is for one man to know your name. Just one.”
“Your hope is not in Christendom on the earth. Your hope is not in commercial success. Your hope is not in getting a new building. Your hope is for one man to know your name. Just one.”
“If you won't let go of those things, if you won't stop putting your hope in those past things, then you are actually running the risk of making your God into your belly.”
“What does life look like when all you want to do is know Christ?”
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Jesus Christ
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Paul
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Philippians
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Ben Garrett
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Refuge Church
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Sanctification
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Justification
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The Holy Spirit
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The Lamb's Book of Life
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Colossians 3:1-2
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