Becoming More Like Jesus We sing many songs that indicate that we want to be like Jesus. Let’s see if we can become more like Jesus.

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Becoming More Like Jesus We sing many songs that indicate that we want to be like Jesus. Let’s see if we can become more like Jesus.

Discipleship Requires It Many passages stress the need to become more like Jesus. Rom 8:29; 2 Cor 3:18; Phil 2:5; 1 Pet 2:21; 1 Jn 2:6; 1 Cor 11:1; finally read Eph 4: Now, what was Jesus like?

What Was Jesus Like? 1. Obeyed His Parents. Luke 2:51 2.Grew Up In A Well-rounded Sort Of Way Luke 2:52 3.Was Baptized Matt 3: Was Compassionate Toward The Less Fortunate Luke 7:11-15; Matt 20: Knew When To Keep Silent Matt 27: Regarded Doing His Father’s Will As Supreme John 6:38; John 8:29 7.Went To “Church” Regularly Luke 4:16

What Was Jesus Like? 8.Was Zealous For God’s House John 2: Loved Everyone John 13:1,34-35; 11:1-5,36; Mark 10: Graciously Allowed Deeds Of Kindness Luke 8:1-3; John 12, Suffered Wrongfully John 15: Patiently Endured Suffering 1 Peter 2: Was Attentive To Little Children Mark 10: Sometimes Got Angry Mark 3:1-5; John 2:13-17

What Was Jesus Like? 15. Felt Sorry For Those Spiritually Lost Matt 9:36-38; Luke 9: Ate With Sinners Matt 9: Forgave His Enemies Even Without Their Having Repented Luke 23: Was Not Prejudiced John 4: Regarded Matters Of The Kingdom And Righteousness More Important Than Eating John 4:6, 32-34; Luke 10: Was Devoted To His Family John 19: Never Let Family Matters Interfere With His Doing God’s Will Matt 12:46-50

What Was Jesus Like? 22. Sometimes Prayed A Long Time Luke 6: Made Special Arrangements To Pray Mark 1: Thanked God Publicly John 6:11; John 11: Knew The Benefit Of Rest And Relaxation Mark 6: Paid Taxes Ungrudgingly Matt 17:24-27; Matt 22: Loved His Country Matt 23: Related To The Common People Mark 12:37

What Was Jesus Like? 29. Violated Religious Traditions Of Men Mark 7: Strongly Denounced Religious Sin Matt 23: Identified Religious Wrongdoers By Name Matt 16:6-12; Rev 2:6, Showed Mercy And Forgiveness To Those Immoral People John 8: Was Patient With Weak Followers John 14: Did Menial Tasks Of Service John 13: Wept With Those Who Were Weeping John 11:33-36

What Was Jesus Like? 36. Rejoiced With Those Rejoicing Luke 10:17, Quoted The Bible A Lot Matt 21:13,16, Used Scripture To Refute Error Matt 4:3-10; Mk 12: Helped Others See The Truth In Scripture For Themselves Luke 10:25-28; Luke 24:25-27; Luke 24: Gave Up Priviledges To Benefit Others Phil 2:5-8

Conclusion These are just a few of the qualities of Jesus. We have a long way to go to even come close. So we had better get working on trying to imitate our LORD.