Synonyms: replica, copy, representation, mock-up, dummy, imitation, double, duplicate, lookalike, reproduction, prototype, stereotype, archetype, type, version, style, ideal, paragon, perfect example, specimen, perfect specimen, fashion model, supermodel, mannequin, sitter, poser, subject, artist's model, photographic model, design, mark, configuration, variety, kind, sort, original, original design, exclusive, toy, miniature, facsimile, prototypical, prototypal, archetypal, illustrative, perfect, exemplary, classic, flawless, faultless, consummate, impeccable
Antonyms: deficient, imperfect
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1. Genuine Imitations
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Sermon
Raymond Gibson
... - just as it sounded forth from St. Paul, just as it sounded forth from the Thessalonian Christians, and just as it is expected to sound forth from us in our day. But not only is the word of the Lord to sound forth from Christians who are genuine imitations of the Lord Jesus. Their faith is also expected to go forth. "For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia," St. Paul observed, "but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything ...
2. Imitating Goodness
1 Corinthians 4:16
Children's Sermon
Brett Blair
... : In the Bible, Saint Paul was a good man. And he told some early Christians this, "Join in imitating me." Why do you suppose he wanted the people to imitate him? (response) Yes, because he was good and he loved Jesus very much. Things that he did were worthy of imitating. If we imitate someone who is good, we do good things. If we imitate someone who is bad, we do bad things. Do you know who the Apostle Paul tried to imitate? (Jesus) Yes, he saw Jesus as his role model. Today I want you to think of ways to ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... Coca Cola and people liked it so much that soon someone made another kind and called it Pepsi Cola and pretty soon there was another and then another and then another. We will call the first one an original and all of the rest are imitators. That's not bad because people like the imitators very much. As a matter of fact, the reason that I brought all of them is that I want you to learn something about yourself and God by knowing these different kinds of colas. Let's pretend that the Coca Cola is God. God is ...
4. Imitating
1 Thessalonians 1:6
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... want to have some fun and I hope that you do, too. We are going to play a little game, and while we are playing the game we are going to learn something about being Christians. One of the best ways that I know of to learn Christianity is to imitate some Christian whom I really love and respect. Do you know a Christian whom you think is terrific? (Let them answer.) Maybe it is a friend or one of your parents. Christians should set good examples so that other people want to be like them. Let me show you what ...
5. Imitation and Role Modeling
1 Corinthians 10:23--11:1, 1 Corinthians 10:14-22
Teach the Text
Preben Vang
... Paul’s response to the claim of legality proves exceedingly instructive for Christian thinking. Rather than agreeing to a set of Christian laws to be applied indiscriminately, he places two statements before his audience that force them to think in terms of imitation: Does the aspiration to do a certain action arise from a desire to seek personal benefit? Or does it arise from a yearning to do good toward others (10:24)? 4. Making permissibility rather than helpfulness one’s guide for Christian behavior ...
6. Imitators of God
Ephesians 4:17--5:21
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... a royal priesthood, a holy nation. There should not be even a hint of strangeness in this notion for a seminary which has grown out of the soil of the Methodist holiness tradition – a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people.” “Be imitators of God,” says Paul. “Be holy as I am holy,” says our God. ATS is called to the kingdom for such a time as this. Not in my years of ministry has there been such a concern for holiness. The call is coming from almost every theological ...
Children's Sermon
Kenneth Mortonson
... zirconia simulated diamond or artificial gemstone). What does it look like? ... (A diamond.) But it is not a diamond and I would be tricked by someone if it was sold to me as a diamond, for diamonds are very expensive, and this cost me nothing. (If you cannot find an imitation gemstone omit this part.) What is this? ... (A rose, or some other kind of flower.) But it is not a real flower, for it is made out of cloth and wire. It reminds me of a rose, but I cannot say that it is a rose for only God can ...
8. Someone to Imitate
Philippians 3:17
Children's Sermon
... be done. He doesn't tell us what we must say, but he does want us to be forgiving like Paul was forgiving. He wants us to pray, just as Paul prayed. That is the way that we want to be like rubber stamps. We want to imitate Paul just like a rubber stamp imitates itself over and over again. The next time you see someone using a rubber stamp, I hope it will remind you of Saint Paul and the way he worshiped God and loved people. If the rubber stamp makes you think about Paul, maybe it will make you ...
9. No Imitations
Illustration
Martin Luther
... . But 'works of faith' are those done in the spirit of liberty, purely out of love to God. And they can be done only by those who are justified by faith. An ape can cleverly imitate the actions of humans. But he is not therefore a human. If he became a human, it would undoubtedly be not by vurtue of the works by which he imitated man but by virtue of something else; namely, by an act of God. Then, having been made a human, he would perform the works of humans in proper fashion. Paul does not say that faith ...
10. Imitate Generosity
Matthew 20:1-16
Illustration
Douglas R. A. Hare
... , generous to all (see, e.g., Ps.145:9). Jesus reveled in the incredible magnanimity of God (see 5:45). Of course Jesus believed in the God of justice, but in his vision of God the divine compassion greatly outshone the divine justice. Those who worship such a God must imitate his generosity, not begrudge it.
11. Leaders Worthy of Imitation
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Sermon
Mary S. Lautensleger
"Repent! Be saved! The end is at hand!" These are familiar words hailing from the "Brickyard" preachers at North Carolina State University. The university plaza, affectionately known as the Brickyard, is a centrally located gathering place for campus and community activities. Freedom of speech is exercised frequently in the Brickyard as wandering street preachers avail themselves of an opportunity to announce the end of the world with their Chicken Little "the sky is falling" flair. The message is always ...
Understanding Series
F. F. Bruce
Call for Mutual Consideration Paul’s concern for unity of mind and mutual consideration among the members of the Philippian church need not imply that there was an atmosphere of dissension there. The fact that two members are singled out by name and urged to agree in 4:2 could suggest (unless 4:2 belongs to an originally separate letter) that theirs was an exceptional case of conflict. We do not know what Epaphroditus had told Paul about the state of the church, but at this time Paul found sufficient ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
2:1–4 · A call to corporate life in Christ:After calling the Philippians to an authentic Christian life and reminding them that he shares in their trials and sufferings, Paul makes a series of rhetorical remarks in order to comment on the character of the Philippians and remind them of the character of Christ. These four remarks all begin with the word “if,” but this does not mean that Paul doubts that they are true. It is better to understand the “if” as meaning “since.” Paul knows the Philippian ...
Teach the Text
Preben Vang
... s attempt to claim or regain a special and privileged place of authority among the Corinthians, this is not likely.6 More likely, Paul is genuinely concerned about the church’s identity, and his statement here should be understood in light of his fuller statement in 11:1—be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. His self-description in 4:9–13 is designed to make this point. Put differently, it was because Paul’s life so clearly reflected that of Jesus (4:9–13) that he was able to call the church to ...
15. Philippians 3:17-4:1
Philippians 3:12-4:1
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... by their love of the impermanent (Romans 8:5-11 offer further commentary upon this fallacy) and interim. In contrast to the attitude of the “enemy” is the new reality lived by those who embrace the cross, who accept Christ and live a life of “imitation.” Rather than an earthly fixation, the faithful find that their “citizenship is in heaven” (v.20). Many scholars hear in vss. 20-21 the echoes of an early Christian hymn in these verses. Whether or not it was an organized theological confession of ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... by their love of the impermanent (Romans 8:5-11 offer further commentary upon this fallacy) and interim. In contrast to the attitude of the “enemy” is the new reality lived by those who embrace the cross, who accept Christ and live a life of “imitation.” Rather than an earthly fixation, the faithful find that their “citizenship is in heaven” (v.20). Many scholars hear in vss. 20-21 the echoes of an early Christian hymn in these verses. Whether or not it was an organized theological confession of ...
17. How To Become What You Are
Ephesians 4:17--5:21
Sermon
Erskine White
... the same experience I have had: you see so much of yourself in your children. The way they walk, their facial expressions, the way they talk, the phrases they use, sometimes it is startling to see what your children do and you realize that they got this way by imitating you! I get the same feeling when I watch a Little League baseball game. I watch the way they tug their caps, the way they throw the ball around the infield after an out, the way they rub dirt on their hands, even the way they spit ... they ...
18. Proper 14
Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, 2 Samuel 18:19--19:8, John 6:25-59
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... (4:30 5:2). Need: In this pericope we have the indicative-imperative dialectic. It is expressed in the little word "as" (vv. 32, 1). Because God in Christ did this, you should do likewise. This gives us example and motivation. We are to be like God and imitate him. Our lives reflect the nature of God. Our reason for being and doing good is not for self-profit nor self-glory but simply to respond to God. Outline: Because – a. You have the Holy Spirit do not grieve him v. 30. b. You have been forgiven ...
19. Apostles of Christ
1 Corinthians 4:1-21
Understanding Series
Marion L. Soards
... have many fathers; for I (ἐγω) begat you in Jesus Christ through the gospel” (v. 15). The difference between fatherly admonition (v. 14b: νουθετέω) and the berating of a παιδαγωγός; (v. 14a: ἐντρέπω) is found in the fact that the father summons the children to imitation of himself (v. 16). In turn, with regard to patēr, Schrenk (TDNT 5:1005) observes, “What is denoted by patēr is the fact of mediation of life”; and Michel (EDNT 3:56–57) argues, “The rabbi becomes a ...
20. Carbon Copy Christians
Philippians 3:17-21
Children's Sermon
... can have the second paper titled "My Friend". Show them the corrected page). Oh my heavens, look at the piece of paper that I had under the front sheet. It has the mistake on it too, so it was wrong when it imitated me. My, we must be careful when people are following us, must we not? If you wanted to imitate someone, who would you choose? Jesus? Maybe Peter or St. Paul? It’s a good thing to pick out one of Jesus’ best disciples and follow him. That’s what St. Paul said when he talked to the people in ...
21. Lent 2
Philippians 3:12-4:1, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 13:31-35, Jeremiah 26:1-24
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... the fate would be death as happened to the ones sacrificed. The promises were accepted in faith and this was credited to Abraham as righteousness. Old Testament: Jeremiah 26:8-15 Jeremiah is threatened with death for his preaching. Epistle: Philippians 3:17--4:1 Imitate the example of people like Paul and not the enemies of the cross. Paul is concerned about the quality of life of some Christians in Philippi. These church members are living in such a way that he calls them enemies of the cross. In contrast ...
22. Lent 2
Lk 9:18-36; 13:31-35 · Php 3:17--4:1 · Jer 26:8-15 · Gen 15:1-12, 17-18
Sermon Aid
John R. Brokhoff
... the enemies of the cross. Paul is concerned about the quality of life of some Christians in Philippi. These church members are living in a way that he calls them enemies of the cross. In contrast, true Christians are friends of the cross because they imitate Paul and his colleagues in their style of life. Godly Christians have their citizenship in heaven from which they wait for Christ to return. When he does, he will transform our earthly bodies into glorified bodies such as he has. In the light of this ...
Understanding Series
F. F. Bruce
... his converts by precept, spoken and written, how they ought to live; but a living example could be more telling than many words. If they desire to see Christian life in action, Paul directs their attention to his own conduct, as he does here: “join in imitating me.” For a man like Paul to take this line meant that he had to be exceptionally careful about his conduct, lest his example be a spiritual stumbling block to others or even, without his intending it, lead them into sin. He urged his converts to ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... the leader” up and down the center aisle of the church. Tell the children to follow you exactly and to imitate all of your actions. Return to your seats and say): That was fun, wasn’t it? Is it always good to imitate? Who are some people that you should imitate? (mom, dad, teacher, grandma, etc.) In our Bible lesson today, Paul is writing to a church in Thessalonica. He is encouraging them to keep on imitating him and Jesus. I think if Paul could come here today, he would tell us the same thing -- Keep ...
Sermon
Donald Charles Lacy
... and resurrected Son. We have so much for which to be grateful! Kneel some place this day and pour out your heart in thanksgiving for your special place and relationship. Focus Our dependency on God is the key to our success. Body 1. The Father wants us to imitate his Son. He "has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts...." That simply and unalterably means we are to be like Jesus, as nearly as we can. Through our joys and sorrows we are to remain steadfast in seeking to practice the teachings given to ...
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