1. Philippians 3:20-21
May 20, 2012
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

3. The MacArthur New
Testament Commentary,
Copyright © Moody Press
and John MacArthur, Jr.,
1983-2007.

4. REVIEW
1) Rapture
2) Resurrected bodies
3) Bema Seat Judgement
4) Crowns

5. FIVE CROWNS
2) Incorruptible Crown(run)
3) Crown of Rejoicing (win)
4) Crown of Life
5) Crown of Righteousness
•
Crown of Glory

6. (3) The Crown of Life
This crown is given for
enduring testings (trials)
and temptation.
James 1:12; Rev. 2:10

7. James 1:12
12 “Blessed is a man who
perseveres under trial; for
once he has been approved,
he will receive the crown of
life which the Lord has

8. promised to those who love
Him.”
James 1:12

10. The crown itself is not
eternal life because that is a
gift through faith alone in
Christ alone, but this crown
is a reward for enduring
trials and for overcoming.

12. The Crown of Life is earned
by repentance, being
baptized, and by patiently
enduring the present trials
and testing of this earthly
life.

14. Those who receive the
Crown of Life will be “good”
servants, they will be called
“The Chosen” and they will
rule over cities.

17. FIVE CROWNS
2) Incorruptible Crown(run)
3) Crown of Rejoicing (win)
4) Crown of Life (endure)
5) Crown of Righteousness
•
Crown of Glory

18. (4) The Crown of
Righteousness
This crown is a reward given
for faithfulness to use our
gifts and opportunities in
the service of the Lord and

19. for loving His appearing
(2 Tim. 4:7-8).
*Note that these two things
go together.
*To love His appearing is to
live & serve in the light of it.

20. Crown of Righteousness
7 “I have fought the good
fight, I have finished the
course, I have kept the
faith; 8 in the future there is
laid up for me the crown of

21. righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous Judge,
will award to me on that
day; and not only to me, but
also to all who have loved
His appearing.” 2 Tim 4:7-8

22. The Crown of Righteousness
is earned by being mature in
the Word, growing in the
fruit of the Spirit, keeping the
faith and loving His
appearing.

24. Those who receive the
Crown of Righteousness will
be “good and faithful”
servants, will be called “The
Faithful” and they will rule
over many things.

27. FIVE CROWNS
2) Incorruptible Crown
3) Crown of Rejoicing
4) Crown of Life
5) Crown of Righteousness
•
Crown of Glory

28. (5) The Crown of Glory
This is a reward for those
who have been faithful in
shepherding the flock.
1 Peter 5:4

29. 1 Peter 5:4
4 “And when the Chief
Shepherd appears, you will
receive the unfading crown
of glory.”
1 Peter 5:4

30. The Crown of Glory is
earned by tending, leading
and nourishing the flock
through the exercising of
your spiritual gift in building
up and edifying the Body.

31. Those who receive the
Crown of Glory will be
“faithful and wise” servants,
will be called “The Wise”
and will rule over all His
goods.

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35. Revelation 3:11
11 “I am coming
quickly; hold fast what you
have, so that no one will
take your crown.”

36. 2 John 1:8
8 “Watch yourselves, that
you do not lose what we
have accomplished, but that
you may receive a full
reward.”

37. 1 Corinthians 3:15
15 “If any man’s work is
burned up, he will suffer
loss; but he himself will be
saved, yet so as through
fire.”

38. Philippians 3:20
20 “For our citizenship is in
Heaven, from which also we
eagerly wait for a Savior,
the Lord Jesus Christ;”

39. *Apekdechomai (eagerly
wait) is often used to speak
of waiting for Christ's
second coming.
*It describes not only
eagerness,but also patience.

41. 2 Peter 3:3-14
3 “Know this first of all,
that in the last days mockers
will come with their
mocking, following after
their own lusts,

42. 4 and saying, “Where is the
promise of His coming?
For ever since the fathers fell
asleep, all continues just as
it was from the beginning of
creation.”

43. 8 But do not let this
one fact escape your
notice, beloved, that with
the Lord one day is like a
thousand years, and a
thousand years like one day.

44. 9 The Lord is not slow about
His promise, as some count
slowness, but is patient
toward you, not wishing for
any to perish but for all to
come to repentance. (salt)

45. 11b …then what sort of
people ought you to be in
holy conduct and
godliness?

46. 14 Therefore, beloved,
since you look for these
things, be diligent to
be found by Him in peace,
spotless and blameless,”
2 Peter 3:3-14

47. According to the Bible, God
rewards us for:
*doing good works
(Ephesians 6:8;Romans 2:6),
*denying ourselves
(Matthew 16:24-27),

48. *showing compassion to
the needy (Luke 14:13-14),
*treating our enemies
kindly (Luke 6:35),
*sacrificial giving
(Matthew 19:21),

49. *enduring difficult
circumstances & trusting
Him (Hebrews 10:34-36),
*living faithfully with the
right motives
(1 Corinthians 4:2,5),

50. *persevering under
persecution (Luke 6:22-23),
*living a life of godliness (2
Peter 3:11-14), and
*for making wise and
productive use of the

51. resources and
opportunities God has
given us
(Matthew 25:14-23).
*He rewards faithfulness
with rulership.

52. Every time I obey God I am
doing what is best for
everyone:
•
God
2) others
3) myself

53. When you store up for
yourself treasures in Heaven
by giving away some of your
treasure here on earth –
The recipient of your $ wins!
You win! And God wins!

54. The Master and the servant
are both pleased when the
servant does well.

55. It is not a matter of denied
gratification but of delayed
gratification.
The key to the delay is faith.
Hebrews 11:6, 32-40
Groups A & B.

56. 6 “And without faith it is
impossible to please Him,
for he who comes to God
must believe that He is
and that He is a rewarder of
those who seek Him.”Heb11

57. Hebrews 11:32-40
(Group A)
32“Gideon, Samson, David
and Samuel and the
prophets,
33 who by faith conquered

58. kingdoms, performed acts
of righteousness, obtained
promises, shut the mouths
of lions,
34 quenched the power of
fire, escaped the edge of the

59. sword, from weakness were
made strong, became
mighty in war, put foreign
armies to flight.
35 Women received back
their dead by resurrection;”

60. (Group B)
35 “and others were
tortured, not accepting
their release, so that they
might obtain a better
resurrection;

61. 36 and others experienced
mockings and scourgings,
yes, also chains and
imprisonment.
37 They were stoned, they
were sawn in two, they were

62. tempted, they were put to
death with the sword; they
went about in sheepskins, in
goatskins, being destitute,
afflicted, ill-treated

63. 38 (men of whom the world
was not worthy),wandering
in deserts and mountains
and caves and holes in the
ground.

64. 39 And all these, having
gained approval through
their faith, did not receive
what was promised,
40 because God had
provided something better

65. for us, so that apart from us
they would not be made
perfect.”
Hebrews 11:32-40

66. Faith motivates us to forgo
something in this life for the
promise that it or something
even better will be ours in
the next life.

67. We are too easily pleased
with short-term rewards.
C. S. Lewis says we settle for
mud pies in exchange for a
holiday at sea.

69. Mud Pies =
power
possessions
pleasures here on earth

70. Destin = power, possessions,
and pleasures in Heaven!
*Our dream house is coming
and we don’t have to build it.
*The Master Carpenter is
building it for us!

71. Hebrews 11:24-26
24 “By faith Moses, when he
had grown up, refused to be
called the son of Pharaoh’s
daughter,

72. 25 choosing rather
to endure ill-treatment with
the people of God than to
enjoy the passing pleasures
of sin,

73. 26 considering the reproach
of Christ greater riches than
the treasures of Egypt; for
he was looking to the
reward.”
Hebrews 11:24-26

74. He chose short-term grief
because he was motivated
by long-term reward -
not because he wanted
disgrace but because he
wanted reward.

75. 2 Timothy 4:7-8
Right up until his death,
Paul said that there was a
reward stored up for him for
“that Day!”

76. 7 “I have fought the good
fight, I have finished the
course, I have kept the
faith;
8 in the future there is laid
up for me the crown of

77. righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous Judge,
will award to me on that
Day; and not only to me, but
also to all who have loved
His appearing.” 2Tim 4:7-8

78. *Jesus endured the cross for
the joy set before Him –
Hebrews 12:2
*He humbled Himself to be
exalted later -
Philippians 2:9-11

79. You will be repaid!
“you will be repaid at the
resurrection of the
righteous.”
Luke 14:14

80. *Receiving rewards from
Christ at the Bema Seat is
an unspeakable gain with
eternal implications.
*Forfeiting rewards is a
terrible loss with equally

81. eternal implications.
What you do with what God
has given to you is your
autobiography.
The book you have written
with the pen of faith and

82. the ink of works will go into
eternity to be seen and read
by the angels, the redeemed
and by God Himself.

84. The little things today
become huge in light of
tomorrow, the little choices
now become tremendously
important : whether you
read your Bible, share your

85. faith, help someone else –
acts graciously empowered
not by your flesh but by His
Spirit is of great eternal
consequence not only for
others but for you as well!

86. *At death you put your
signature on your life’s
portrait and the paint dries
quickly – ready or not.
*What you see is what you
get – never to be altered.

87. The Swedish chemist, Alfred
Nobel, and his brother,
Ludvig, had an errant
obituary placed in a French
newspaper – Alfred got a
chance to edit his life.

89. Read over your obituary
now and change it, edit it
now while you can.

90. I Corinthians 3:12-15
We send the building
materials to Heaven and
that is what is used to build
our mansion.

91. The more materials you
send, the larger your
mansion will be so the more
guests you can have over
and the more folks you can
serve throughout eternity.

92. 1 Corinthians 3:12-15
12 “Now if any man builds
on the foundation with gold,
silver, precious stones,
wood, hay, straw,

93. 13 each man’s work will
become evident; for the day
will show it because it is to
be revealed with fire, and
the fire itself will test the
quality of each man’s work.

94. 14 If any man’s work which
he has built on it remains,
he will receive a reward.
15 If any man’s work is
burned up, he will suffer
loss; but he himself will be

95. saved, yet so as through
fire.”
1 Corinthians 3:12-15

96. It is clearly asserted in
I Corinthians 4:5 that, in
spite of all failure, every
Christian shall have the
praise of God.

97. 1 Corinthians 4:4b-5
4b “but the One Who
examines us is the Lord.
5 Therefore do not go on
passing judgment before
the time, but wait until the

98. Lord comes Who will
both bring to light the
things hidden in the
darkness and disclose the
motives of men’s hearts;

99. and then each man’s praise
will come to him from God.”
1 Corinthians 4:4b-5

100. The Bema Seat is an
evaluation of our works,
both good works and
worthless works.
*This will be a "job
performance evaluation."

101. 2 Corinthians 5:10
10 “For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of
Christ, so that each one may
be recompensed for his
deeds in the body,

102. according to what he has
done, whether good
(agathos) or bad (phaulos).”
2 Corinthians 5:10

103. Greek words in 2 Cor 5:10:
“good” (agathos, valuable
like good fruit) and
“bad” (phaulos, unacceptable
like rotten or spoiled fruit).

108. Colossians 1:10
10 “so that you will walk in a
manner worthy of the
Lord, to please Him in all
respects, bearing fruit in
every good work and

109. increasing in the knowledge
of God;”
Colossians 1:10

110. “bearing fruit in every good
work “(Colossians 1:10 b)
*Fruitfulness also results
from knowledge.
*Fruit is the by-product of
righteousness.

111. *Fruitfulness is the mark of
every redeemed individual.
Jesus said in John 15:8,
"By this is My Father
glorified, that you bear
much fruit.

112. *The Bible defines fruit in
various ways:
here Paul speaks of bearing
fruit in every good work,
converts are also referred to
as fruit -

113. Paul spoke of the household
of Stephanas as the "first
fruits of Achaia"
(1 Corinthians 16:15),
Heb 13:15 defines praise as
fruit: "Through Him then, let

114. us continually offer up a
sacrifice of praise to God,
that is, the fruit of lips that
give thanks to His name.”
*Giving money can also be
fruit (Rom 15:26-28).

115. *Godly living is fruit, as
indicated when the writer of
Hebrews tells us that God's
discipline produces in us
"the peaceful fruit of
righteousness" (Heb 12:11).

116. *Finally, the holy attitudes
mentioned in Gal 5:22-23
are referred to as "the fruit
of the Spirit."

118. What produces fruit in
believers' lives?
First, union with Christ.
Jesus said in John 15:4-5,
"Abide in Me, and I in you.
As the branch cannot bear

119. fruit of itself, unless it abides
in the Vine, so neither can
you, unless you abide in Me.
I am the Vine, you are the
branches; he who abides in
Me, and I in him, he bears

120. much fruit; for apart from
Me you can do nothing.“

123. Second, wisdom is a
necessary prerequisite for
bearing fruit.

124. "But the wisdom from above
is first pure, then peaceable,
gentle, full of mercy and
good fruits, reasonable,
unwavering, without
hypocrisy“ (James 3:17).

125. Lack of fruit is directly
related to lack of spiritual
wisdom.
Finally, diligent effort on the
Christian's part is required,
as Peter writes:

126. “Applying all diligence, in
your faith supply moral
excellence, and in your
moral excellence,
knowledge; and in your
knowledge, self-control,

127. and in your self-control,
perseverance, and in your
perseverance, godliness; and
in your godliness, brotherly
kindness, and in your
brotherly kindness, love.

128. For if these qualities are
yours and are increasing,
they render you neither
useless nor unfruitful in the
true knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:5-8).

129. Only the Lord can
determine which works are
high quality and which are
low.