Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 John 3:8a (ESV) “Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.”

Philippians 3:18-20 (NIV)

“As I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of

• Christ. 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their

stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.”

“It is tempting to wrap the cross of Christ in the flag, to equate the American dream with God’s dream for this nation. Christians should be actively involved in the city of man, building it and maintaining it…But Christians should also have no illusions about building an earthly

• utopia. They must march through the

crumbling empires of the world, spreading the knowledge of the gospel.”

Erwin Lutzer

Pastor, teacher & author

Titus 3:1 (NIV) “Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be

• bedient, to be ready to do

whatever is good.”

Matthew 6:33a (NKJV) “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.”

Behave like we belong

1 Peter 2:11-12 (NIV) “Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.”

Behave like we belong

Self-control

Proverbs 15:18 (NIV) “A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.”

Behave like we belong

Careful Words

Ephesians 4:29 (NIV) “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

Promote our King and His rule

Psalm 45:6 (NIV) “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.”

Promote our King and His rule

Ephesians 2:14 (NIV) “For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility.”

Fight for our King

2 Corinthians 10:3-5a (ESV) “For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God.”

Help our fellow-citizens

John 13:34 (NIV) “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

Help our fellow-citizens

“Abolitionists ended up disillusioned and disgusted by the church’s lack of response, and some

• f them lost their faith. The

churches, trying to keep peace at all costs, also failed: the largest denominations eventually split between North and South over slavery.”

Help our fellow-citizens

Psalm 119:2 (NIV) “Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.”