Worth - The Signature of Almighty God
Saturday, November 24, 2018
12:44 PM
1. Worth
a. The worth or value of a painting or piece of art is not only determined by the piece of art or the subject but moreso by the creator or painter of the piece.
i. A printed copy of a googled painted by Picasso is worth little more than the paper it was printed on, however we recognize it by the author, the artist that created it
ii. You are a masterpiece, created in the image and likeness of Almighty God, and His signature is what holds you together!
b. I could sign a check written out blank for a thousand dollars and I think most would want to get their hands on that check. It is a legit check. It has been signed. The portion to who it is written has been left blank, you need simply put your name on the line. There are indeed funds in the bank sufficient for it to clear. Most want that check!
i. What if I were to crumple it up, would it still have worthkl to you?
ii. What if I were to put it on the floor and walk all over it, would it still have worth?
iii. What if I were to rip it in two, would it still have worth to you, would you still want it?
iv. What if I were to burn it with a lighter until it was a pile of black ashes, would it still have worth to you and would you still want it?
1. See, that is where the issue lies in the human heart. We can only go so far and then we deem something or someone no longer worthy of our time, attention, love and acceptance because they have become too broken to be of any intrinsic value. There are those that society would say are too far gone. But it is the signature of God that holds you - and them together!
2. Laminin
a. Cell adhesion molecule
b. Basically tells the cell what its job is
c. Holds the cells together
d. Has been known to heal and repair broken DNA
i. DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
3. Scriptures
a. Colossians 1:15Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before God made anything at all and is supreme over all creation. 16 Christ is the one through whom God created everything in heaven and earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see — kings, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities. Everything has been created through him and for him. 17 He existed before everything else began, and he holds all creation together. 18 Christ is the head of the church, which is his body. He is the first of all who will rise from the dead, so he is first in everything. 19 For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, 20 and by him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross. 21 This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions, 22 yet now he has brought you back as his friends. He has done this through his death on the cross in his own human body. As a result, he has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. 23 But you must continue to believe this truth and stand in it firmly. 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 by God to proclaim it.NLT
b. Genesis 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image , after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image , in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.KJV
2018.11.25 - Church 3:16 Rogers, AR
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