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1. Imitating Christ Requires Sacrifice
2. Imitating Christ Requires Worship

1. A Childlike Humility 2. A Childlike Dependence 3. A Childlike Trust 4. A Childlike Imitation 5. A Childlike Wonder

Over the past several weeks we have been looking at some very specific commands related to living as a follower of Christ. The idea is simple . . . if we are true followers of Christ then our lives should begin to resemble the life of Jesus. This morning Paul makes that a little more specific with these…

By Pastor Glenn Pease A visitor to a drought stricken area was talking to some of the citizens about their no rain situation. As they were complaining about the difficulties it brought to them he sought to comfort them with the it-could-be-worse philosophy. He said, "If you think it is bad here, you…

Ephesians 5:1-9 Introduction I had a conversation with someone recently about what identifies a Christian. He was talking about a conversation he’d had with someone about the importance of being recognizable as a Christian, but the other person was pointing to such things as clothing and other physical…

Introduction When our son was about a year old, we were sitting at the supper table. After he finished his food, he threw his spoon, which landed on the floor some distance from the table, almost beaning me in the head. As I was trying to instruct him that he should not do this, my wife pointed out that…

Ephesians 5:1: Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. The Apostle Paul was very aware of this truth in his day. He reminded the Ephesians that they were once children of wrath even as the rest. They and we inherited a sin nature from our father, Adam. But Paul has explained that when we accepted…

Introduction: It may seem odd to include a message on imitation in a series of sermons on marriage, but it is actually a very important aspect of marriage. In fact, it is so important to godliness in marriage that the world has an entire framework of “countermeasures” arraigned against it, so that most…

INTRODUCTION: We often entertain a false idea of the nature of the difference between the Christian faith and idolatrous faiths, or worldviews, or opinions. The difference between life and death is a qualitative difference, and not a difference that can be reduced to a set of mere definitions. A living…

Matthew 23:29-36 ©March 5, 2006 Rev. Bruce Goettsche SERIES: Learning from the Mistakes of Others Moments after a baby is born a debate begins. “Whom does the baby look like?” Some say the baby looks just like dad. Others say the baby looks just like mom. Some wise guy will always chime in that the baby…

1) 1-6-08…AM…SBC 2) “The Motivation for Holiness” 1Peter 1:15-16 / 2 Corinthians 5:21 (Source: The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges) Introduction: “Probably no document in the New Testament is as theological as 1 Peter, if ‘theological’ is taken in the strict sense of teaching about God.”[1] Peter…

Truth & Error Introduction: Christians are not to accept everything they hear as the truth, even though what they hear may come from supposedly Christian sources (Test what I say)! 1. We are in a spiritual battle (Ephesians 6:12) 2. This is why we are to apply the proper spiritual test to the things…