A New Identity
James 1:9-12
March 5, 2023
1. The
of Christianity Show Our
:
a. The “
Matthew 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.”
Ephesians 2:19, “So, then, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household…”
Galatians 3:27-28, “For those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
b. The “
Isaiah 40:7, “The grass withers, the flowers fade when the breath of the Lord blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.”
Matthew 6:19-21, “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Ephesians 6:9, “And masters, treat your slaves the same way, without threatening them, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.”
2. A
Awaits Everyone Who
Life’s
and
. (Vs. 12; 1 Cor 3:11-15, 9:25)
1 Corinthians 3:11-15, “For no one can lay any foundation other than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw, each one’s work will become obvious. For the day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire; the fire will test the quality of each one’s work. If anyone’s work that he has built survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will experience loss, but he himself will be saved—but only as through fire.”
1 Corinthians 9:25, “Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable crown.”