Mickey Mantle was an incredible baseball player. He died of cancer at the age of 63. The former New York Yankees Center fielder and a member of baseball’s Hall of Fame was haunted by self-recrimination and said at a news conference that he had squandered a gifted life and warned admirers he was no role model. “God gave me the ability to play baseball. God gave me everything,” he said. “For the kids out here, don’t be like me.” All of us are a product, in part of those we imitate. God knows we are like this. We have a natural built in system that imitates. That’s how we learn to talk and do nearly everything we do. It’s not the only factor in our nature, but it is an important one. As Christians, we desperately need Godly examples to imitate. We need people who can show others what it means to live a Christian life. Here is where Christians often fall short. We don’t mind looking to someone more mature than us and following their example, but being willing to step up and “be the example” for others is more difficult. It requires humility, courage and boldness that makes us more like Christ than we feel comfortable with. This week Pastor will take us to a great example in Scripture, the apostle Paul. Although he had real struggles and real difficulties, he was able to say to others, “Follow me as I follow Christ.” Be in your seat this week to grow your faith and head toward being mature enough to help someone else as they follow Jesus.