THINKING AND BEING LIKE JESUS

(Phil. 2:5)

INTRO.

1. Text.

2. Rom. 8:29—Conformed to the image—To be jointly formed, similar.

3. Conformed—Gk. used in Phil. 3:21—Fashioned like to his glorious body.

4. “Conformable to his death”—Phil. 3:10

5. Rom. 16:17—Suffer with him.

6. 2 Cor. 4:10—That the life of Jesus be manifested in us.

7. When we think like Jesus and want to be like him:

I. WE THINK HEAVENLY THOUGHTS.

1. Jn. 3:8.

2. Heb. 12:1, 2.

3. Col. 3:1-4.

4. Phil. 3:20—Our citizenship is in heaven!

II. WE THINK UNSELFISH THOUGHTS.

1. Matt. 20:28.

2. Matt. 26:36-38.

3. Phil. 2:1-4.

4. Gal. 5:13.

5. Gal. 1:4—“gave”

III. WE THINK GRACIOUS THOUGHTS.

1. Lk. 23:34.

2. Matt. 23:37.

3. Lk. 9:55, 56.

4. Matt. 6:14, 15.

5. Col. 3:12, 13—Note context (v. 10—The new man after the image...).

IV. WE THINK OBEDIENT THOUGHTS.

1. Phil. 2:8.

2. Jn. 8:29.

3. Jn. 4:34.

4. Heb. 5:8, 9.

5. Matt. 3:13-15.

6. Acts 2:38—Obey this???

7. A life of obedience—Doing the will of God from the heart.

CONC.

1. Thinking and being like Jesus is the noblest goal!