The Power of Citizenship--Sermon
Kowloon International Baptist Church - Dr. James "Butch" Tanner's sermon titled "The Power of Citizenship" Philippians 3:17-21 delivered on 21 May 2023. Please visit us at: www.hkkibc.org
Sermon Notes:
Philippians 3:17–21
Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.
When with pledge our allegiance to Jesus, our citizenship changes. We are no longer tied to the nations of the earth but to the Kingdom of Heaven. Being a citizen has power and when we live from that relationship, we are strengthened. Today, let’s consider four of the things citizenship empowers us to do.
As a citizen of Heaven, I am empowered
1. Through Christian community and examples.
Colossians 1:13–14, Hebrews 10:24–25, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Proverbs 27:17, Philippians 4:9,
Titus 2:7
2. With help to identify non-citizens.
2 Corinthians 11:13, Galatians 1:8, 1 Corinthians 15:3–5, 2 Peter 2:1, Romans 16:17–18,
Colossians 3:2
3. By the Second Coming of Christ.
1 John 3:2, Titus 2:13, Luke 12:36, 2 Timothy 4:8
4. By a guaranteed future.
Ephesians 1:13, 2:19, John 14:3 (AMP), 2 Corinthians 5:1, 1 John 3:2