Hi Everybody!

Yesterday was Flag Day. So it's fitting that we think about citizenship. We're citizens of heaven! Wehave rights and responsibilities.

How much does that impact us during a typical week? Or not? At least
half of the devil's work is to trying to get us to forget or neglect
what's actually true about us. And we go along with that so easily,
don't we?

We need to be reminded of our standing in Christ, who we are in Him,
what tremendous "rights" have been freely given to us (forgiveness and
eternal life, just to start a long list), and what our responsibilities
are - from those to whom much has been given, much is expected. Expect
more of yourself.




DEFINE YOURSELF!
TEAMWORK CAN CHANGE MY LIFE (part 10)

We are citizens of heaven Philippians 3:20 NLT


A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

* DEFINE MYSELF ACCURATELY

20But our citizenship is in heaven.     Philippians 3:20 NIV

Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves
in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. ...Live in a way that
brings honor to the good news about Christ.     Philippians 1:27 NLT NIrV

You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people.
You are members of God’s family.        Ephesians 2:19 NLT


* LIVE EXPECTANTLY

And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ 21who,
by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control,
will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious
body.   Philippians 3:20-21 NIV

But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but
we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of
an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds,
those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are
living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be
transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be
transformed into immortal bodies.       1 Corinthians 15:51-53 NLT

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command,
with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and
the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive
and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet
the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.   1
Thessalonians 4:16-17

God's saving grace... teaches us to say no to godless ways and sinful
longings. We must control ourselves. We must do what is right. We must
lead godly lives in today's world. That's how we should live as we wait
for the blessed hope God has given us.  We are waiting for Jesus Christ
to appear in all his glory. He is our great God and Savior.     Titus
2:12-13 NIrV


We are citizens of heaven
and are eagerly waiting for our Savior to come from there.
 Philippians 3:20 CEV



God has put us together as Ridgewood to:

Get Out the Good News
Gladly Glorify God
Grow More and More Godly
Give Our Gifts Generously
Gain Genuine Grace-Filled Friendships