Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

SERMON GUIDE “Life is a Gift” Steve Poole Psalm 139:13-16 OUTLINE1. Life is a gift beyond comprehension • Psalm 139:14 – We are “remarkably and wondrously made...” • Genesis 1:26-27 – God created humans in His own image. • Theological term=Imago Dei (Latin “Image of God”) 2. Life is a gift when we know our identity3. Life is a gift - don’t waste it • Psalms 139:16 - “All my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.” • Matthew 6:27 - “Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying?” • Ephesians 2:10 - “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.”4. Life is a gift when we live-out our purpose • God reiterates our identity. • God created each of us with good works to accomplish for His glory. o Westminster Shorter Catechism Q1. o Heidelberg Catechism Q&A1.5. Life is a gift from God for God’s glory • God’s glory is the goal of all this, not m