Sunday 10th July

What is God’s purpose for his people?

God wants his people to become like Christ, for Christlikeness is the will of God for the people of God.

Romans 8:28-29 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son…”

1 John 3:2 “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”

“Follow me” “Imitate me” . That is his call to us today.

1 John 2:6 “Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.”

If we claim to be Christian, we must be like Christ.
We must have the same attitude of mind that Jesus had:

2 Philippians: 5-8
“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!”

Jesus washed his disciples feet in John 13.

Ephesians 5:2 “live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”

The challenge:

Jesus said, “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world; and in commissioning, he said, As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

As Jesus entered our world, so we are to enter other people’s world’s. Authentically with the love of Calvary.

Questions
1. How do we show authentic love?
2. How do we enter into someone else’s world without compromise?
3. Who’s or which world do we need to enter and share Jesus?