Setting our Hope in Christ

Setting our Hope in Christ
Philippians 3:20-21
 But our citizenship is in heaven.  And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”                       – Philippians 3:17-21
 Citizenship in heaven
“Since then you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.  Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”                                           
–        Colossians 3:1-4
 Christ to come
“Do not let your hearts be troubled.  Trust in God; trust also in me.  In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you.  I am going there to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” – Jesus quoted in John 14:1-3
 Change complete
“…Jesus Christ…by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”                                                                                        – Philippians 3:21
 What now?
•         What I long for is renewal
•         What I long for is real
•         What I long for is in Christ
•         What do I long for?
•         How can Christ satisfy that longing as I travel “home”?