1. Global Christianity The Nation of Christ

2. Large corporations and even the Internet are causing some to rethink the idea of nations. Christians have always thought this way. The Nation of Jesus

3. “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20). The Nation of Jesus “Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul” (1 Peter 2:11). Philippians 3:20 1 Peter 2:11 1 Cor. 10:16-17 1 Cor. 3:16-17 Ephesians 2:19-22 1 Peter 2:4-5 Colossians 1:13 1 Cor. 15:24-25

4. “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread” (1 Corinthians 10:16-17). We Have a Common Memorial Philippians 3:20 1 Peter 2:11 1 Cor. 10:16-17 1 Cor. 3:16-17 Ephesians 2:19-22 1 Peter 2:4-5 Colossians 1:13 1 Cor. 15:24-25

5. “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are” (1 Corinthians 3:16-17). We Have a Common Temple Philippians 3:20 1 Peter 2:11 1 Cor. 10:16-17 1 Cor. 3:16-17 Ephesians 2:19-22 1 Peter 2:4-5 Colossians 1:13 1 Cor. 15:24-25

6. “Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit” (Eph. 2:19-22). We Have a Common Temple Philippians 3:20 1 Peter 2:11 1 Cor. 10:16-17 1 Cor. 3:16-17 Ephesians 2:19-22 1 Peter 2:4-5 Colossians 1:13 1 Cor. 15:24-25

7. “Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:4-5). We Have a Common Labor Philippians 3:20 1 Peter 2:11 1 Cor. 10:16-17 1 Cor. 3:16-17 Ephesians 2:19-22 1 Peter 2:4-5 Colossians 1:13 1 Cor. 15:24-25

8. “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love” (Colossians 1:13). We Have a Common Ruler “Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet” (1 Corinthians 15:24-25). Philippians 3:20 1 Peter 2:11 1 Cor. 10:16-17 1 Cor. 3:16-17 Ephesians 2:19-22 1 Peter 2:4-5 Colossians 1:13 1 Cor. 15:24-25

9. We Have a Common Memorial Ruler Labor Temple