2. Spiritual Royalty Today caps off our 2013 Vacation Bible School
This year’s theme is “Spiritual Royalty” taken from I Peter 2:4-10
This morning we focused together upon a lesson that was built for our theme

3. Spiritual Royalty
This morning we looked at the fact that we are royalty
We also noticed that because of that fact, there are certain expectations that come along with that royalty
We noticed together 3 main things from our text…

4. Spiritual Royalty
The three things we looked at this morning were that we are to, as spiritual royalty:
Grow in the Lord (v. 5)
Offer spiritual sacrifices (v. 5)
Proclaim Jesus (v. 9)

5. Spiritual Royalty
There is still one more thing that we should give consideration to as sons of the King
We know that royalty always finds themselves in the spotlight, or public eye
Therefore we must consider our…

6. Spiritual Royalty 1. Conduct
When you are royalty you represent something greater than yourself
We represent and wear the name of Christ (Acts 4:12; 11:26)
We must act in accordance to His will, to be good representatives of Him (II Cor. 5:20)

7. Spiritual Royalty 1. Conduct
Jesus said that we are to be a light to the world (Matt. 5:14-16)
Paul speaks of how a Christian should behave (Rom. 12:9-21)
Our conduct is to be one of contentment (Heb. 13:5)

8. Spiritual Royalty 2. Speech
People not only notice how we act, but they also notice how we talk and what we say
It may be that perhaps more damage could be done by what we say then by how we act
One reveals the truth of the other

9. Spiritual Royalty 2. Speech
James has taught us just how powerful the tongue can be (Js. 3)
We are taught to use our words for encouragement (Eph. 4:29-32; Col. 4:6)
Remember our speech reflects our hearts (Matt. 12:34-37; 15:18)