In His Image

Introduced by Lynette Kube

Worship by Lucia, Joshua and Vaughan

Garment of Praise, Come Hole Spirit, King of my Heart

Message by Craig: In his Image

Genesis 1: 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness

As one who is perfect, God is the only being in the universe who can be completely delighted with himself without being arrogant or sinful in any way. The best way for God to delight in his own perfection is to behold his own image.

This oneness will become reflected in creation through the covenant of Marriage.

Humankind was created male and female. Only as humans relate as a community made up of male and female is the image of God reflected. Male and Female He Created Them’:

immediate consequences of the Fall

Enmity with the spirit of the Serpent!
Pain during childbirth and being ruled by the husband.
In toil you will eat of it, All the days of your life.

They ended up multiplying the distorted view of humanity.

But God said, “No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac,

Eph 5 : 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands

25 Husbands, love your wives

30 for we are members of his body, 32 This is a profound mystery

This has to do with leadership in the home.

The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; 26But you are not to be like that!(Jesus)

Phil3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven.

you are all children of God through faith

The old has gone, the new is here!

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

From Death To Life

The power of the Letter

2 Cor 3:3 revealing that you are a letter of Christ,

not based on the letter but on the Spirit,

Jer 31:34;

“I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.

for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

7 But if the ministry that produced death—carved in letters on stone tablets—

8 how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be?

The Glory of Progressive Revelation
What was veiled
The ministry of the Spirit

Mar 15:38 And Luk 23:45 because the sun’s light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.

Mat 27:51 The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

And what more shall I say?

These wonderful acts of the Spirit, demonstrated the glory of the Lord and his willingness to use men and women to unveil his Power to mankind.

But it is our greatest enemy He came to conquer once and for all.
It is the Lord who commends his servants.

39 And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

run with endurance the race set out for us, 2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.

In conclusion:

2 Cor 2:15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ

A Journey of Grace

WE start with a reflection of 5G church.

Go into a time of worhip

7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.” 9 Now what is the meaning of “he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth? 10 He, the very one who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

11 And he himself gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

12 to equip (katartismos) the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ,

katartismo had three uses:

mending nets
setting broken bones
outfitting a ship

13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God —a mature person, attaining to the measure of Christ’s full stature.

14 So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.

15 But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.

End with some praise and thanksgiving.

16 From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament. As each one does its part, the body builds itself up in love.