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

  1. Enmity with the spirit of the Serpent!
  2. Pain during childbirth and being ruled by the husband.
  3. 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.

 

Dwelling Places

Intro by Gary Kleinveld

Worship with Lucia, Vaughn and Joshua

Dwelling Places and So will I

Dwelling places: a picture of the Kingdom

We’ll take a peak at the beginning, the Davidic Monarchy and Solomon’s court

(Isa 11.9)

Lost in translation: an example from Hebrew Alphabet

Aleph beit–בראשית and Tav:

There is always a desire to build a house for His presence Yet there is no place created by us that can house Hims.

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

  1. Under the reign of Solomon, we witness a type of precedent to Christ’s kingdom expression on the earth, reaching its fullest extent to date.

Deuteronomy 17 , 2 Samuel 7

the prophet Nathan & David

  • The play on the word house and “Name.”

the promise of God and David’s response

the covenant formula; “Israel has become your people and you have become their God” (verse 24), which finds its final expression in the eternal city of God (Rev.21.3).

God’s Presence

There were two kinds of reign for a king – reigning in battle and reigning in peace.

Solomon’s very name is derived from the Hebrew word for peace, shalom, more than the absence of war.

  • Kingdom celebration and multiplication:
  • Kingdom peace:
  • Kingdom life:
  • Kingdom mission:

The Davidic monarchy ushered in a period of great worship. Solomon built a magnificent temple.

God is king of all the earth(Ps.47.7),

How Do We Experience God’s Reign?

The Lord is King, His kingdom is here and is coming in Glory. What we experience now in part, will be completely established in His return. So we pray, Let your Kingdom Come Oh Lord.

Good Friday 2020

Jesus, The Wordworker.

Jesus came to teach the words of the works He came to enact. Every act a considered word and every word a considered act. From the first to the last verses of scripture we see a consistency of the acts of The Lord, that reaches its fulfilment in the incarnation, life, words and works of our loving Saviour.

Key Scripture John 17

Supporting Scriptures:

Genesis 1

John 1, 16 and 18

Revelations 1