Evans Church of Christ

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Evans Church of Christ
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Gods Challenge To Man
Matt. 633

• Challenges add spark
• Phil. 312-14 forgetting those things which
  are behind, and reaching forth unto those things
  which are before.

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God has always challenged man

• Noah build an ark
• Moses lead people from Egypt
• Joshua lead into promised land

Christ
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LIVE AS CHRIST LIVED

• 1 Pet. 221 -22 For even hereunto were ye
  called because Christ also suffered for us,
  leaving us an example, that ye should follow his
  steps who did not sin, neither was guile found
  in his mouth.

Example Pattern
Follow His steps
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LIVE AS CHRIST LIVED

• OUR CHALLENGE
• Find out how Christ lived
• Find out why Christ lived
• Find out the Motives of Christ

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LIVE AS CHRIST LIVED

• Find out how Christ lived
• Above common level
• 1 John 215-16
• Col. 31-3
• Without Sin
• Without Guile

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LIVE AS CHRIST LIVED

• Find out how Christ lived
• Find out why Christ lived
• To Help others Mt. 2028
• Luke 1910 - Phil. 24
• Happiness comes as a by-product of making
  others happy.

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LIVE AS CHRIST LIVED

• Find out how Christ lived
• Find out why Christ lived
• Find out the Motives of Christ
• LOVE Eph. 52 - Rev. 15
• Love should prompt us
• Love as Christ Loved

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GROW AS CHRIST GREW

• Luke 252 And Jesus increased in wisdom and
  stature, and in favor with God and Man.

Mentally Spiritually Physically Socially
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GROW AS CHRIST GREW
Luke 252

1. MENTALLY - Learn, wisdom
2. PHYSICALLY Body
3. SPIRITUALLY Please God
4. SOCIALLY Live with others

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THINK AS CHRIST THOUGHT

Isa. 558-9 thoughts Phil. 25 Let this mind
be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.
Phil. 48 - 9
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THINK AS CHRIST THOUGHT
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things
are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report if there be any virtue, and if there be
any praise, think on these things.
- Phil. 48

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THINK AS CHRIST THOUGHT
Phil.48
Think On These things

1. True
2. Honest
3. Just
4. Pure
5. Lovely
6. Good Report

Christ always Thought right
Phil.49
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OBEY AS CHRIST OBEYED
Obedience is learned

Heb. 58 Though he were a son yet learned he
obedience by the things which he suffered. 9.
And being made perfect, he became the author of
eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.
We Must obey John 1315
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evan
scoc_at_bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org S
unday Evenning May 18, 2014