Lifting up the Coronation of Christ

Text: Mat 17:1-8; Phil 2:5-11

• Mat 16; Mat 16:26-28 - Tells us about the church
• Eph 9:12 - Not of works but by faith
• Titus 3:5 - Not of works
• You are a sinner
• He will bring you trials that you will not understand but he wants to see your obedience (Abraham) up in the mountain.

Christ Transfigured

• Metaphor - to change an appearance, to be changed. (metamorphose, butterflies)

1. His place in Heaven
2. His pitty on mankind (Isaiah 6; Gen 2; Gen 6; Gen 9; Phil 2:6; Joh 1:1-3; Rev 5:13; Rom 8; Joh 14-16)
3. His position among mankind (Phil 2:7)
• What he rejected
• What he embraced
4. His punishment among mankind (Phil 2:8)
• Song, Poem, God crucifixion (2 Cor 9:14)
5. His power to redeem mankind (Phil 2:8)
• Death - escape from hell
• Crucifixion - Away to heaven (Phil 3:10)
6. His praise that will come from mankind
• Phil 2:9-11
• Every knee will bow
• Every tongue will confess (Rev 5:13)

One day you will bow the knee... will you do that today?

Christian Transformed (Rom 12:2; 2 Cor 3:18)

1. Our purpose in existing - (Eccl 12:13)
• What were the commandments given to Adam & Eve?
• Why do we struggle and battle with our flesh?
2. Our power of choice - (Gen 3:9-21)
• Power of free will.
3. The pain of conforming - (Romans 12:2)
• Conformed-to falls in and is like everyone else.
4. The process of transforming - (Romans 12:2)
• Transformed-renewing of your mind.
• Are you making an effort to live like Jesus?
5. The prizes that await
• Crown of life (James 1:12)
• Incorruptible crown (1 Cor 9:25)
• Crown of righteousness (2 Tim 4:8)
• Crown of glory (1 Pet 5:2-4)
• Crown of exaltation (1 Thes 2:19)
6. Our placement of the prizes (Rev 4:10-11)

All together: You Christian want to work hard here, so when you go to heaven and give them all to the king to lay on his feet.

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