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*Created to Become Like Christ*
*Romans 8:29; Colossians 1:15*
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Everybody needs a purpose and that’s why we’re spending 40 Days of Purpose.
Today we look at the third purpose that God put you on this planet for, and we find it in Romans 8:29 and other verses.
Look there on your outline, /“For from the very beginning God decided that those who came to Him – and He knew who would – should become like His Son”.
// /God’s plan has always been, this is the 3rd purpose, to become like Christ.
God put you on this planet to become like Jesus.
He gave us a model of what He wants us to grow up like.
Colossians 1:15 in the Message says, /“We look at the sun and see God’s original purpose in everything”/.
There’s a slow process.
It’s not like all of a sudden – ZAP – you’re just like Jesus.
It’s a process called “discipleship”, and it takes a lifetime.
It’s going to take the rest of your life for God to build in you, the character qualities of Jesus Christ.
How does God help me grow spiritually and make me like Jesus?”
We know He uses the Bible.
It takes truth to transform us.
If you want to grow up spiritually, you’ve got to get into this Book.
The more you get into it, the more you’re going to grow.
You need to read it and study it and memorize it and meditate on it and think about it and apply it in your life, because it takes truth to transform us.
The other thing God uses is; He uses people, and that’s why last week we talked about fellowship.
When we learn from each other, we grow and develop.
And the more you get with other mature Christians, the more spiritually mature you’re going to become as you grow because you’re spending time with them.
You’re never going to mature spiritually by being a lone ranger Christian.
But, God uses more than just those two things.
Today, we’re going to look at 3 things that you may have not thought God uses, but He does.
Let’s look at, Romans 8:28.
/“In most things, God works for the good.”
/Is that right?
/“In //all// things God works for the good for those who love Him, who have been called according to His purposes.”
// /That’s Romans 8:28.
Now, what is His purpose?
Look, what does it say?
Romans 8:28 tells us that God works all things for good to make us like Jesus.
What does that include?”
It includes “all”.
Does that include bad things and painful things?
Does it even include mistakes we make from sinning? Yes!
It doesn’t say all things are good because there’s a lot of bad in the world, but in all things God uses it to make me like Christ.
We’re going to look at three very unexpected tools, and we’re going to see them in the life of Jesus Christ.
1.He had trouble in the garden.
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He had temptation in the desert, and 3.
He had trespasses on the cross.
And if you’re going to grow to be like Jesus, God’s going to take you through these same experiences.
One at a time.
Now the problem is, these things don’t automatically help you grow.
You have to have your heart ready, because if your heart isn’t ready you’re going to become bitter by these things rather than better.
So before we look at them, let’s prepare our hearts with a song.
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God uses trouble to teach us to// //trust Him/.
In the Bible this word “trouble” is often called “trials”, which are situations designed by God to draw us closer to Him. They’re not designed to hurt us; they’re designed to help us.
Now, it doesn’t matter if things go great in your life.
It doesn’t take any faith, it doesn’t take any character to have things be wonderful.
So God has to bring some things along in our life to stretch us, to cause us to grow, and these are called troubles or trials.
God wants to build character in you.
How does He do it?
Look at, Romans 5:3-4 /“…trouble produces patience, and patience produces character, and character produces hope”./
Now get this, God is far more interested in your life, in what you are, than in what you do in your career.
Why?
Because you’re not taking your career to heaven with you, but you are taking your character.
That’s what’s going to last.
And so God says that the goal of life is character, not your career, and the goal of life is character not personal comfort.
So, until you understand this, life isn't going to make sense.
All kinds of problems are going to come into your life – troubles, trials, difficulties – and you’re going go, Why is this happening to me Lord?” as if your life is supposed to be a life of comfort.
Well it’s not.
The goal of life is not comfort.
This is not heaven.
In Heaven you’re going to be in a place with no problems, no trials.
Isn’t that going to be great?!
And you’re going to spend millions and billions of years there, so this is not heaven.
And if you keep thinking you’re going to have heaven on earth, you’re going to be very disappointed.
This is not the place for comfort.
This is the place for character development.
And one of the things it takes is this: troubles produce patience, patience produces character, and character produces hope.
Write this down: Every problem has a purpose.
I don’t care who caused it; you, somebody else, or the devil, every problem has a purpose.
What is that purpose?
It’s to make me like Jesus Christ, to build character in my life.
You know Jesus went through many troubles and trials in His life, but His greatest was the night before He was crucified.
Because He knew He was going to take the sin of the world on Him and the intensity of that turmoil in His heart was enormous.
He was going to die a horrible death by crucifixion, and the real question would be, Would He trust God to know what’s best for His life, even if it meant an extremely painful death?
And that’s what He struggled with.
Notice, Mark 14:32,/ “They came to a garden called Gethsemane and Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray’.”/
Notice, even Jesus needed friends when He went through troubles.
That’s why you need a small group.
That’s why you need fellowship.
Nobody is supposed to go through the troubles of life alone.
Even Jesus needed friends.
He says, “If you guys would just hang out with me while I go pray here.”
The stress and anguish came over Him, and He said, /“The worry in My heart is so great that it almost crushes Me.”/ (Mark 14:34).
This is major trouble He’s going through.
He said, “I am almost crushed when I think of what’s going to happen tomorrow.”
Most of you say, “I know that feeling of when I felt like I couldn’t make it another day.”
And notice how Jesus responded to trouble in the next verse.
/“Father,” He said, “everything is possible for You.
Please take this cup of suffering away from me.
Yet, I want Your will, not Mine!”/ (Mark 14:36).
Friends, if you’re going to become like Jesus, this is the first lesson you’re going to have to learn.
When you go through trouble, it’s OK to say to God, “God I don’t like this”, “God I want you to take it away”, “God I know it’s possible for you to take it away”.
He said, “I know everything is possible with You.
Yet, this is what’s best for me.
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