Sermon Text: Philippians 3:17-4:1 (EHV)
17 Brothers, join together in imitating me and in paying attention to those who are walking according to the pattern we gave you. 18 To be sure, many walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. I told you about them often, and now I am saying it while weeping. 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. They are thinking only about earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. We are eagerly waiting for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. 21 By the power that enables him to subject all things to himself, he will transform our humble bodies to be like his glorious body. 4:1 So then, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, in this way keep standing firm in the Lord, my dear friends.
Sermon Theme: Citizens of Heaven
- What incredible future blessings are ours because we are “citizens of heaven?”
- What incredible blessings are ours right now in our earthly life because we are “citizens of heaven?”
- What are some of the differences between “earthly living” (v. 18-19) and “heavenward living” (v. 20)?
Application: What will you do this week to help keep your mind, heart, and life continually looking heavenward, watching and waiting for the LORD?