Category: Citizen

Working Out Kingdom Citizenship

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On August 4, join us for Sunday worship service at 9:30 or 11:00 AM. Patrick Edwards will continue his teaching series called CITIZEN, with a message called, “Working Out Kingdom Citizenship” from Philippians 2:12-30. We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper at both services and take up a benevolence offering at the end of each service. This week, we only recorded the 9:30 service.

HERE’S THE DEAL: Eventually the rubber must meet the road. The Christians life is one, therefore, of active passivity. The power to live as citizens of the Kingdom of heaven rests in Jesus, but we need to put that into action. Each day we are to work it out.

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Author & Perfecter of Kingdom Citizenship

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Philippians 2:5-11 | Leaders, rulers, and champions tend to carry a certain bravado about them. Hyping oneself up and promoting one’s own brand seems to be how one gains followers. Jesus used His power and privilege, though, to serve and give Himself a ransom for the many. This week’s passage shows us how Jesus is both the power and model for Kingdom Citizenship. 

The Task of Kingdom Citizenship

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Philippians 1:12-26 | While there are many privileges and benefits that come with citizenship, there are also responsibilities. As we’ve been freely granted citizenship in God’s Kingdom, we now have a calling to represent King Jesus in everything, whether that be in times of plenty or times of hardship.  

Citizen – Philippians 1:1-11

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On July 7, our new pastor, Dr. Patrick Edwards, begins a new series called, Citizen, from Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Today he opens the Word of God to Philippians 1:1-11.

1. Into His body that we may walk in His salvation and proclaim it. (1:1-6)
2. Living as a Partnership (1:7-11)

We find that as the love of Christ transforms our lives personally, our church (our koinōnia), as it shapes the way we think and act, this work should find its intended end in the fruit of right living.

A Partnership in the Gospel
1. Shares in the financial support of the mission
2. Loves and cares for one another
3. Grows in the knowledge of God’s Word
4. Produces a holy people

To put it simply, Paul prays that believers would actually look like citizens of the Kingdom.