What Crown Will You Receive

1. Rewards to be given

1 Corinthians 3:8

Revelation 4:10 KJV 1900

The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

2 Timothy 4:8

2 Timothy 4:8 KJV 1900

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

Revelations 22:12 And behold I come quickly and my reward is with me to give every man according as his work shall be

Different Crowns

a. Crown of Life: James 1:12/ Rev. 2:10

b. Crown of righteousness: 2 Timothy 4:8

2 Timothy 4:8 KJV 1900

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

c. Crown of Glory: 1 Peter 5:4

d. Incorruptible Crown: 1 Corinthians 9:24-26

e. Crown of rejoicing: 1 Thess 2:19

1 Thessalonians 2:19 KJV 1900

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

The Cost of A Job Well Done

a. James 1:12 Endureth temptation/ Overcome temptation

Revelations 2:10 Being faithful unto death, endureth being put into prison, suffering, poverty

b. 2 timothy 4:8 Fought a good fight, finished the course, kept the faith. Verse 3: the time will come? To receive this crown we must endure when others don’t.

RIGHTEOUSNESS!!! Mathew 5:6/ Mathew 6:33( we must hunger and thirst and also seek.

c. 1 Peter 5:4 They that overcome, Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

d. 1 Corinthians 9:24-26

1 Corinthians 9:24–26 KJV 1900

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

Mathew 6:19-22 Lay up Treasures

Mathew 16:24-27 Rewards from our Father! A crown that cannot be taken away

e. 1 Thess. 2:19

1 Thessalonians 2:19 KJV 1900

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

Mathew 5:12 Rejoice for great is your reward in Heaven.