YOUR
ETERNAL REWARD
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Triumph
and Tears at the Judgment Seat of Christ
by
Erwin W.
Lutzer
Senior
Pastor of Moody Church,
Chicago,
Illinois
Moody
Press, Chicago, 1998
[Comments
in brackets by biblestudymanuals.net]
I)
CHAPTER ONE: TEARS IN HEAVEN
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[Rev 1:5]:
2)
[Rev 21:4]:
B)
MISCONCEPTIONS
1)
[Micah 7:18-19]:
2)
[2 Cor 5:10]:
3)
[Acts 5:1-11]:
4)
[2 Sam 12:13-14]:
5)
[Compare Jn 5:24]:
6)
[Eph 2:8-9]:
7)
[Eph 2:10]:
8)
[Lk 14:12-15]:
9)
[1 Cor 3:8]:
10)
[Heb 6:10]:
11)
[Lk 17:7-10]:
12)
[2 Cor 5:9-10]:
13)
[Mt 25:21]:
14)
[Mt 6:19-20]:
15)
[Lk 6:23, 35]:
16)
[Heb 10:32-36]:
17)
[Heb 11:8-11]:
18)
[Heb 11:24-29]:
19)
[1 Cor 9:27]:
20)
[Phil 2:14-16]:
C)
TWO JUDGMENTS
1)
[1 Jn 2:2]:
2)
[Acts 10:43]:
3)
[Ro 3:21-25]:
4)
[Heb 9:27]:
5)
[Rev 20:15]:
6)
[Jn 3:36]:
D)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK
1)
[2 Cor 5:10]:
E)
NOTES
II)
CHAPTER TWO: YOU'LL BE THERE
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[2 Cor 5:10]:
2)
[Mt 25:21-23]:
B)
CHARACTERISTICS OF JUDGMENT
1)
WE WILL BE JUDGED FAIRLY
a)
]Jn 20:17]:
b)
[2 Cor 5:11]:
c)
[Rev 2:5]:
d)
[2 Tim 4:6-8]:
2)
WE WILL BE JUDGED THOROUGHLY
a)
[2 Cor 5:10]:
b)
[1 Cor 4:5]:
c)
[1 Cor 11:31]:
d)
[1 Jn 1:9]:
3)
WE WILL BE JUDGED IMPARTIALLY
a)
[Ro 2:11]:
b)
[Heb 4:12]:
c)
[James 3:1]:
4)
WE WILL BE JUDGED INDIVIDUALLY
a)
[Ro 14:10-12]:
b)
[Lk 12:8]:
c)
[Lk 19:24]:
5)
WE WILL BE JUDGED GRACIOUSLY
a)
[1 Cor 4:5]:
6)
LIVING IN LIGHT OF THE JUDGMENT
a)
[2 Pet 1:10-11]:
b)
[1 Jn 2:28]:
7)
NOTES
III)
CHAPTER THREE: WHAT WE CAN GAIN
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[Eph 2:8-9]:
2)
[Rev 22:5]:
B)
THE LOVE STORY
1)
THE PAST: ADAM AND EVE
a)
[Gen 1:26]:
b)
[Gen 2:7]:
c)
[Gen 2:18]:
d)
[Gen 2:20]:
e)
[Gen 2:23]:
f)
[Gen 1:26]:
2)
THE PRESENT: CHRIST AND THE CHURCH
a)
[Col 1:15]:
b)
[1 Pet 1:23]:
c)
[Jn 3:3-7]:
d)
[2 Pet 1:4]:
e)
[Eph 5:25-27]:
3)
THE FUTURE: THE BRIDE IS ENTHRONE
a)
[Heb 2:16]:
b)
[Jn 3:16]:
c)
[Heb 2:10-11]:
d)
[Ro 8:16-17]:
e)
[Heb 1:2]:
f)
[1 Jn 3:1-2]:
g)
[1 Jn 3:3]:
h)
[Rev 3:20-22]:
i)
[Rev 21:7]:
C)
A PROMISE TO THE FAITHFUL
1)
[Col 3:23-25]:
2)
[Mt 19:28-29]:
3)
[2 Tim 2:11-13]:
4)
[Rev 2:26]:
D)
WEDDING PREPARATIONS
1)
[Rev 19:9]:
2)
[Rev 19:7-8]:
3)
[2 Cor 5:21]:
4)
[1 Jn 2:28]:
5)
[2 Cor 4:17]:
6)
[Lk 12:32]:
7)
[Eph 2:4-7]:
E)
NOTES
IV)
CHAPTER FOUR: WHAT WE CAN LOSE
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[Mt 10:39]:
2)
[Eph 2:8-9]:
B)
THE JUDGMENT OF FIRE
1)
CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND ALL BELIEVERS CAN FIND THIS JUDGMENT APPLICABLE TO
THEM PERSONALLY
a)
[1 Cor 3:1]:
b)
[1 Cor 3:2-4]:
c)
[1 Cor 3:5-6]:
d)
[1 Cor 3:7-8]:
e)
[1 Cor 3:9-10]:
f)
[1 Cor 3:12-15]:
2)
THE FINAL JUDGMENT OF SIN
a)
[Col 3:24]:
b)
[Col 3:25]:
c)
[Rev 3:11]:
d)
[1 Cor 3:13]:
3)
THE KINDS OF MATERIALS
a)
OUR THOUGHTS AND INTENTIONS WILL BE JUDGED
i)
[Heb 4:12-13]:
b)
OUR WORDS WILL BE JUDGED
i)
[Mt 12:36]:
ii)
[Luke 12:2-3]:
c)
OUR MOTIVES WILL BE JUDGED
i)
[1 Cor 4:3-5]:
ii)
[Romans 12:17-21]:
iii)
[1 Cor 4:5]:
iv)
[1 Cor 3:14-15]:
C)
LOSING OUR REWARD
1)
[Eph 5:5]:
2)
[Gal 5:19-21]:
3)
[Gal 5:13, 24-26]:
4)
[1 Cor 11:31-32]:
5)
[1 Cor 4:5]:
D)
A MAN WHO SUFFERED LOSS
1)
[1 Cor 11:27-30]:
2)
[1 Cor 3:15]:
3)
[Mt 25:16-17]:
4)
[Mt 25:18-21]:
5)
[Mt 25:24-29]:
6)
[2 Tim 2:11-13]:
7)
[Mark 8:38]:
8)
[Mt 25:28-29]:
9)
[Mt 25:30]:
E)
NOTES
V)
CHAPTER FIVE: WHAT CHRIST WILL BE LOOKING FOR
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
LET'S BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES - GOD KNOWS OUR HEART AND OUR MOTIVES ARE
NOT PURE
2)
IT IS TIME FOR SOME ENCOURAGEMENT
a)
THE VALUE OF A DEED DEPENDS UPON THE ATTITUDE OF THE HEART
i)
[2 Cor 8:12]:
ii)
[Mk 12:43-44]:
b)
A GOOD MOTIVE DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ENJOY DOING A PARTICULAR DEED
c)
CHRIST TAKES OUR DEEDS IF DONE IN HIS NAME AND MAKES THEM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE FATHER
i)
[1 Peter 2:5]:
ii)
[Phil 1:10-11]:
iii)
[Ro 8:26-27]:
iv)
[1 Jn 1:9]:
v)
[Eph 2:10]:
vi)
[Phil 2:12-13]:
vii)
[Phil 1:10-11]:
viii)
[Ro 12:1]:
ix)
[Jn 15:4-5]:
x)
[Heb 11:6]:
xi)
[Heb 10:35]:
B)
WHAT CHRIST IS LOOKING FOR
1)
THE JOYFUL ACCEPTANCE OF INJUSTICE
a)
[Mt 5:11-12]:
b)
[Heb 10:32-39]:
c)
[1 Pet 2:19]:
2)
FINANCIAL GENEROSITY
a)
[Luke 16:15]:
b)
[Mt 6:19-21]:
3)
HOSPITALITY
a)
[Mt 25:31-36]:
b)
[Mt 25:37-40]:
c)
[Lk 14:12-14]:
d)
[Mt 10:40-41]:
e)
[Mt 18:5]:
4)
THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES
a)
[Mt 6:3-6, 17-18]:
5)
FAITHFULNESS IN OUR VOCATION
a)
[Col 3:22-24]:
b)
[Phil 2:8-9]:
c)
[1 Peter 5:6]:
6)
LOVING THE UNLOVABLE
a)
[Lk 6:27-28]:
b)
[Lk 6:35]:
7)
DOCTRINAL INTEGRITY
a)
[2 Jn 1:7]:
b)
[2 Jn 1:8]:
8)
INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE
a)
[1 Thes 2:19]:
b)
[1 Cor 3:6-8]:
9)
WATCHING FOR CHRIST'S RETURN
a)
[Lk 12:35-38]:
b)
[2 Tim 4:7-8]:
10)
ACCEPTANCE OF SUFFERING
a)
[1 Pet 1:6-7]:
b)
[Heb 6:10]:
c)
[James 4:14]:
VI)
CHAPTER SIX: TAKING IT WITH YOU
A)
YOU CAN BEAT THE SYSTEM!
1)
[Lk 16:8-9]:
B)
PRINCIPLES OF SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1)
MONEY IS LOANED, NOT OWNED
a)
[Lk 16:12]:
2)
MONEY SHOULD BE TRANSMUTED INTO MORE LASTING INVESTMENTS
a)
[Phil 4:17]:
b)
[Mt 6:19-21]:
3)
MONEY IS A TEST FOR GREATER PRIVILEGES
a)
[Luke 16:10-11]:
b)
[1 Tim 6:6-12]:
c)
[Col 3:5]:
4)
Money Must Be Our Servant Or It Will Be Our Master
a)
[Lk 16:13]:
5)
Money Must Be Transmuted For Heaven Or Lost Forever
a)
[Lk 16:14]:
b)
[Lk 16:19-20]:
C)
THE DAY YOUR DOLLARS DIE
1)
[2 Peter 3:10]:
D)
NOTE
VII)
CHAPTER SEVEN: RUN TO WIN
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[1 Cor 9:24-27]:
B)
RULES OF THE RACE
1)
DISCIPLINE
a)
[1 Cor 9:24-27]:
2)
DIRECTION
a)
[1 Cor 9:24-27]:
b)
[Phil 3:12-14]:
c)
[Heb 11:24-26]:
d)
[Heb 12:1-2]:
3)
DETERMINATION
a)
[Heb 12:1]:
b)
[Heb 11:1-40]:
c)
[Heb 12:12-13]:
C)
MAKING IT TO THE FINISH LINE
1)
[1 Cor 10:1]:
a)
[1 Cor 9:26-27]:
b)
[1 Cor 10:1-5]:
c)
[1 Cor 9:24-27]:
VIII)
CHAPTER EIGHT: STANDING IN LINE TO RECEIVE YOUR REWARD
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[Mt 20:16]:
2)
[Mt 19:22]:
3)
[Mt 19:24]:
4)
[Mt 19:27]:
5)
[Heb 12:1-3]:
6)
[Mt 19:28-30]:
7)
[Mk 10:29-31]:
B)
CHRIST'S STORY
1)
[Mt 20:1-2[:
2)
[Mt 20:9]:
3)
[Mt 20:10]:
4)
[Mt 20:11-12]:
5)
[Mt 20:13-16]:
C)
THE INTERPRETATION
D)
THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
1)
WE SHOULD SERVE IN FAITH, WITHOUT A CONTRACT
2)
WE SHOULD SERVE IN SUBMISSION, NOT ENVY
a)
[Mt 20:15]:
3)
OUR REWARD IS GRACE, NOT WAGES
a)
[Mt 20:16]:
4)
NOTES
IX)
CHAPTER NINE: REIGNING WITH CHRIST FOREVER
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[Rev 22:5]:
2)
[Rev 3:21]:
3)
[1 Jn 2:17]:
4)
[Mt 10:37-38]:
5)
[Eph 4:1]:
6)
[1 Thes 2:12]:
B)
THE FATHER AND HIS SONS
1)
[Mt 20:20-21]:
2)
[Mt 20:24-28]:
3)
[Mt 20:22-23]:
4)
[Mt 20:25-27]:
5)
[Mt 20:28]:
6)
[Phil 2:8-9]:
7)
[Lk 12:37]:
8)
[Rev 3:20-22]:
9)
[1 Pet 5:6]:
C)
THE NATURE OF REWARDS
1)
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES
» a)
[Rev 2:7]:
» b)
[Rev 2:11]:
» c)
[Rev 2:17]:
» d)
[Rev 2:26]:
» e)
[Rev 3:12]:
i)
[1 Cor 5:5]:
ii)
1 Tim 1:20]:
2)
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES
a)
[Rev 4:10-11]:
b)
[Rev 22:1-5]:
i)
The Crown of Rejoicing
i
a) [1 Thess 2:19-20]:
ii)
The Crown of Glory
ii_a)
[1 Pet 5:1-4]:
iii)
The Crown of Righteousness
iii_a)
[2 Tim 4:6-8]:
iv)
The Crown of Life
iv_a)
[Jas 1:12]:
iv_b)
[Rev 2:10]:
v)
Crown of Mastery
v_a)
[1 Cor 9:25-27]:
3)
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
a)
[Dan 7:18]:
b)
[Rev 22:5]:
c)
[1 Cor 6:2-3]:
D)
RULING FOREVER
1)
[Ps 8:1-9]:
2)
[Dan 12:3]:
3)
[Ro 8:18]:
4)
[Ro 8:32]:
5)
[2 Pet 3:10-14]:
6)
[Rev 22:12]:
E)
NOTES
X)
CHAPTER TEN: THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT
A)
INTRODUCTION
1)
[Rev 20:11-15]:
B)
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAINTIFFS
1)
THEIR DIVERSITY
a)
[Rev 20:12]:
b)
[Rev 20:13]:
2)
THEIR COMMON EXPERIENCE
3)
THEIR COMMON DESTINATION
a)
[Rev 20:15]:
b)
[Rev 20:12-13]:
C)
WHAT THE PLAINTIFFS LACKED
1)
[Ro 8:1]:
2)
[Jn 1:12-13]:
3)
[Rev 15:3-4]:
