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Imitator Or Impostor

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 11, 2006

As a contemporary Christian are we an impostor or an imitator of Christ? This sermon leads one to decide which we are.

Impostor or Imitator? Intro: One day a turkey farmer happened upon an injured baby eagle in the woods. He took the baby eagle home and care for it. He put the little eagle in his pen with his turkeys in the hope that they would adopt and care for the little fella. Many months later a forest ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Imitations Of Christ

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Aug 13, 2006

Do we deserve the nametag Christian, when it means being like Christ. This sermons looks at what it is to be truly Christian

Intro: for the last few years Bradley has played a lot of golf with Adam and Blake West, they are identical twins. For almost two years I got it wrong every time. I would say, good shot Adam, Blake would say, I’m not Adam. I would say, how did you shoot Blake, Adam would say, I’m not Blake. Twins ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:26

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Imitators Of God

Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 6, 2006

Veterans Day message centered on becoming imitators of God.

Imitators of God Ephesians 5:1 Don Jones Introduction I think everyone in this room knows the old adage, "the acorn does not fall far from the tree". I would have to say that after 26 years in the public school and 5000 students later that particular adage is pretty accurate. I was always ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1

Denomination: Baptist

Shaped By Imitation Series

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Jan 15, 2007

Experiencing God and the Church at its best.

Shaped by Imitation October 1, 2006 Experiencing God #3 I’ve printed a quote by a Pastor on the back of your bulletin. A Pastor writes, "I don’t serve well if I merely oversee a church that continues to serve only itself." To be true to his task to be faithful to his calling as a pastor he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Imitators Of God" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 12, 2003

Imitators of God? Mimickers of God? Was Paul kidding? (#1 in "The Christian Victor" series)

“IMITATORS OF GOD” Ephesians 5:1,2 “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” Here at the opening of the fifth chapter of Ephesians, we are confronted ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-2

Denomination: Orthodox

Imitators Of God

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 19, 2003

When we endeavor to manifest God-like characteristics in our life, we are well-pleasing to Him. The benefits we receive by "being imitators of God" are substantial.

IMITATORS OF GOD "Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." Ephesians 5:1-2 I. To imitate God, one must evidence God-like characteristics in their daily ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Imitate God Series

Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Aug 13, 2003

God calls us to imitate him.

Imitate God Preached August 10, 2003 Someone once said, “Imitation is the highest form of flattery.” Any parent knows this is true. You’re out in the garage, carefully pounding some nails in that dresser you’ve been refurbishing. As anybody with any wood working sense knows, you must be very ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

A Good Imitation Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 28, 2002

Being a mature Christian means more than going to church to be educated and entertained - it means growing to the point where you become an example to others.

OPEN: What does it mean to be grown up? A group of 5 to 8 year children were asked that question and these were their answers: David, age 7, said you know you’re grown up when your clothes don’t fit anymore. Angie (6) said she believed being a grown up meant being able to ride a bike with no ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Imitators Of God?

Contributed by Richard Francis on Dec 2, 2007

When we give our lives to Jesus Christ we are given the permission to imitate God, how by loving one another as God loves all so should we if we are to be like Jesus and advance his kingdom

Imitation They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, well I suppose if someone would rather be you than themselves that sort of makes you better, then that most likely would puff up the ego, till it dawned on you that most likely they need help desperately in my case. Who would ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Imitating God Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jul 18, 2008

Ways to imitate God and thereby cash in on the spiritual riches in Christ. (Expository sermon)

We’re in the series "Simple Living," based on the 2nd half of Paul’s correspondence to the Ephesian Christ followers of the First Century. In the first half of the letter, believers are described as “spiritually rich,” and in the second half, the part upon which this series is based, we’re told ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Imitators Of God

Contributed by Mark Roper on Mar 3, 2009

To imitate God means to be like him. As far back as Leviticus 11:45 God said, "Be holy, for I am holy."Jesus gave us the starting point for imitating God in the Sermon on the Mount. We need to mourn over our sin with a broken and contrite spirit. When we

Imitators of God Eph 5:1-2 KJV I was reading about some of the dangers that face our young people simply because they imitate what they see. (How many times have we heard the disclaimer – Don’t try this yourself) The article told about the Reebok company pulling an ad which showed an athlete ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-2

Denomination: Church Of God

B Imitators Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 1, 2009

What does it mean to imitate God? And what stops us from doing that effectively?

OPEN: Lily Tomlin is a famous woman comedian. Once she said, "I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." APPLY: A lot of people would like to be somebody. The past couple of nights, little children went "Trick Or Treating" dressed up to be “somebody”. Some of those ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Imitating Greatness Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 9, 2009

We can be like Jesus if we live in close fellowship with Him. Here are some areas that will help us be more like Jesus.

Imitating Greatness Ephesians 5:1-20 Intro: One awesome thing about living your life for God is that He never asks you to do anything that you could not do with His help. He will definitely ask you to do things you could never do on your own, but we need to remember that the same one who calls us ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Imitation Of God Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011

It grieves the Holy Spirit when our broken, crazy, noisy world has more effect on our actions than does our experience and knowledge of the love of God.

A couple of weeks ago I flew out to Minneapolis for just 36 hours to see my godson Ted in The Music Man. If he hadn’t skipped the cast party and come home early Thursday night I wouldn’t have gotten to see him off stage at all. But there we were, at 10:30 at night, both exhausted and happy, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Imitating Christ Series

Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007

Seeing selfish ambition, vain conceit, discord, from persecution, Paul called on the church to “conduct themselves in a manner worthy” of their calling and not "of" the world. Just as Christ sacrificed Himself for the sake of others, we also are to offer

INTRODUCTION A. LIFE TODAY IS NOT WHAT CHRIST INTENDED 1. We live in a “dog eat dog” world. 2. “SELF” rules We may view ourselves as did the Pharisee depicted by Jesus who prayed, “God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-gatherer. I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Baptist