"Imitating God"      Ephesians 5:1-2

Ephesians 4:32

³² Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 5:1-2

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. ² And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

1. Imitation

Ephesians 5:1

 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children

1Thessalonians 1:6-7

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

2.The Illustration

Ephesians 5:2

 ² And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.