Image is Everything

Intro

Story

Make it compelling

Something that hits and connects with Highschool and Middle School

What is Image

a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art

Bible: We are created in the image of God - Genesis 1:27 “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”

Drawling activity

Paper, Pens

Body

Mark 8:31–9:1 “And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father…”

What does it mean to deny

rejection of self

Follow

Our life is called to be one worthy of following not leading

Jesus is the one who went before us now we are called to see learn and live

See

Learn

Live

Our image is in the things that we follow

We have a choice

Whoever

call to those who feel unwanted or to broken

So what is the meaning of taking up the Cross?

the act of walking down a road of no return being criticized and ultimately an act of humility

Application

Humility

Taking a step back and letting Jesus be the spotlight of your life

Prayer

Focusing on God to give us strength to deny ourselves and follow

Look at Jesus Example