ARE YOU WALKING LIKE JESUS

Introduction: We become like those we are near. For example, as I grew up, without acknowledging it, I started to walk like my dad. I have likewise gotten numerous different attributes from him, some alluring, others no to such an extent. Now that is according to an actual perspective. Nonetheless, according to an otherworldly perspective, there is one more in Who's means we are to walk, and he is Jesus Christ.

At the point when an individual first comes to Jesus for salvation, there are a few momentary changes that happen, yet it is exceptionally normal for them to hold a portion of the qualities from their previous lifestyle. In any case, as they develop and develop in the Lord, there ought to be changes that start to occur. These progressions are delivered as we study God, Christ, and the Bible, and as we respect the authority of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Ideally, as these progressions occur, we will track down that our perspectives, our activities, our attractions, and so on, become less like the old, pre-salvation individual and more like the Lord Jesus. It is completely normal for a child to misbehave. They cry, suck on bottles, make a mess in their pants and play with their toes. Be that as it may, as they develop, they start to change and begin to assume the qualities of people around them. They start to act more like individuals and less like children. (Not that infants aren't individuals, they are simply little individuals with peculiar propensities!) So it is with God's youngsters! At the point when we are first saved, it is normal as far as we're concerned to stagger as make those first child strides on unstable profound legs. Be that as it may, over the long haul, we ought to start to develop and to assume the attributes of the Savior. That is the very thing John implies when he says that we are to walk like Jesus. I need to help you today to see where you stand with the Lord. Might it be said that you are developing in your relationship with him? Do you try and have a relationship with Him? I could like for us to consider these inquiries we address the inquiry that stands as the subject for this message, "Would you say you are strolling like Jesus?" I. A PROFESSION DECLARED (Sick. "Saith". Those alluded to in this entry have a principled calling. That is, they have said that they are saved. We should look at their case, as well as our own earlier today. At the point when they make the calling that they "stay in Him", they are saying a significant piece!) A. A Declaration Of Salvation - Those alluded to in this entry guarantee to be "in" Jesus. There is just a single way into Him and that is through getting Jesus Christ as your own Savior, Acts 16:31. (Sick. To be "in" Jesus is the main spot of salvation, of wellbeing, of safety. Of harmony, of satisfaction, of being right with God , of being conveyed from Hell, of being sure of Heaven. The advantages of being "in" Jesus are tremendous, however the results of not being "in" Him are disastrous! Where could you be?) (Sick. For good measure there are those current who have never been saved, let me pause for a minute to let you know how you can be. As a matter of fact, getting saved is about the most basic thing an individual can do. There are a couple of things you want to be aware and acknowledge and one thing you really want to do. Permit me to impart them to you. 1. You Must Know That You Are A Sinner - Rom. 3:10; 23 2. You Must Understand That There Is A Penalty On your Sin - Rom. 6:23; Rom, 5:12; Psa. 9:17. 3. You Must Know That God Loves You And That He Has Made A Way For You To Be Saved - John 3:16; Rom. 5:8. 4. You Must Believe The Gospel - Rom. 10:10-11; 1 Cor. 15:3-4. 5. You Must Be Willing To Turn From Your Sins - Luke 13:3. (Sick. This doesn't imply that you should be wonderful before you can be saved. It simply implies that you know about your wrongdoings, that you are upset for your transgressions and that you will allow the Lord to remove your transgressions, alongside your craving for them. It implies basically, that you will be changed, 2 Cor. 5:17.) 6. You Must Be Willing To Call On Jesus Christ Alone For Salvation - Rom. 10:13. (Sick. This is the one thing that you should do. Salvation can never turn into a reality in your life until you settle on that choice to bow before the Lord and request that Jesus come into your heart and life.) 7. You Must Know That You Should Not Wait - 2 Cor. 6:2. 8. Might it be said that you are saved? If not, why not come to Him right now while He is calling you to come, Rev. 3:20? Kindly don't pause and permit Satan time to work you out of it. Come now and be saved. B. A Declaration Of Surrender - "stand" signifies "to hesitate, or to stay." This infers another entry where john utilized this word. In john 15:1-11, John records the expressions of Jesus, where Jesus says that He is the True Vine and that we, who are saved, are the branches. Very much like a branch on a strict plant, our obligation to our Savior is to stay in Him. This implies that we are to draw our very life from Him. We are to give up to His will and to His power in us. We are to prove to be fruitful, yet we can't get natural product going. We are to yield everything up to Jesus in outright and absolute acquiescence, Rom. 12:1-2. Is your life completely gave up to the desire of God? Could it be said that you are genuinely staying in the plant? (Sick. How would you approach living in Jesus? The main conceivable way for us to stay in Him is to invest energy with Him in His Word and in petition. As we invest more energy with Him, we will study Him, we will figure out how to adore Him more and we will track down additional parts of our lives to respect His will and control.) C. A Declaration Of Service - The idea of standing likewise conveys administration. Not in the least does one should be saved and given up, however that individual additionally should serve. Love for Christ that shows itself in support of Christ is as normal to the Christian as is relaxing. (Sick. At the point when we are saved and living in Him as we ought to be, then, at that point, the normal result of that is natural product bearing, John 15:5. At the point when an individual is saved and given up they will normally serve the Lord and will bear a lot of natural product for His magnificence, Matt. 7:17-20; Gal. 5:22-23. Is it safe to say that you are bearing a lot of natural product?) (Sick. While 1 John 2:6 is a little, short stanza. Individuals John alludes are making calm a brag. They say that are saved, they say they are given up and they say they are steadfastly serving God. They get out whatever numerous in our day say. However, individuals can say anything they like! The confirmation, as is commonly said, is in the pudding. John is going to let us know that it doesn't make any difference much what you say, the truth of your life exists in what you do!) I. A Profession Declared II. A PERFORMANCE DEMANDED A. A Reasonable Expectation - (Ill. "Should" = "to be obliged to") (Himself alludes to the one making the calling. John is letting us know that each individual who professes to be saved ought to perceive that he has a moral obligation to release an obligation he owes to God. I don't intend to suggest that we might at any point repay God for our salvation, notwithstanding, we ought to all perceive that God didn't save us just to keep us out of Hell. We have a genuine commitment to the Lord!) (Sick. Each saved individual in this room owes God 100 % give up and exertion. Yet, can we just be real, many are never really serving the Lord and to release this obligation. Certain individuals feel that it is enough for them to simply come to chapel on Sunday morning, or to drop in when they feel like it. Others top off their lives with everything under the total and allow for God or His work. Perhaps we want to understand Rom. 12:1-2 once more! Our sensible assistance is to give him all that we are in absolute penance and give up. On the off chance that our lives are truly forfeited to Him, we will have no privileges, yet all we are and do is surrendered absolutely to Him. That is scriptural, 1 Cor. 6:20! Coincidentally, your support of the Lord, or the deficiency in that department, says generally that there is to say regarding your profound condition - James 2:18.) (Sick. As per our text, this is what you "should" to all in all, however what is the genuine story? Does Jesus arrive in a far off second or more terrible to you exercises and the plans of your life? Who are we truly strolling to please, us or God? It should be Him! Recall the horrible value Jesus paid to save your spirit! Our adoration for Jesus is told by what we do as opposed to by what we say! (Sick. Calvary and the boundless love of God for you! The least you and I can do is stroll for Him!) B. A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE - (Ill. This section lets us know that each individual should walk like Jesus. He is to be the norm for which we are to all reach. Each progression we take ought to be designed after Him and after His walk. How did Jesus walk? A couple of models from His life might respond to this inquiry and show us how we really want to live.) 1. He Placed God's Will Ahead Of All Things - John 4:34; John 6:38; Luke 22:42. (Sick. Matt. 6:33) 2. He Loved All Men Equally - (Ill. He never dismissed anybody - Matt. 12:15.) Mk. 10:21 (Ill. Matt. 22:37-39; John 13:15.) 3. He Always Did Those Things That Pleased God - (Ill. On different words, He didn't live for self, yet for the greatness of God. (John 8:29) (Ill. John 14:15) 4. He Was Compassionate Toward Others - (Matt. 9:36; Mt. 14:14; Mk. 1:41) (Ill. Eph.. 4:32; Phil. 2:4) 5. He Was A Man Of Faith - John 11:41-42 (Ill. Mk. 11:22; Rom. 14:23; Heb. 11:6) 6. Most importantly, He was a man who carried on every day with the Almighty! Jesus was the ideal disclosure of God to man - John 14:9; John 10:30. His very life could be summarized by 2 refrains, Gal. 5:22-23. This ought to likewise be valid for us! (Sick. This is feasible as far as we're concerned just when we yield absolutely to the Holy Spirit! Sick. Jesus was a Spirit filled man!) (Sick. Similarly as Jesus was the sign of God to the world. We are to be the indication of Jesus to this world. At the point when they see us, they ought to see Him. At the point when we stroll as He strolled, they will!) Conc: Where do you stand today? Is it safe to say that you are "in Him"? Are you strolling "as He strolled?" These are sensible, genuine inquiries! What about a legit reaction toward the beginning of today? I realize that the Lord has managed hearts, so why not come and make right those things that are viewed as without toward the beginning of today? Some of you haven't met with the