A Compelling Testimony: Maintaining a Disciplined Walk, Christlike Character, and Godly Relationships as God's Servant

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a. A life worthy of God, 1 Thess. 2.11-12 – For you know how, like a father with his children, [12] we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. b. A life worthy of the Gospel of Christ, Phil. 1.27 – Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel.

c. A life worthy of the Lord, Col. 1.10 – so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

4. In the power of the Holy Spirit

a. We have been sealed by the Spirit for salvation, Eph. 1.13-14 – In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, [14] who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. b. We are taught by the Spirit for instruction, 1 John 2.27 – But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything – and is true and is no lie, just as it has taught you – abide in him.

c. We are filled with the Spirit for power, Eph. 5.18-21 – And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, [19] addressing one