Earthly Priorities for Heavenly Citizens

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• Pauls background 35-6
• Pharisee persecutor of the church
• Damascus road conversion
• Apostle to the Gentiles
• Ministry through letters
• Current situation 112-13

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• Church in Philippi
• First church founded in Europe
• Acts 16 about 10 yrs before the letter
• Remarkably faithful church
• In a very significant city

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Philippi
Turkey
Greece
Pauls 2nd Missionary Journey
Israel
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Philippis Town Square
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• What does it mean to be a citizen of heaven?
• Our privileges and priorities
• In the midst of
• Internal disunity
• False teaching
• Persecution

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A New Identity (11-2)

• SAINTS in Christ
• hagios that which is holy, set apart

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A New Identity (11-2)

• SAINTS in Christ
• hagios that which is holy, set apart
• saint ID brings great privilege grace and
  peace (v2)

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A New Identity (11-2)

• SAINTS in Christ
• hagios that which is holy, set apart
• saint ID brings great privilege grace and
  peace (v2)

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A New Identity (11-2)

• SAINTS in Christ
• hagios that which is holy, set apart
• saint ID brings great privilege grace and
  peace (v2)

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A New Identity (11-2)

• SLAVES of Christ
• doulos a slave, not a hired hand
• Our motivation
• Christ was a slave first for our benefit

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A New Identity (11-2)

• SLAVES of Christ

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A New Identity (11-2)

• SLAVES of Christ
• doulos a slave, not a hired hand
• Our motivation
• Christ was a slave first for our benefit
• Infinitely better than the alternative

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A New Identity (11-2)

• Overseers (elders) lead protect
• Deacons lead through service

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A New Identity (11-2)

• SERVANT-LEADERS for Christ

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• SAINTS in Christ
• Our privileged position
• SLAVES of Christ
• Our privileged duty
• SERVANT-LEADERS for Christ
• Our privileged opportunity

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