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7.4.21 CITIZENS OF HEAVEN
July 4, 2021Welcome to Evangel!
Click ‘INTERACT’ in the upper left corner to see a few important items for today’s service.
Citizens of Heaven
Acts 16:21-23, Acts 16:37-39
Two truths that should shape and direct how we live
Philippians 3:20, Philippians 1:27
1 – We are citizens of .
- This is of importance.
- This should affect every aspect of .
- This is what is .
Philippians 3:20
2 – We have each been appointed as ambassadors for .
2 Corinthians 5:20
ambassador: a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one state to another as its resident representative
The role of an Ambassador is to:
- Serve as a of the King.
- Represent the interest and viewpoint of his/her home country.
- Fulfill the will of the King.
- Carry out the of his/her home country.
- Stay in communication with the King.
- Improve quality of relationships on behalf of the King.
[The qualities of a diplomat are] sleepless tact, unmovable calmness, and a patience that no folly, no provocation, no blunders may shake.” – Benjamin Franklin
Characteristics of a great ambassador (adapted from Benjamin Franklin):
- Sleepless (Proverbs 15:1, 1 Corinthians 9:19-21)
- spirit (Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 23:4)
- Patience in the face of (Galatians 6:9)
- Patience in the face of being (Matthew 5:38-40)
- Patience in the face of stupid (Proverbs 10:12)
2 Corinthians 5:11,14-20
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