Our Citizenship is in Heaven
A sermon on Philippians 3:17-4:1 preached in a military chapel consisting of both active duty and retired military personnel. Respecting the Colors I want to focus for a few minutes on one little part of this morning's reading from Paul's letter to the Philippians. In verse 20, Paul says, "Our citizenship is in heaven." Our citizenship is in heaven. Every Sunday morning when I enter this chapel, I look around at the many flags that surround us. I see the flags of several states that have been my home over the years: the state where I was born and where my extended family still lives; the state where I moved when I was 14 and where I went to school; the state where I moved when I was 25, married and began my life as an ordained minister (and where I now pay taxes). Then there are the state flags of the places I’ve been stationed over the last 22 years of military service. These places have all been my home, but Paul says that our citizenship is in heaven. ...