Series: Made for More: Identity, Purpose, and Grace in the Beginning
Preached at Growing Faith Church, Liberty, NC
September 7, 2025
1. The Image of God Transcends All Other Identities
2. The Image of God Grants Unconditional Value and Dignity
3. The Image of God Provides Our Ultimate Purpose
4. The Image of God Displays the Gospel
In a world facing an identity crisis, Genesis 1 reveals our true identity as beings created in God's image. This fundamental truth means we are like God and represent Him, transcending all other identities such as physical characteristics, cultural background, or achievements. Being made in God's image grants every human unconditional value and dignity, provides our ultimate purpose as God's representatives on earth, and helps us understand the gospel. Though sin has distorted God's image in us, Jesus Christ, who is the perfect image of God, offers restoration through His death and resurrection, gradually transforming believers back into God's image.
