Who Is Your Hero?

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Who Is Your Hero?
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Who Is Your Hero?

• Who do you imitate? Who do you identify with? Who
  do you claim as a truly great person?
• For some it is
• A fictitious character like Robin Hood
• A sports figure
• A movie actor

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Who Is Your Hero?

• For some it is
• A music artist
• A school classmate (rebel)
• An historical figure

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Why Ask the Question?

• Because the answer reveals your understanding of
  greatness
• What is greatness? (Mt. 1920 2025-28 Mk.
  935 Lk. 147-11)

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Why Ask the Question?

• Because the answer reveals your understanding of
  character
• What is character? (Jn. 147 Rom. 54
  Phil. 23-4,19-22 48 2 Pet. 15)

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Why Ask the Question?

• Because the answer reveals your direction in life
  and priorities
• Where are you headed? (Mt. 633 Col. 31-2
  Heb. 121-2)

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Why Ask the Question?

• Because the answer reveals your own lifestyle
  your hero becomes your role-model
• What is your lifestyle dress, talk, thoughts,
  actions, mannerisms? (Rom. 121-2 Jas. 44
  1 Jn. 215-17)

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Who Is Your Hero?

• Bible heroes?
• Job (Ezek. 1414,20 Jas. 511)
• OT Heroes (Heb. 612 114ff)
• Jesus (1 Thess. 16 1 Pet. 221 Heb. 121-2)
• Paul (1 Cor. 416 111 Phil. 49 2 Thess. 37)
• God (Eph. 51)

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Who Is Your Hero?

• Unsung heroes in the Lords church?
• Bible class teacher
• Faithful preacher (1 Tim. 412)
• Godly deacon or elder (Heb. 137)
• Kind, elderly sister

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Who Is Your Hero?

• Will you be someones hero later in life?
  (Mt. 513-16 Phil. 214-16)
• If not, change your life! (1 Jn. 214)
• Worldly heroes are just that, worldly
  (Gal. 519-20)!
• So, who is your hero?