Sermons About Citizen
Deep Peace
Joy is found in a radical love for God and others. The two are intimately connected.
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I'll Be Happy...When I'm Free to Do What I Want
Many people think that being a Christian is oppressive and constricting and want to be free. However, what does it mean to be free? Is anyone free? Consider how Apostle Paul links happiness to our citizenship in heaven. What's the significance of heavenly citizenship? How do we live as heavenly citizens?
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I'll Be Happy...When I'm Free to Do What I Want
Many people think that being a Christian is oppressive and constricting and want to be free. However, what does it mean to be free? Is anyone free? Consider how Apostle Paul links happiness to our citizenship in heaven. What's the significance of heavenly citizenship? How do we live as heavenly citizens?
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United
What does a citizen of heaven live like? What is the Gospel worth to each of us? Paul shows us that the single-mindedness of the Gospel brings a unity in Jesus and a willingness to endure suffering together.
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Get Out the Vote
During the 1600s in colonial America, Massachusetts required property ownership in order to vote. A potential voter also had to prove that he was “sober and peaceable†and “orthodox in the fundamentals of religion.†Connecticut required church membership. Rhode Island permitted only professing Christians. Landholders could vote in New York, but Pennsylvania required voters to believe in Jesus Christ and own property.
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Philippians 1:27-30 - Heavenly Citizens
The Life we live matters. Today when people want to define what an Evangelical is we often forget that the Lordship of Christ extends to everyone area of our lives. We tend to focus on here and now when as Christians we should focus on our heavenly citizenship. We are heirs of the King, but far too often we seek the benefits of this world rather than the heavenly kingdom of which we claim we want to spend eternity. Why would anyone want to have a heavenly citizenship without holiness is just a reflection of how anemic and weak American Christianity is today. In this passage Paul gives us 3 avenues that will help redirect our loyalties toward the heavenly kingdom. They include: 1) The Call to live as worthy Citizens (27a), 2) The Distinctives of Worthy Citizens (27b-28), and 3) The Grace of Worthy Citizenship. For Paul the Gospel of Christ is first. The gospel must be the center pole of all that we do and any philosophy of ministry we have. The call to be a heavenly citizen is a call to salvation and be a disciple of Christ. Paul also shows how allegiance, spiritual steadfastness, teamwork, and fearlessness are character changes that will speak volumes to an outside world and to the Christian community about the supremacy of the Heavenly Kingdom. Finally Paul shows us that believing and suffering are given to us in our heavenly citizenship. The Philippians were all recipients of grace as they hade been given the gifts of salvation (believing) and suffering. If we only see grace to be only pleasant benefits and blessings then suffering will be seen to be anything but grace. This must be combated because it leads people away from the true God and the true Gospel.
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By This All Men Will Know---Philippians 1:27-2:11
By This All Men Will Know---Philippians 1:27-2:11
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