Salute The Saints

Introduction: Scripture Reading: Phil. 4:21-23

1. About the text:
   1. Salute, greet, welcome, every saint in Christ Jesus.
   2. Saints are in Christ and we must know how to recognize saints.
   3. How will other saints be able to salute you if they don’t recognize you as a saint?
2. Review morning lesson.
3. Importance of knowing saints and how to recognize saints in this present world.

Discussion:

1. Characteristics of a Saint/Christian
   1. What are saints?
      1. Saints agape love everyone (unconditionally). God is not a respecter of persons and neither should we be.
      2. Saints serve God without murmuring and complaining.
      3. Saints are real in everything they do and how they live.
   2. What are not saints?
      1. No t-shirts
      2. No bumper stickers for carts or chariots
2. Test a Christian
   1. Deut. 18:15-22
   2. Isa. 8:11-20
   3. I Jn. 4:1
   4. 2 Cor. 13:5 “Examine (test) yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove (as you would prove or test gold or silver’s purity) your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” 
3. Act Like a Christian
   1. Teach everyone about Jesus at every opportunity with hope and love.
      1. Matt. 28:19-20 Teach all nations, teaching whatsoever I have command you
      2. John 14 The comforter would bring the apostles the rest of the Gospel
      3. 2 Tim. 2:2 What you have learned, teach to other faithful men that can teach it to others.
   2. Pray for everyone with hope and love.
      1. I Tim. 1:1-2
      2. James 5:13-20
   3. Live faithful unto death
      1. When we live like a Christian everyone will know we belong to Christ
         1. Matt. 7:15-23
         2. Jn. 13:35 “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
         3. I Pet. 2:9 “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar (purchased) people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:” 
         4. Titus 2:14 “Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” 

Conclusion:

1. If we act like a true saint or Christian, then all will know that we belong to Christ.
2. Let’s live everyday preparing for Judgement Day, preparing to hear those good words, enter in thou good and faithful servant.
3. Invitation

Author: Patrick King