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Imitating Jesus – Walking like He Walked.

Imitating Jesus is the calling on the Christian’s life. We are told that if we are called by His Name, then we are to walk like He walked.

a photo of some wooden dowels that represent people - one is in front of the rest leading the way - symbolizing our imitating Jesus
Who Are You Following?

I hope that you truly believe that God has called you to be:
     a disciple, a disciple-maker, and a missionary.

My prayer is that my faith family, FBC Newton, would be the strongest disciples, disciple-makers, and missionaries in all of Mississippi. And that together, we would be:
     …growing in love and obedience to Jesus,
     …helping others to grow in love & obedience to Him, &
     …sharing the news of Jesus with those who don’t know Him.

We are supposed to be walking like Jesus. Jesus told the disciples, “Come, Follow Me” and as you come follow Me, you will learn to walk like Me. You will learn how to talk like Me. You will learn how to interact with others like Me.

God wants us to pick a side.
In calling us to “Come, Follow Me,” Jesus is saying take up your cross and die to yourself so that you can live for Me.

You can pick the side of self.
Or you can pick the side of Jesus.

God says: Pick yourself. Or Pick Me.
But if you do Pick Me, then you are to die to self. Obey to the point of death… giving me full control over your life. The words you speak are always to be My words. The manner in which you live is always to honor Me. The people you interact with are always to see Me thru you – thru your attitudes, actions, & speech.

Walking like Jesus did. Imitating Him in all areas of life. What does that look like? It looks like the entire New Testament. But I believe we can bring it together in this simple statement that we used throughout 2017:
“I am a disciple, I am a disciple-maker, and I am a Missionary.
So as I am going, I will change my conversations, and I will excel still more.”

(And for 2018, our church has also added in 3 habits: That we will study, practice, and teach God’s Word!)

I hope you will join me in these roles and tasks and habits!

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Be a Signpost For Jesus at Work, Home, and Play

As a signpost pointing to Jesus, we also need to have a walk that imitates Jesus. To make that happen, Jesus invites us into a relationship with Him. And that should change how we live and how we play and how we work.

Bill Hull:

    I am to live as though Jesus is living in me. If Jesus were a plumber, what kind of plumber would He be? If He were an attorney, what kind of attorney would He be? If He were an accountant, teacher, business owner, what kind of person would He be?

a blank wooden sign symbolizing the need for our lives to point toward Jesus
In What Direction Is Your Signpost Pointed?

Robby Gallaty:

          Discipleship has an end goal: to be conformed into the image of Christ—to talk the way he talked, walk the way he walked, and respond the way he responded. It begins with an unshakeable allegiance to Jesus…
          To make disciples effectively, we must first recognize that a disciple is one who is pursued by Christ, has been found and called by him, and has made the decision to follow him. As a disciple-maker, all you’re doing is pointing at the One you’re following and saying to those around you, “Come with me; I’m following him.”

We are each to be a signpost pointing to Jesus.
Is your signage clear or is it confusing?
Are you telling the people around you, “Come with me; I’m following Jesus”?
Who in your life has been needing to hear that statement from you?

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