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Ephesians 5:1 “Be imitators of God…”

Ephesians 5:1 “Be imitators of God…”

Ephesians 5:1 “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children”

Ephesians 5:1 “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children”

Among 16-29 year-olds outside of the church: I know at least one committed Christian: 84% I see significant lifestyle differences: 15%

My impression of evangelical Christians: Bad: 49% Neutral: 48% Good: 3%

My perception of Christianity: Insensitive to others: 70% Out of touch with reality: 72% Too involved in politics: 75% Old-fashioned: 78% Hypocritical: 85% Judgmental: 87% Antihomosexual: 91%

“Christianity has become bloated with blind followers who would rather repeat slogans than actually feel true compassion and care.” an outsider

Give, don’t take Be clean, not dirty

Give, don’t take live a life of love sexual immorality as Christ love and gave any kind of impurity as a fragrant offering greed as a sacrifice to God obscenity thanksgiving foolish talk coarse joking

My perception of Christianity: Insensitive to others: 70% Out of touch with reality: 72% Too involved in politics: 75% Old-fashioned: 78% Hypocritical: 85% Judgmental: 87% Antihomosexual: 91%

Give, don’t take Be clean, not dirty

Be clean, not dirty you are light you were once darkness goodness fruitless deeds of darkness righteousness shameful truth disobedient exposed by the light in secret everything visible

Among 16-29 year-olds outside of the church: I know at least one committed Christian: 84% I see significant lifestyle differences: 15%

My impression of evangelical Christians: Bad: 49% Neutral: 48% Good: 3%

“A cadre of Mosaics and Busters are feeling the brunt of the hostility toward Christianity, but they continue to work diligently to connect their peers with Jesus.” Kinnaman

Find out what pleases the Lord! Wake up! vs. 14 Find out what pleases the Lord! vs. 10