1. Who Is Your Hero?

2. 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

3. Who Is Your Hero? For some it is… –A music artist –A school classmate (rebel) –An historical figure

4. Why Ask the Question? Because the answer reveals your understanding of greatness What is greatness? (Mt. 19:20; 20:25-28; Mk. 9:35; Lk. 14:7-11)

5. Why Ask the Question? Because the answer reveals your understanding of character What is character? (Jn. 1:47; Rom. 5:4; Phil. 2:3-4,19-22; 4:8; 2 Pet. 1:5)

6. Why Ask the Question? Because the answer reveals your direction in life and priorities Where are you headed? (Mt. 6:33; Col. 3:1- 2; Heb. 12:1-2)

7. 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. 12:1- 2; Jas. 4:4; 1 Jn. 2:15-17)

8. Who Is Your Hero? Bible heroes? –Job (Ezek. 14:14,20; Jas. 5:11) –OT Heroes (Heb. 6:12; 11:4ff) –Jesus (1 Thess. 1:6; 1 Pet. 2:21; Heb. 12:1-2) –Paul (1 Cor. 4:16; 11:1; Phil. 4:9; 2 Thess. 3:7) –God (Eph. 5:1)

9. Who Is Your Hero? Unsung heroes in the Lord’s church? –Bible class teacher –Faithful preacher (1 Tim. 4:12) –Godly deacon or elder (Heb. 13:7) –Kind, elderly sister

10. Who Is Your Hero? Will you be someone’s hero later in life? (Mt. 5:13-16; Phil. 2:14-16) If not, change your life! (1 Jn. 2:14) Worldly heroes are just that, worldly (Gal. 5:19-20)! So, who is your hero?