SERIES: Technicolor Joy: A Study through Philippians
MESSAGE: Show Me Your Passport, Please!
SPEAKER: Skip Heitzig
SCRIPTURE: Philippians 3:17-21

MESSAGE SUMMARY
Anytime you travel overseas, a passport is required. Your passport is a document of citizenship, denoting your country of origin and permanent residence. Your name is written on that document along with your place and date of birth. Jesus said that our names are written in heaven (see Luke 10:20) because we have been born again. That makes us tourists and foreigners here on earth. In this section of Philippians, Paul gave us four distinguishing characteristics of heavenly citizens.

STUDY GUIDE
Recap Notes: November 19, 2017
Teacher: Skip Heitzig
Teaching: "Show Me Your Passport, Please!"
Text: Philippians 3:17-21

Path

Anytime you travel overseas, a passport is required. Your passport is a document of citizenship, denoting your country of origin and permanent residence. Your name is written on that document along with your place and date of birth. Jesus said that our names are written in heaven (see Luke 10:20) because we have been born again.
That makes us tourists and foreigners here on earth. In this section of Philippians,
Pastor Skip showed how Paul gave us four distinguishing characteristics of heavenly citizens:

  1. Citizens Walk with Partners (v. 17)
  2. Citizens Watch for Pretenders (vv. 18-19)
  3. Citizens Wait for a Place (v. 20)
  4. Citizens Will Get a Promotion (v. 21)

Points

Citizens Walk with Partners
Citizens Watch for Pretenders
Citizens Wait for a Place
Citizens Will Get a Promotion
Practice

Connect Up: Pastor Skip challenged Christians to look up, look around, and look out. What are some of the things we should be looking for when we connect up to God (His will, His love, guidance, etc.)? Why should we be on the lookout for Christ's return?

Connect In: Pastor Skip called us to look around for fellow imitators of Christ. What are some characteristics you look for in someone following Jesus? Share about a mentor who had a great impact on you. What were some qualities that stood out in that person's life?

Connect Out: When we look out, we are not only looking for false imitators, but also for ways to make the pretenders citizens of heaven. What are some key characteristics that make you aware that someone is not a true participant in the kingdom of God? For example, predators feed on the weak and hurting. Most predators in a church feed on one of three things: finances, intimacy, and theology/doctrine. Beyond telling the local church leadership, what actions should you take if you think you know of a predator or false imitator within your midst (prayer, evangelism, etc.)?

OUTLINE


  1. Citizens Walk with Partners (v. 17)

  2. Citizens Watch for Pretenders (vv. 18-19)

  3. Citizens Wait for a Place (v. 20)

  4. Citizens Will Get a Promotion (v. 21)


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