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Five Crowns in the Bible for Believers

God will give rewards in heaven at the bema, or the Judgment seat of Christ, based on our faithfulness in service to Him (2 Corinthians 5:10). The rewards will show the reality of our son-ship (Galatians 4:7) and the justice of God (Hebrews 6:10). God will give rewards in heaven in order to fulfill the law of sowing and reaping (Galatians 6:7–9) and make good on His promise that our labor in the Lord is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58). There are five Crowns found in the scriptures which can be given to believers. All scriptures are from the New King James Version (NKJV)

1. The Incorruptible Crown: 1 Cor. 9:24-27.  Mark 10:29-30
  24 Surely you know that many runners take part in a race, but only one of them wins the prize. Run, then, in such a way as to win the prize. 25 Every athlete in training submits to strict discipline, in order to be crowned with a wreath that will not last; but we do it for one that will last forever. 26 That is why I run straight for the finish line; that is why I am like a boxer who does not waste his punches. 27 I harden my body with blows and bring it under complete control, to keep myself from being disqualified after having called others to the contest.
     Paul makes use of the Greek games to illustrate the spiritual race of the believer. They ran to win a “corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible crown.” No young man could contend in the games unless he was a Greek citizen, born of Greek parents. No unsaved person can participate in the services of the Lord for rewards; only the born of God are eligible.
     This is also called the imperishable crown. This crown is given to believers who faithfully run the race, who crucify every selfish desire in the flesh and point men to Jesus. God calls some people to do things that will require some sacrifice in the way they will live and conduct their lives. As an example, some people may be called to be a missionary in a far off and poor country. They will literally be working for almost nothing in earthly terms. They will have to sacrifice the money, possessions, and life style they could have had, if they stayed home in their own country. This verse also implies that these people will also receive this crown for the sacrifices they were willing to make for God in order to successfully complete the call and mission God had called them to do.

Mark 10:29-30
29 “Yes,” Jesus said to them, “and I tell you that those who leave home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and for the gospel, 30 will receive much more in this present age. They will receive a hundred times more houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields—and persecutions as well; and in the age to come, they will receive eternal life.
 Basically run whatever race that God has set out for you and be the best you can be for God. Be willing to make whatever sacrifices there may be to successfully complete the mission that God has set out for you.

2. The Crown of Rejoicing: 1 Thess. 2:19-20. & Dan 12:3
1 Thess. 2:19-20 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? For you are our glory and joy.
Daniel 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.
     To those who are faithful witnesses to the saving grace of God and lead lost souls to Jesus. This crown has also been named the soul winner's crown. It seems to indicate here that God will be awarding a crown to those who have been witnessing to others and leading people to Christ. Telling others about the grace of God, and His plan of salvation is the greatest thing that we can do for someone while here on this earth. When we help someone to be led to the Lord, we have just been used as a vessel of God.
     God will reward those who have a willingness and desire to be used by Him to witness to others, not necessarily on how many actually get saved, because we are to water and He gives the increase. Let us not be slack or too busy to be willing to be used by God to try to lead others to the Lord. God can fit opportunities for you in your life to witness and work for Him if you allow Him to. Some could be your unsaved friends, family members, or co-workers, etc.

3. The Crown of Righteousness: 2 Tim. 4:6-8
6 As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. 8 And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.
     To those who love the appearing of Christ, who patiently wait and look forward to the day when He will return for His saints. This crown is given to those who have lived a good and righteous life for God while living here on earth.
     If you are a believer, you have been made righteous before God the Father as a result of Jesus dying on the cross for all of our sins. This means that the righteousness of Jesus has now been imputed to you.
When it is all said and done, these Christians will probably be receiving some of the
greatest rewards that God can hand out once they enter into heaven. To faithfully live a righteous life for God will really have its rewards.

4. The Crown of Life: James 1:12   Revelation 2:20

James 1:12- God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
Rev. 2:10-“Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
     For those believers who endure trials, tribulations, and severe suffering, even unto death. This crown is also referred to as the martyr's crown. Jesus says that He will give this crown to those who undergo severe hardship, testing, tribulation and/or physical death on His behalf. Probably being willing to die for your faith in God would be the ultimate sacrifice. It is the greatest act of courage and love that you can show God. Christians who have been martyred for their faith throughout history will not only be given this crown of life, but other rewards once they enter into heaven.

5. The Crown of Glory: 1 Pet. 5:1-4.  Revelation 4:10-11
1 Peter 5:1-4 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but [a]willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; 3 nor as being [b]lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; 4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.
     This is the pastor’s crown and will be given to the ministers who faithfully feed the flock of God. This probably could also include preachers, teachers, Sunday School teachers, missionaries and all those who teach the Word of God in their respective ministries. This crown may signify the importance and sacrifices of bringing up others into the ways of God. God wants those who are saved to grow and learn as much as they can about Him, His Son and His Holy Spirit and to do that he uses mature believers who are willing to teach others..
     God can use you to teach and shepherd others. God shows you the extreme importance that He is placing on those who teach and preach the word. Being willing to teach and educate others after they are saved is one of the greatest things you can do for them this side of heaven.

Rev. 4:10-11- the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:11 “You are worthy, O’ Lord to receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”


Bulletin Notes

                           CHRISTMAS-THE REST OF THE STORY                         
The Miracle of Jesus’ Birth-by Rick Renner
                                         
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS (Luke 1:31).
Believers all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ — a time when God Almighty laid aside His glory to appear temporarily in the earth as a man. How wonderful, how beautifully marvelous, to think that God would momentarily discard His divine appearance to actually take on the flesh of man! Yet this is precisely the miracle that manifested the day Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

In John 1:1, we read, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The word “Word” in this verse is a reference to Christ in His pre-incarnate existence. Speaking of Him, the apostle John wrote that “…the Word was with God….” The original language uses the words pros ton theon, which pictures a face-to-face relationship and portrays the unity that existed in the Godhead before Jesus’ manifestation as a baby in Bethlehem. This emphatically means that Jesus is not merely a component of God or a symbol of God, but He is God.  And just as the Father has always existed, Jesus, who is called the Word, has always existed.
But John 1:10 says that “He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.” This amazingly means that when Jesus came into the very world He created, the very people He created did not recognize Him. However…

*When the Master spoke to the wind and the waves, those elements
recognized the voice of the Creator and obeyed Him. (see Matthew 8:26; Mark 4:39).
*When Jesus saw the multitude was hungry and the need to multiply loaves and fishes to feed them, the atomic particles in the food recognized the voice of the Creator and multiplied miraculously so He could distribute food to all the people (see John 6:5-13).
*When Jesus spoke to the fruitless fig tree, it recognized the voice of the Creator and withered at its roots as He commanded it (see Matthew 21:18,19).
*When Jesus needed to get to His disciples, who were out at sea being battered by a storm, the water recognized the Creator, and the atomic particles in the water solidified for the Master to walk on the water He had created (see Matthew 14:25).

John 1:14 declares, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” The word “dwelt” in the original text describes a tent or a tabernacle. Jesus’ physical body was a “tent” that God lived in during His earthly life.

God literally pitched a tent of human flesh, took on human flesh in the form of Jesus Christ, and tabernacled Himself among us. God exchanged His royal, celestial robes for the clothing of human flesh.
Out of His deep love for you and me, He was willing to leave His majestic realms of glory to enter the sphere of humanity. That little baby in Bethlehem was the eternal, ever-existent God Almighty, who dressed Himself in human flesh so that He could dwell among men and purchase our salvation on the Cross as the Lamb of God that would take away the sin of the world and render its punishment powerless. That is the miracle of our Savior’s birth!