EXPLORING GOD’S WORD 71 LESSON 6

Topic: Rewards of the Saints continued!

• The Saint enters into the joy of the Lord!  Matthew 25:²¹ His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.   Hebrews 12:² Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
•  The Saint enters rest!  Hebrews 4:⁹ There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.  Rev.14:¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
• Receive a prize in the high calling of God in Christ!  Phil.3:¹⁴ I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.  
• Matthew 19:²¹ Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.   Luke 12:³³ Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.  The Saint has treasure in Heaven!
• The Saint inherits an eternal weight of glory!  2 Cor.4:¹⁷ For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
• The reward is full! 2 John 1:⁸ Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we^[a] have worked for, but may win a full reward.  [ESV.]
• The reward is sure!  Proverbs 11:¹⁸ The wicked earns deceptive wages,
      but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. 
• The reward satisfies!    Psalms 17:¹⁵ As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
      when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.  [ESV.]
• Rewards cause rejoicing!   Romans 5:² Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, [and we rejoice] in hope of the glory of God.
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SHARING WORDS OF LIFE!

This morning as I was doing my Bible readings, this chapter in 1 Peter seemed to say share! Here is that chapter and I pray it will speak to you as you read this and bless you.

1 Peter 5 King James Version (KJV)

5 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

² Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

³ Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock.

⁴ And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

⁵ Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

⁶ Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

⁷ Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

⁸ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

⁹ Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

¹¹ To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

¹² By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

¹³ The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

¹⁴ Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Just Looking!

Just looking,

my eyes focused,

on the trees,

colored trees,

blowing and swaying,

back and forth,

in the North wind,

telling me;

it will soon,

soon snow again.

Just looking,

looking over the hill,

at evergreens and hardwoods,

stately on both it’s sides;

telling me,

I am growing older,

with each tick,

and each tock,

as the hands of time,

quickly slip bye!

~ Winston Staples

EXPLORING GOD’S WORD 71 Lesson 5!

Topic: Rewards of the Saints continued:

• Saints inherit a Kingdom : Matthew 25:³⁴ Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:  Luke 22:²⁹ And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
• We inherit a Kingdom shinning as the stars. Daniel 12:^{3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.}
• This Kingdom has everlasting light! Isaiah 60:¹⁹ The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
• The Saints inherit everlasting life.  Luke 18:³⁰ Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. John 6:⁴⁰ And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. Also read Romans 2:7; 6:23; 1 John 5:11.
• They receive an enduring substance. Hebrews 10:³⁴ For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
• They receive a house eternal in the Heavens.  2 Cor.5:1/For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, made an house not e with hands, eternal in the heavens.

  2/For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

• Saints inherit a city with a sound foundation. Hebrews 11:10/For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
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EXPLORING GOD’S WORD 71 LESSON 4

LESSON TOPIC: REWARDING OF SAINTS

*Joint heir ship with Christ.   Romans 8:¹⁷ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

*An inheritance of all things.   Rev.21:⁷ He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

*Inheritance with Saints in light   Acts 20:³² And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.  Acts 26:¹⁸ To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.   Also read Col.1:12.

*Saints inherit eternal things.    Hebrews 9:¹³ For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:¹⁴  How much more shall the blood of Christ,who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?¹⁵ And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

*The inheritance is incorruptible.   1 Peter 1:⁴ To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

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EXPLORING GOD’S WORD 71 [lesson three]

EXPLORING GOD’S WORD 71 lesson three
Topic: Rewards of the Saints
Today we are looking at more Bible verses about rewards for the Saints.
* Behold the GLORY OF CHRIST! John 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
* Being Glorified with Christ! Romans 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.Gal.3:4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. Phil.3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. Also read 1 John 3:2.
* Sitting in Judgement with Christ. Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 1 Cor.6:2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Also read Matthew 19:28 and Luke22:30!
* We will be reigning with Christ! 2 Timothy 2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: Rev.3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Also read Rev.5:10; 20:4.
* The reign will be for ever and ever! Rev.22:5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
* The Saints will receive a Crown of righteoudness! 2 Timothy 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
* Be rewarded a Crown of Glory! 1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
* Will receive the Crown of Life. James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
*Rewarded an incoruptable Crown. 1 Cor.9:25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
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