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Example. Christ Our. “For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:” 1 Pet. 2:21. Example. Christ Our. Copy for imitation An exhibit for imitation Serves as a pattern to be imitated. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:” 1 Pet. 2:21
Copy for imitationAn exhibit for imitationServes as a pattern to be imitated
“The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,” Acts 1:1
Matt. 16:24 “take up his cross”
Matt. 10:37-38 - take cross
Matt. 6:33 - seek first
Matt. 5:29 - sacrifice eye
2 Cor. 8:9 - “for your sakes he became poor”
Phil. 2:5-8 in form of God likeness of men humbled himself obedient unto death
Matt. 6:9 - model prayer
Luke 18:1 - “men ought always to pray, and not to faint.”
Luke 3:21 “and praying”
Luke 9 - mountain to pray
James 4:8 - “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.”
Matt. 6:12 “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”
Matt. 18:21-22 - 70 times 7
Luke 23:34 “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.”
Has forgiven us of our sins
Matt. 5:44 “do good to them that hate you, and pray for them”
Romans 12:17-21 live peaceably with all avenge not yourselves overcome evil with good
Jesus left us an example
1 Pet. 2:23 “Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again: when he suffered, he threatened not;”
Matt. 7:21-23 does the will of God not just being religious Wise man = obeyed
He obeyed in all things
Baptized to fulfill righteousness
Heb. 4:15 - without sin
John 5:30 “seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father”
“For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:” 1 Pet. 2:21
“The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,” Acts 1:1
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Evenning June 19, 2011