Image Issues

Who Are You?

Societal Standards

1 Samuel 10:24 NASB95

Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”

1 Samuel 16:3 NASB95

“You shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for Me the one whom I designate to you.”

What does the Bible say about us?

I Am A Sinner!

Noah

Abraham

Moses

David

Elijah

Romans 3:23 NASB95

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

I Am Made In The Image Of God!

He/she looks just like their mother or father

Genesis 1:26 NASB95

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

You are part of the crowning of creation

I Am Made To Be An Imager For God!

Children reflect upon their parents

Genesis 1:26 NASB95

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Only Family had this designation in the Ancient Near East Culture

We are made to be God’s representatives here on earth

Ephesians 6:20 NASB95

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

I Am Valuable To God!

What would you pay for a used car?

What would you pay for used furniture?

What would you pay for child’s freedom?

This connects back to us being sinners

1 Peter 1:18–19 NASB95

knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.

God Desires A Relationship With Me!

Dating

Who Do We Desire to have a relationship with?

Galatians 3:29 NASB95

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.

I Need A Savior!

I cannot take care of my sin problem on my own

I AM FORGIVEN