sermon: Principled Living (Part 1): Imitating Christ
Follow Me: The High Cost of Discipleship
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 16-Apr-05; Tape #714
Description: Richard Ritenbaugh, beginning a series on "Principled Living," focuses on the aspect of drafting (a racing term describing a lead vehicle "punching a hole in the air," enabling trailing vehicles to increase speed, pulling ahead of the pack), paralleling the spiritual metaphor of Jesus Christ blazing a trail, enabling us to follow or imitate Him. Following Jesus requires absolute commitment or devotion, often involving arduous sacrifice and intense discomfort. We must be willing to give up family and societal ties to the world, assimilating (with the help of God's Spirit) into our new spiritual family. As a spiritual soldier, we belong to Christ heart, soul, and mind, and we serve Him because we wish to please Him. We must be willing to take up our cross (an instrument of torture and death), voluntarily following Christ's and Peter's examples. Fortunately, our ultimate reward is worth any sacrifice we could make. (70 minutes)
Keywords/Topics: Baptism Called to death Captain of our salvation Counting the cost Death sentence Denying self Discipleship Cost of Discipleship Dietrich Bonhoeffer Drafting Follow me Following Christ Forerunner God's army God's slaves Hardship Imitating Christ Lot's wife Obedience Overarching categories of Christian living Passover Principles of Living Principled living Saving our own skin Self Denial Slave mentality Soldier mentality Spiritual soldier Spiritual warfare Taking up cross Thomas a Kempis Total commitment
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Sermons in the Principled Living series: |
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Follow Me: The High Cost of Discipleship |
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Declaring Total War on Sin |
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Our Cooperative Effort With God |
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Being Living Sacrifices |
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'You Are My Witnesses' |
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Dare To Be Different! |
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Courageous Resistance |
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