You Be Jesus
1 Peter 2:18-25
Tale of Two Brothers
• A mother was fixing pancakes for her
sons who began to argue about getting
the first one
• She suggested that Jesus would say,
“Serve my brother, I can wait.”
• The younger brother said to his older
brother, “You be Jesus!”
Think About It
• Are we like the younger brother?
– Want others to be like Jesus
(Romans 10:1, 2)
– Younger brother’s motive not pure
– We want others to be …
Loving and Kind
• Like Jesus
– Taught us what love is (John 15:9, 13)
– Taught to love our enemies (Luke 6:35)
Loving and Kind
• We are to be like Him
– Identify us as His disciples
(John 13:34, 35)
– Bear one another’s burdens
(Galatians 6:2)
– Love is being kind
(Romans 12:10; 1 Corinthians 13:4)
Loving and Kind
• We let others be loving and kind
– In darkness if we are not like Jesus
(1 John 2:10, 11; 3:17, 18)
– Barren and unfruitful without love
(2 Peter 1:7, 8)
Merciful and Forgiving
• Like Jesus
– Merciful to many
(Matthew 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; Luke 17:13)
– A merciful high priest (Hebrews 2:17)
– Forgave many
(Matthew 9:2; Luke 7:47, 48; 23:34)
Merciful and Forgiving
• We are to be like Him
– He has forgiven us
(Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13)
– Forgive others as they repent
(Luke 17:3, 4)
Merciful and Forgiving
• We want others to be that way
– Remember the “Good Samaritan”
(Luke 10:36, 37; Romans 12:8)
– Be merciful to receive mercy
(Matthew 18:28-35; 23:23; James 2:13)
Meek and Humble
• Like Jesus
– Meek and lowly (Matthew 11:28-30)
– Paul called Him meek and gentle
(2 Corinthians 10:1)
Meek and Humble
• We are to be like Him
– In order to walk in a worthy manner
(Ephesians 4:1, 2)
– Part of the “garment” we wear
(Matthew 18:4; Colossians 3:12)
Meek and Humble
• We want others to act like Jesus
– To be humble and submissive
Peter 5:5, 6)
– Often forget Christ’s warning
(Matthew 23:12)
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Giving and Sacrificial
• Like Jesus
– Rest (Matthew 11:28)
– Living water and imperishable food
(John 4:14; 6:27)
– Power to become sons of God
(John 1:12; 10:11, 28)
Giving and Sacrificial
• We are to be like Him
– Give even to the “takers”
(Matthew 5:39-42)
– Give to the poor
(Matthew 19:21; Galatians 2:20)
Giving and Sacrificial
• We want others to be like Jesus
– Condemned for not helping others
(Matthew 25:41-46)
– Treasures in heaven (Luke 12:32, 33)
Bold and Rebuke Those In Sin
• Like Jesus
– Condemned the unrepentant
(Matthew 11:20-24; Luke 13:3, 5)
– Rebuked even those close to Him
(Mark 8:31-34)
Bold and Rebuke Those In Sin
• We are to be like Him
– Timothy was to rebuke as part of his
preaching (2 Timothy 4:1-5)
– Titus to rebuke those in sin
(Titus 1:13; 2:15)
– Peter rebuked Simon (Acts 8:22)
– Paul rebuked the Corinthians
(2 Corinthians 7:8-10)
Bold and Rebuke Those In Sin
• We want others to do all the rebuking
– Cower down behind them
– Responsibility of every Christian
(Ephesians 5:11)
– Necessary to rebuke a brother
(Matthew 18:15-17; Luke 17:3, 4)
Conclusion
• Be willing to do what we expect
others to do
• Be like Jesus