It was a blessing to come together this morning as Pastor Dale took us through Philippians 3:1-12. In this section of scripture, Paul is imploring the people of the church to pay attention to Jesus and empowering them to join him in this work. His desire is for the people of the church to intimately know Jesus, to know with intimacy the power of His resurrection. This resurrection is not something that simply happened to Jesus. It is the dynamic power which operates in the life of the individual Christian. It is the guarantee that this life is worth living, that death is not the end of life, and that nothing in life or in death can separate us from him. As we look for intimacy with Jesus, to increase our intimacy with Jesus, we invite you to sit with the Father and ask, “What do I need to let go of? What burdens do I need to lay down?"