AH, TO BE LIKE JESUS

LUKE 17:1

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

It is depressing, is it not, to think back to something we wished we had not said? To remember when we said something carelessly that hurt someone’s feelings to such a degree it may have changed their life – in a sad way? I am not referring to hard truths people must know but hard hearts that wound with words and actions. Do you realize the Lord Jesus never said an unkind word? He never hurt someone needlessly. He never wounded someone’s spirit. Ah, to be like Jesus. David expressed his desire to be like Jesus when he said, “I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”

What We Need:

I. CHRISTIAN MANNERS [v. 1-6]

1. Be Circumspect [v. 1-2, James 3]

2. Be Compassionate [v. 3-4, Eph. 4:15]

“Speaking the truth in love”

3. Be Critical of Yourself [v. 5-6, Rm. 10:17, Phil. 3:7-14] Don’t be satisfied with your status quo