God Created Us In His Image And Likeness
Big Truth:
God Created Us In His Image And Likeness
Genesis 5:1; Ephesians 4:24; James 3:9
Bible Verse:
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’”
Big Ideas:
- We were created to be in right relationship with our good Creator.
- We were created with value and worth to reflect the value and worth of our good Creator.
- We were created to fill the earth with the worship of our good Creator.
Bible Passage:
Genesis 1:26-2:3Identity:
FOCUS – I AM AN IMAGE BEARER
SERIES: GOD IS THE IMAGE — I AM THE IMAGE BEARER
The Kneel Year is an exploration of what it means to worship God with our all (Luke 10:26-28). Worship is not something that is limited to a service once a week, but instead occurs every day, in all of life. We are unceasing worshipers. Worship never stops, it only changes directions. In order to worship God with all of our heart, soul, strength, and mind, we must embrace our identity as image bearers. It is out of that identity that we can begin to live for God’s glory in all of life (Colossians 3:17).
Every student should know that:
- They were created in God’s image and likeness for the purpose of worship.
- Value, purpose, significance, and worth are found in and flow from God alone.
Every student should strive to:
- Understand and embrace who God created them to be.
- Talk about gender and identity as a gift from the Lord for His purposes and His glory.
- Memorize the Bible verse each week.
Every student should feel:
- Awe that God created them in His own image.
- Loved by their heavenly Father who knows them better than they know themselves and still pursues them.
Every student should want:
- To have a deeper relationship with the God who made them in His image.
- To pursue a lifestyle of worship that centers on the true Savior and rejects false saviors.
