Preached by Joel Parlour, 2/14/2010

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Joel Parlour (back center) Leads the Campus Disciples in Prayer

What does it mean to be completely united to God and each other? Understand how to imitate the faithful.

Hebrews 13:7 Imitate the faith of the faithful. They lead and speak God’s word to you. God has put disciples in your life to follow.

Top Reasons To Imitate:

Luke 5:1 Miraculous catch of fish
- When we respond rightly to faithful leadership, we are grateful for it.
- Disciples follow Jesus afterwards.

Good Reason #3: You will catch more men.
- Let Jesus be in your lives.
- In Acts 1, after 3 years of ministry, only 150 disciples still follow Jesus.
- By Acts 2:40, after hearing Peter preach, 3,000 are added.

Good Reason #2: You will fulfill your destiny

1 Corinthians 4:14-17
- Paul sends Timothy for others to imitate. Who is discipling you? Be humble and go after great discipling.
- Christianity is not a spectator sport. Be active in imitating the faithful in your life and in the scriptures.

Imitation takes initiation

Good Reason #1: God said so!

Matthew 11:28 Jesus commands us to take his yoke. Go where he is going. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel.

Top reasons we don’t imitate:

Revelation 3:14 Disciples get materialistic and think they don’t need God and discipling. Leads to lukewarm attitude. You may not even know it. Jesus rebukes them.

Bad Reason #3: Get Lukewarm

Bad Reason #2: This isn’t good enough for me.

1 Corinthians 4:18-21 Arrogant attitude leads to ungrateful heart.

Do you go after discipling? Do you initiate?

Bad Reason #1: I am a god myself.

Ezekiel 28:1
- Prideful attitude thinks “I am a god.”
- God opposes this. Don’t worship self. Get humble. Imitate the humility and gratitude of faithful disciples.

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