What Does God Look Like? (2)
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Introduction (1m)
Introduction (1m)
What Does God Look Like?
What Does God Look Like?
Asked some children:
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Knowing Who God is
Knowing Who God is
2-4 Articles of Faith lay out in detail the God we worship. What God looks like for the Salvationist. Because who we worship is pivotal to our faith. / It is essential to know who God is, his nature and his purposes.
Explanation (2m)
Explanation (2m)
The Image of the Invisible God
The Image of the Invisible God
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
From beginning, People of God - Israel > God is the only true God. / Instructed to worship him only. / Israel - other religions/other gods/worshipping more than one god at a time! / Today: other religions/idols that would distract.
God = spiritual being/no physical body/invisible. / But see him in J - tells us who he is, explains him to us. / Image = eikon = icon = “an image or representation” = portrait of God but idea of revealing personal character of God: goodness to us./Reveals what God is really like.
Aware of God’s presence/“somebody or something out there”. / Only look at Jesus > looking at the one true God himself. / More we look at Jesus > see God’s character, of his utter self-giving love.
Application (2m)
Application (2m)
Look to Christ and Be Made Like Him
Look to Christ and Be Made Like Him
But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.
Jesus Christ shows you who God is. / Through him > new relationship with God. / Relationships never static > forward, or die. / True of your relationship with God too. / Neglect, distracted > dies.
Train to become like Christ. / Take responsibility for spiritual growth. / Ensure maturing in the faith. / NTW - picture of a house: keep building brick- by-brick./Foundations are laid on Christ himself./Life of faith, hope and love is built on him./As building grows and takes shape, you begin to show that foundations are there — you start to reflect Christ.
Feed mind on Christ and his Word. / Heart must focus on him in love. / Will must bend to his will. / Life — what you do — must reflect what he would do. / Fill your life every day with him. / That is how you will reflect the image of Christ.