I am working on a sermon series that talks about the ministries that use CROWN STEALING!! What does that mean? Take our 5S Cleanup of the Church: #1 Study #2 Serve #3 Suffer #4 Share #5 Shepherd And now picture churches taking POLICIES that tell Christians not to practice them. WOW. That's CROWN STEALING. Here is one example in my experience: I attended a church once that refused to allow its people to share their faith and the word of God because it painted it negatively. They called this a "crusader" mentality. They compared the crusades in the Middle Ages with winning souls today. What is the fruit of this policy? Nobody shared the word of God, or their faith, and their ministry did not multiply. Souls were not won. Jesus warns us to not let anyone steal our crown (Rev 3:11). What examples can you think of in your experience?

I am thankful to God for you and God has chosen us for the world in which billions of people live so that we can serve Him and achieve salvation and everlasting life. The Lord says that you are not but I have chosen you from this world God has the purpose in everything and everything. No work or thing happens without God's will I believe that God has mixed us out of this great world. There is definitely a purpose in God

The Coming of the Lord is mentioned with reference to 6 things: 1. The Five Crowns of Reward 2. The Lord's Supper We live each of the 5 Crowns of Reward every day, and our fellowship should always be for the breaking of bread, i.e., the Lord's Supper, and the teachings of the apostles, i.e., the 5 Crowns of Reward.

Too much confusion has taken the eyes of Christians off the Scripture to explain this phrase from Jesus: "this age... and the age to come" (Matt 12:32). The reason why this confusion happened is because replacement theology (the doctrine that the church has replaced Israel) has set the goal posts of this phrase to any ridiculous event in history rather than the history God gave to the Jewish people about the coming of the Son of Man (Matt 24:37). The first thing we need to recognize is what age we are in, according to Scripture. God has outlined it in great detail, and it always holds Israel's national capital at the centerpiece of this timeline: Jerusalem. Daniel 2 has the full details, and its folllowed up by Daniel's visions of the beasts in chapter 7. The beginning of the age is the head of gold with Nebuchadnezzar, whom God appointed as the first King of kings (Dan 2:37). The end of that age then must be the feet of that statue, the 10 kingdoms of the last days of that age. Remember, this statue is destined to be destroyed, and the dust of its destruction is said to be taken to the winds (Daniel 2:35). The stone that God throws at it from heaven represents the break from this age, and the start of the age to come, Dan 2:35: Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth. The age to come will be immediate, destroy all remnant and memory of the Gentile kingdoms that came before it, and will fill the earth with the glory of the Yehovah so there will be no need to teach anyone about God and His covenant nation, Israel, see Heb 8:11; Zech 14. So the age we live in today is still the times of the Gentiles. That age will be fulfilled before the coming of the Son of Man (Luke 21:24). To uncover our mission before the end of the age, see our upcoming book, Crowns of Valor--Bold Leaders, Arise!, because you will want to be prepared before you appear before the Bema Seat of Christ in heaven.

Ever wonder why people of faith have to suffer in this life? Paul declared this, by the way: "Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution." But why does this have to be the case? Two reasons: 1. People sense that Treasure in heaven is the opposite of earthly treasure, and 2. The Crown of Life is our Bema Seat reward. Let's take the first point: People sense that treasure in heaven is the opposite of earthly treasure. When you step into a situation in this life, most people want to be compensated, which means money. If you share the seed of God's word in this life and stand against all forms of sin and ungodliness that the money pays no attention to, the people involved know what you're doing: you are taking seriously your commitment for treasure in heaven to give them God's spiritual standard. So how can they react to this but to set you up to take your earthly treasure? They'll never explain it that way, because they don't know the Holy Spirit is working conviction through their experience! John's gospel promised that "“And when he [the Holy Spirit] comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment” (John 16:8). So they're reaction to withhold earthly treasure when you are seeking heavenly treasure is nothing more than their living reaction to the Spirit's conviction that you are, in fact, earning God's approval!!! This accomplishes two things: firstly, confirmation that the seeds are sown and God's word will not return void at some future time. Secondly, confirmation that your calling and election are made sure by the eternal treasure that you are working for in your salvation. Peter instructs this work is directly connected to your entrance of the Kingdom of God at the Bema Seat of Christ: "So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."