Become Like Jesus

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Who am I ?

⁴⁰ Students (disciples) are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. (Luke 6:40)

Growth Preventers: Sin, Past hurts and wounds, Dysfunctional Habits, Apathy

Becoming Like Jesus:

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Instead, train yourself to be godly. ⁸ “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” (1 Timothy 4:7-8)

⁵ “My child, don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline, and don’t give up when he corrects you. ⁶ For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.” (Hebrews 12:5-6)

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¹⁶ All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. ¹⁷ God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

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¹⁹ Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. ²⁰ Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. (Matthew 28:18-20)

²⁴ Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. ²⁵ And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. (Hebrews 10:24-25)

One-on-One Discipleship, 1, 2, 3 Group, Small Group

4. of the Holy Spirit

⁹ But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) (Romans 8:9)

5. In

¹⁷ As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. (Proverbs 27:17)

² Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. ³ For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. ⁴ So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. (James 1:2-4)

growth leads to a foundation.

Additional Notes

What’s Happening at Crossroads

NEW HERE?

We’re so glad you’ve chosen to come to Crossroads today! We want to thank you for visiting and would love to get to know you. Stop by and say hello at one of our Welcome Centers, our First Step area, or check out ecrossroads.info for more. We can’t wait to meet you!

WANT TO BE DISCIPLED?

Jesus invites each of us to discipleship – the intentional journey to follow Jesus more deeply, to become more like him, and help others do the same. You can start that process with anyone you’re connected to. If you don’t have anyone that could disciple you and you’re interested, we can help.

WANT TO DISCIPLE?

If you are interested in discipling someone, let us know.

DISCIPLEMAKER GATHERING

You are invited to our next disciplemaker gathering on Sunday, September 7th from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Cafe area of the South campus. This is for anyone who is currently discipling someone, curious about discipling someone, or serving in any of our ministries. It will be a time of encouragement, vision casting, and practical training. We will break into two groups. There will be new content for those who were at the past trainings, and we will cover some of the basics for those interested in discipling someone. Hope to see you there!

FALL GROUPS LAUNCH

God made people to live in community. One of our core values is “We become more like Jesus together.” Groups offer an engaging and supportive place to grow in your relationship with God and one another. Our fall groups will launch on September 14th. Check out the newest group offerings and sign up here or by going to Next Steps and grabbing a booklet of our group offerings.

RE|ENGAGE GROUP

Take your marriage to the next level by learning more about God’s design for it and connecting with other couples. This fall we will be launching a re|engage group starting September 14th at our South campus. To learn more & sign up.

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