Question: “What are all of the crowns and what can we do in this life to receive each crown?”
Answer:
The Five Crowns (Rewards)
• 1. An Imperishable Crown – leading a disciplined life (cf. 1 Corinthians 9:25) a. For context, read 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
• 2. A Crown of Rejoicing – evangelism and discipleship (cf. 1 Thessalonians 2:19) a. For context, read 1 Thessalonians 2
• 3. A Crown of Righteousness – for loving the Lord’s appearing (cf. 2 Timothy 4:8) a. For context, read 2 Timothy 4:1-8
• 4. A Crown of Life – for enduring trials (cf. James 1:12; Revelation 2:10) a. Interesting observation… the trial of our faith is more precious that gold (cf. 1 Peter 1:7)
• 5. A Crown of Glory – for shepherding God’s flock faithfully (cf. 1 Peter 5:4) a. For context, read 1 Peter 5:1-4