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Isn't it true that all of us are "Walking It Out" day by day with the Lord? We are in this journey together—perhaps in different stages and circumstances, but certainly not alone. Let us help each other by lifting one another up and being encouraged to continue on this marvelous journey. In the end, this journey will lead us to the face of God.

"Walking It Out" is a Sunday school class offered at Praise Assembly in Springfield, Missouri, and taught by Doug and Nancy Thomas. We are glad you came to visit us here at this site and hope that you find something helpful in your own faith as you are "Walking It Out."

Monday, June 1, 2009

Imitators of God

Paul tells us in Ephesians 5:1 to be imitators of God. This was a command Paul gives under the authority of God. We are to look like, act like, think like, and speak like God. Are you up to the challenge?

One way that we show God's character is by loving the lost the way God loves them. At Praise Assembly, we have a great ministry to the lost. One attendee commented that a different church refused to let him get on the church bus, but here at Praise, he found other people just like him.

That's what it's all about! Reaching those who are truly down and out, not just "playing church." When Jesus walked this earth, He hung out with sinners, not the righteous. If we are to imitate Him, that's what we should be doing!

We are like lighthouses, shining God's light in the darkness. The light in a lighthouse must be kept clean so it shines bright and clear at all times, even though it may never see the ships it helps. In the same way, you may never know whose lives you affect by your witness, by the way you shine God's light.

Keep shining bright and clear! That's one way to be an imitator of God.

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