SUNDAY SERMON COMMENTS (7.24.05)

"But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ."

Sunday we examined the idea of living as citizens of heaven. We looked at two ideas:
1. Citizens of Heaven live the way of the cross
2. Citizens of Heaven live now in light of eternity -- live the here and the now in light of the there and the then.

Here are some questions:

1. What are some concrete ways we can live for or invest in eternity?
2. What things get in the way of living in light of eternity?
3. Citizenship in a nation involves embracing the defining stories of that nation. Embracing those stories shape how we understand life is to be lived. How might we summarize the defining story of the Kingdom of God? How does the story of the kingdom shape how we live as Christians?

Looking forward to the responses!

Peter