Difference Makers

What areas of my life are worth imitating?

What attitudes are others learning from me?

How much of the grace of God can be seen in my life?

Do others hear of His grace, mercy and power from me?

You weren’t called to fit in. You're called to be a catalyst. You’ll change every environment you enter into by bringing Jesus into it.

Ezra 7:10 KJV 1900

For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

Prepared his heart

seek the law

Do

Teach

Ezra had PREPARED HIS HEART -

Hear

Receive

Bring forth fruit

Before he prepared his heart he had to prioritize his life.

Jesus said seek first the kingdom. Matthew 6:33

Ezra did and taught - Rolemodel

Jesus Himself did and taught - Acts 1:1

Pursued the Lord - “Seek the law”

To know the Lord and to Know His Word.

Those who seek me shall find me.

Proverbs 8:17 KJV 1900

I love them that love me; And those that seek me early shall find me.

Practiced truth - “do it”

Jesus said it is my meat to do the will of my Father. John 4:34

John 4:34 KJV 1900

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

Taught truth - “taught it”

The greatest among us is the servant of all - Matthew 23:11

The greatest shall teach the commands of God

Why will they be great?

They will set others up for success.

Role model truth to others.

1 Corinthians 11:1 KJV 1900

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Be Followers of me

1 Corinthians 4:14–16 KJV 1900

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

Followers of me

Disciples continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine - Acts 2:42

Philippians 4:8–9 KJV 1900

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

learned,

received

heard

seen IN ME, do

Set an example worth following.