Marking the New Year

As the new year begins, Dr. Michael Youssef calls believers to abandon the shackles of the past and press forward toward God’s high calling in Christ Jesus. Preaching from Philippians 3:13–14, Dr. Youssef urges listeners to forget both failures and successes, and instead fix their eyes on the eternal prize. Just as the Apostle Paul refused to be paralyzed by guilt or distracted by past victories, so must every follower of Christ run with urgency, fully focused on the finish line—the Audience of One. Only by God’s grace and through full repentance can we be freed from yesterday’s burdens and live in the power of today’s calling. This is not a motivational suggestion; it is a Biblical mandate grounded in the inerrancy of Scripture and the reality of Judgment. The time to burn past bridges is now.