Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Abundance: An Abundance of SeeingPastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Every person we meet is made in the image of God.TEXT - Genesis 1:27OUTLINE1. Mankind was made in the image of God. - Genesis 1:26-31 - Genesis 2:7 - “God-breathed is warmly personal, with the face-to-face intimacy of a kiss and the significance that this was an act of giving as well as making; and self-giving at that.” Derek Kidner2. Everyone is made in the image of God. - Genesis 1:27 - ‘Since man has sinned, he is certainly not as fully like God as he was before… Though man is still in the image of God, in every aspect of life some parts of that image have been distorted or lost.” Wayne Grudem.  3. You are made in the image of God. - “Human beings need recognition as much as we need food and water. No crueler punishment can be devised than to not see someone, to render them unimportant or invisible.” ~ David Brooks - Genesis 16:13NEXT STEPS:  - Take a moment with each person you meet this week - to really see them. - With each person you see thi