CHRISTIANS ARE CALLED TO BE IMITATORS OF GOD. THIS DOES NOT MEAN CHRISTIANS ARE PERFECT!

TODAY I AM KINGDOM MINDED BECAUSE I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER GOD WOULD HAVE ME DO EVEN IF IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. IF GOD SAYS DO IT THAT'S WHAT I DO, IF GOD SAYS WRITE IT THAT'S WHAT I WRITE, AND IF GOD SAYS SPEAK IT THAT'S WHAT I SPEAK. I HAVE FAITH IN GOD'S WORDS THAT THEY ARE TRUE. I TRUST GOD'S WORDS THAT THEY ARE TRUE. I BELIEVE GOD'S WORDS ARE TRUE.

THEN JESUS CAME TO THEM AND SAID, "ALL AUTHORITY IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME. THEREFORE GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND TEACHING THEM TO OBEY EVERYTHING I HAVE COMMANDED YOU. AND SURELY I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, TO THE END OF THE AGE." (Matt.28:18-19)

TODAY WE WELCOMED A NEW MEMBER IN TO OUR CONGREATION, WE BAPTIZE A BABY GIRL! THE PASTOR PREACHED A GREAT SERMON BASED ON THE TEXT FROM Eph.4:25-5:2) THE GOSPEL READING WAS FROM John 6:36,41-51) THE TOPIC:

WE ARE TO BE IMITATORS OF GOD; "PUT AWAY FROM YOU ALL BITTERNESS AND WRATH AND ANGER AND WRANGLING AND SLANDER, TOGETHER WITH ALL MALICE, AND BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER, TENDERHEARTED, FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER, AS GOD IN CHRIST HAS FORGIVEN YOU. THEREFORE BE IMITATORS OF GOD, AS BELOVED CHILDREN, AND LIVE IN LOVE, AS CHRIST LOVED US AND GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR US, A FRAGRANT OFFERING AND SACRIFICE TO GOD. (Eph.4:31-5:2) THIS IS HOW PAUL WANTS US TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER IN THE CHURCH AND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH.

CHRISTIANS ARE CALLED TO BE IMITATORS OF GOD. THIS DOES NOT MEAN CHRISTIANS ARE PERFECT. RATHER, THE SPIRIT IS AT WORK IN OUR LIVES SO THAT OUR ACTIONS AND ATTITUDES GENUINELY REFLECT THE LOVE AND FORGIVENESS WE HAVE RECIEVED THROUGH CHRIST AND HIS DEATH.

TODAY, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY FELLOWS IS BASED ON THAT I BE KIND, FORGIVING, AND COMPASSIONATE. GOD DID CREAT ME GOOD. I IMTATE GOD THROUGH GOD'S LOVE. GOD'S LOVE FOR ME IS GOD'S WORD TO ME, JESUS CHRIST IS THE WORD PRESONIFIED. SIN GETS IN THE WAY OF LOVE, SIN COMES THROUGH DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD'S WORD. FOR ME THAT HAPPENS WHEN I RELY ON MY HUMAN EMOTIONS INSTEAD OF MY SPIRITUAL EMOTIONS. WE ARE CALLED TO BE DIFFERENT, THIS IS HOW I AM DIFFERENT. MY RELATIONSHIPS ARE BASED ON JESUS'S STANDARDS NOT THE STANDARDS OF THE WORLD. THE BODY OF CHRIST IS NOT OF ONE MIND BUT OF ONE SPIRIT!

I HAVE FOLLOWED JESUS TO GOD THE FATHER WHO NOW TEACHES ME HOW TO LIVE LIKE JESUS, HOW TO BE A SON LIKE JESUS. WITH GOD AS MY TEACHER I HAVE NO DOUBT I WILL GET IT RIGHT.

MAY THE GOD OF PEACE, WHO THROUGH THE BLOOD OF THE ETERNAL COVENANT BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THAT GREAT SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP, EQUIP ME WITH EVERYTHING GOOD FOR DOING GOD'S WILL, AND MAY GOD WORK IN ME WHAT IS PLEASING TO GOD, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, TO WHOM BE GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER." AMEN! (Heb.13:20-21)

"CHRIST IS THE PATTERN FOR MY LIFE, AND GOD IS TRANSFORMING ME TO THE PATTERN. SO I SAY THANKS BE TO GOD." AMEN!