Evergreen Christian Community

In the chat: What was an activity you used to do with your grandparents? Big Idea: Being an image bearer calls us to value people and declare his greatness. Genesis‬ 1:26-27‬ NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬ We are “Imago Dei.” “There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.” -C.S. Lewis The “Uncanny Valley” (Image from Polar Express) 3 Pieces to the Puzzle: 1. Because of the Fall in the Garden, the puzzle has been dismantled. Genesis 3:6-8 2. We must reclaim our Imago Dei. The true Human, the perfect human: Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21 1 Peter 2:9 3. Our lives become complete by the power of Jesus Christ. Fulfillment comes through Jesus - anything you do outside of Jesus to find fulfillment leaves you empty. Ephesians 2:10 RESPONSE: -ACKNOWLEDGE the image bearing of