Sanctuary First (Taster)

08. Sep, 2008 32 Comments

We live in an image driven culture. Everybody is so conscious of their image, you know – the way we look. Tonight at Sanctuary First , our new alternative worship service, we are asking the question what does it mean to be made in the image of God?

Its not really about your shape and size. Its not about your brilliance or lack of it. Its about other things that shape our lives and our attitudes. You see deep down in our beings, some might say our souls, all of us have a desire to experience feelings and attitudes that make us act in positive way to ourselves and the world around us. we want to feel good about ourselves and the world. We like it when we get oon with our friends and family.

The strange thing is that many of us feel negative about our image because we are judging ourselves by a very superficial standard. we have bought into a philosophy that says image is all about looks.

You don’t like your nose, you don’t like the lump or the bump that sticks out from under your jumper. There is an unbelievable amount of young people who commit suicide because they feel bad about themselves. Its also because we feel we can’t always be the people we’d like to be. There is an answr to all this God is in the business of helping us see ourselves in a new light. He is in the business of helping us see that image is not just about shape and size. Image is about being free. Above all that is what it means to be made in the image of God. God is the freest person I know. Our problem is that we don’t know how to handle freedom and what we think is freedom becomes our prison. So the question tonight is do you want God to break you out of your “image prison”and be free! You see worship is all about getting free, feeling forgiven,feeling ready to experience communion. Now thats another word I’ll blog about another day.

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32 Responses to “Sanctuary First (Taster)”

  1. k.Forbes 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:44 pm

    It’s about God in me. His work in me. The pressure is off me. That will not change as I age-His presence will remain.

  2. michelle m 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    smiling, laughing, letting the light shine n show!

  3. jackie 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    I like the fact that God made me look like nobody else, and gave me everything ~I need to see, smell, touch, hear.

  4. becky 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    i love how God gave me lovely eyes and unique in our own way

  5. kyle 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    i am glad that god made me diffrent because if he made me the same we would all look alike

  6. admin 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    eye lashes

  7. admin 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    nice straight teeth which gives me a really nice smile

  8. Becky 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:53 pm

    big blue eyes for make up

  9. anonymous 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    It’s better that everyone is different, as it makes them unique.

  10. Fionna 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    Everybody is equal. No one is better than anyone else.

  11. jackie 08. Sep, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    That God made me look like nobody else, and gave me everything that I need to be able to see, smell, hear, touch

  12. Text Message 08. Sep, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    amazing

  13. Text Message 08. Sep, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    total depravity

  14. Text Message 08. Sep, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    I feel wonderful & amazed!

  15. Text Message 08. Sep, 2008 at 7:43 pm

    I love how God doesn’t care about my looks but about my heart.

  16. jackie 08. Sep, 2008 at 8:03 pm

    feedback seems to be positive regarding the taster evening.

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  31. colin c. simpson 25. Jan, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    hello there albert its colin here just to say i tuned into your services today they were bran noo as usual i thurilly enjoyed them i am in albufeira portugal i get back on the 18th of feb i will see you on the following sunday look forward to it not very good at this but trying my best as usual could you please give me a wave on one of your services as i will be tuning in when im over here look forward to seeing you when i get home please pass on regards thanks again albert your friend colin

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