#75 – A Life Worthy of Imitation (Philippians 4:9)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 24 October 2017

⏱️ 4 minutes

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We should be living our lives in such a way that what the people around us learn from us would teach them to follow Christ.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical dot net.
0:05.8	Philippians chapter 4 verse 9
0:08.4	Paul says to these Christians what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me.
0:17.0	Practice these things and the God of peace will be with you.
0:22.4	That is a bold statement.
0:25.0	To say to other followers of Christ, okay,
0:28.0	you've watched me, you've learned from me,
0:30.0	you've received things from me,
0:32.0	you've seen things in me, you've heard me teach things,
0:36.2	just practice those things and the God of Peace will be with you.
0:41.0	And Paul knew that his life would have an effect on others ability to follow Christ
0:47.6	and experience the peace of God in their lives.
0:51.2	This is in essence what it means to make disciples. It means to say to other people,
0:56.1	I want to show you how to follow Christ. I want to teach you to follow Christ. And as a result of my life, if you will follow me, Paul says something similar in 1st
1:06.8	Corinthians, Chapter 11. 1, he says, imitate me and you'll be imitating Christ.
1:10.9	Follow me and you'll be following Christ. That's exactly what he's saying here in
1:14.0	Philippians chapter 4 verse 9.
1:16.0	So this verse just causes me to think,
1:19.0	I think causes all of us should cause all of us to think,
1:22.0	okay, who are we saying this to in our lives?
1:26.8	Who are we saying, hey, I'm living my life in front of you in such a way that whatever you
1:31.4	learn from me, you receive from me, whatever you learn from me and you receive from me
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