Sermon
The Roots of Redemption: The Image of God
Treeline Church
Speaker: Andrew Hager, with David Livingston
September 15, 2024 · 31 min
Identity in ChristWord of God / BibleSalvationSanctificationGenesis 1:26–27Genesis 1:11–25Romans 8:28–29
Summary
Genesis 1:26-27 establishes that all humanity is created in God's image, conferring inherent worth and dignity on every person. This foundational truth distinguishes Christian morality from secular worldviews and calls believers to image God's character through service and sacrifice, a restoration made possible through Jesus Christ.
Highlights
You were made to know God and live with him and in the depths of who you are you were made for something great, you were made for love, you were made for participation in creation.
Every single impulse that you have ever had that you matter more than the material world around you, it's not a hunch, it's a reality.
What it means to become a Christian is to start the journey by which you are formed into that image of God—and one day if your faith is in Jesus Christ you will be perfectly formed into his image in heaven.