Sep 4, 2024 … To Become More Like Jesus

Sep 4, 2024  … To Become More Like Jesus

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   to hearth group River Valley Worship, with music and lyrics, singing To Be Like Christ  calling on Christians to do all we can to become more like our Lord … day-by-day.  

Stan Lee's "Excelsior" ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Philippians 3:13-14 [NLT] … 

13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it; but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. 

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to move forward, doing all we can to become like our Savior, Jesus.                                        

    

Highlight Passage (in context)  … Philippians 3:12-21  NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… The Apostle Paul calls on Christians to do all we can to surrender and let God’s Spirit transform them (us) to become more like Jesus day-by-day.  .                                                       

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Reference Passage: … Luke 9:23 … [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …   

…  Jesus calls on His followers and disciples to give up their (our) own way and to follow Him.                 

Reference Passage: … Romans 12:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… The Apostle Paul calls on fellow Christians to surrender ALL of themselves (ourselves) to become living sacrifices and to avoid - at all cost - becoming like the world.              

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 3:18  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …   

… The Apostle Paul teaching fellow Christians that they [we] need to do all they (we) can to be transformed into Christlikeness.   

Reference Passage:… Galatians 2:20  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Paul testifies that he trusts God’s Spirit to reform him to let Christ live in him. 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 1:6  [NLT] …  

6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.   

… The  Apostle John declare that anyone who say that they (we) follow Christ should live as Jesus lived.  

 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Adam Holz  -  AT THIS LINK  -wrote of how Stan Lee, (see photo) the publisher of all of the Marvel Comics, told of a watchword he used when closing his weekly tweet .  The watchword he used was “Excelsior;” and he said it meant, … “Upward and onward to greater glory!’ 

     

And Stan Lee’s definition of his watchword, reminded Adam Holz, the author of today’s ODB entry, of what the Apostle Paul desired for his life as a Christian, … which he declared for himself, and for fellow Christians in Philippians 3;13-14 .   And to my fellow Christian readers here today, …  I’m “ALL IN" for what God’s word calls us toward in the reference Scriptures above, … how about you?                           

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … remaking me over in Your image.    

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I’m praying that those who read with me here will join me to walk Your walk, Lord, every day and ;in every way, becoming more like You.    …  Amen

 

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