Who Are You First?

Any number of labels can be part of your identity…

American
Conservative
Liberal
Country Boy
City Girl
Spender
Saver
Athlete
Artist
Student
Worker
Retiree
Teenager
Senior Citizen
Christ Follower

The question is, who are you first?

There are some thoughts, attitudes, and actions that technically make you a “good__________” (fill in the blank with a label) but just don’t fit in the life of a Christ Follower.

Are you a__________first, or are you a Christ Follower first?

I’d rather be a good Follower of Christ—even if that means sometimes I’m not that great of a__________.

Paul wrote to the Philippian Christians, “Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ (Philippians 1.27 NLT).

Philippi was a Roman colony and the people there possessed Roman citizenship.

Although Philippi was far from Rome, these Philippian Roman citizens never forgot that they were Romans. They spoke the language, wore the clothing, and lived under Roman law—with all its rights and privileges.

Paul was saying, “You and I know full well the privileges and responsibilities of being a Roman citizen. Even here in Philippi, so many miles from Rome, we must live and act as a Roman does. Well then… remember that you have an even higher duty—wherever you are, you must first live as citizens of Heaven.”

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