1. July 2, 2017

2. What is a Christian? 83% of Americans call themselves Christians.
I was raised in a Christian home...
I read my Bible almost every day…
I go to church every Easter, Christmas…
I was baptized when I was 5 days old…
I walked an aisle, said a prayer, signed a card…

3. “A Christian is anyone who calls himself a Christian.”
What is a Christian?
“A Christian is anyone who calls himself a Christian.”
HUMPTY DUMPTY
“When I use a term, it means whatever I choose it to mean —nothing more, and nothing less.”

4. What is a Christian?
“A Christian is one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ, or follows the religion based on the life of Jesus, or lives according to the teachings of Jesus.”

5. What is a Christian?
“A Christian is one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ, or follows the religion based on the life of Jesus, or lives according to the teachings of Jesus.”

6. What is a Christian?
“A Christian is one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ, or follows the religion based on the life of Jesus, or lives according to the teachings of Jesus.”

7. What is a Christian?
“A Christian is one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ, or follows the religion based on the life of Jesus, or lives according to the teachings of Jesus.”

8. What is a Christian? BELIEVE FOLLOW LIVE something
“A Christian is one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ, or follows the religion based on the life of Jesus, or lives according to the teachings of Jesus.”
BELIEVE
FOLLOW
LIVE
something

9. What is a Christian?
CHRISTIAN

10. What is a Christian?
Acts 11:26
One who STANDS OUT from Society
Esther 3:8 “There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king's laws.”
Isaiah 62:2 “And the nations will see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you will be called by a new name.”

11. What is a Christian?
Acts 11:26
One who STANDS OUT from Society
Acts 26:28
One who STANDS UP for the Savior
Matthew 10:18 “You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.”

12. What is a Christian?
Acts 11:26
One who STANDS OUT from Society
Acts 26:28
One who STANDS UP for the Savior
1 Peter 4:16
One who STANDS FIRM in Suffering
2 Timothy 3:12 “Everyone who lives godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”

13. Can you imagine living in such a world?
What is a Christian?
Acts 11:26
One who STANDS OUT from Society
Acts 26:28
One who STANDS UP for the Savior
1 Peter 4:16
One who STANDS FIRM in Suffering
Can you imagine living in such a world?

14. What is a Christian?