STAFF RETREAT 22 - IMITATE ME

1 Cor 11:1 “Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.”

Q - If you could be one person for a day, who would it be & why?

Luke 6:40 ““A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.”

Who we are discipled by, we will become like.

Illus: I was discipled by Rimmy - I was given a love for ministry, discipleship & the Word from those guys BUT I also wore skinny jeans and had weird style for awhile bc of Daniel

Point: There are certain things we want to give people and certain things we don’t want

Q - What are the things we hope students will pick up from us?

Q - What are the things we don’t want them to pick up on?

PREACH: You cannot positively influence students to

Q - what bugs you most about students?

Point - Often what bugs us most about others is their similarities to us.

Can we honestly say imitate me in these ways?

Pursuing the Lord?

In His Word

In prayer

Evangelism

When was the last time that you evangelized a co worker, family member, stranger?

Purity

We all know that maybe the biggest issue in high schoolers lives is impurtity

Sexual Impurity

Content Intake

Impure Words

Slander

Gossip

Cussing

Gal 6:1 “Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.”

When you’re ministering in the mud, it is easier to get dirty.

Service

This is one were quick to say “Yep, I’m definitely doing that!” BUT can you say that you are consistently serving sacrificially, joyfully, excellently to the Lord?

Sometimes we can approach ministry like an obligation instead of a privilege

Illus: Imagine if you working in a miserable job, low wages, unsafe conditions, boring routine, long hours and then you get a call from your favorite celebrity to come work for them, 6 digit income, choose your hours, time with them - you’d be pumped

Our creator and king has purchased us from our previous master of sin and given us a new job, to go represent Him, He gave us specific spiritual gifts to use, and