Ephesians 5:1-2 Imitate God in everything that you do, because you are His dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loves us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
Establish a sure ______________.
Matthew 7:24-25 Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.
Build your house with ________________ ____________.
Ephesians 6:18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
Mark 11:17 The Scriptures declare, “My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” – Jesus
Consider yourself a living and holy ________________.
Romans 12:1-2 I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
What we do is a direct result of what we are, which is determined by our values, which determines our character, and our character determines our behavior!