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An Alternative Lifestyle

Right Wing,Right Wing,Gay,Gay,

Con Man,Con Man,Thug,Thug,

Uptight White Executive,Uptight White Executive,Homeless,Homeless,

Wall Street Broker,Wall Street Broker,LiberalLiberal

Bible-ThumperBible-Thumper

We make judgmentsWe make judgments

Even about worthEven about worth

What's most importantWhat's most importantIn the people you meet?In the people you meet?

What one thing What one thing Do you look for first?Do you look for first?

Who did Jesus Who did Jesus spend most of his time with?spend most of his time with?


People…People…


People…People…

But there is somethingBut there is somethingHe's looking for…He's looking for…

"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. but on what is unseen. For what is seen For what is seen

is temporary, but what is is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal"unseen is eternal"

- 2 Corinthians 4:18- 2 Corinthians 4:18

My focus determinesMy focus determinesMy responseMy response




Should that influenceShould that influenceHow we see people?How we see people?

Worship- to declare worth or valueWorship- to declare worth or value

Christian Worship- to declare the worth Christian Worship- to declare the worth or value of God as ultimateor value of God as ultimate

Lifestyle= make his values mineLifestyle= make his values mine


Lifestyle= make his values mineLifestyle= make his values mineThrough a changed (submitted) heart…Through a changed (submitted) heart…

Worship is the natural Worship is the natural responseresponse of the of the redeemed to the revelation of Godredeemed to the revelation of God

Genesis…Genesis…

God said, God said, “Let us make man in our image, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.after our likeness. And let them And let them

have dominion over the fish of the sea and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens over the birds of the heavens

and over the livestock and over all the and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing earth and over every creeping thing

that creeps on the earth”that creeps on the earth”

So God created man in his own image,So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them male and female he created them- Genesis 1:26-27- Genesis 1:26-27

So God created man in his own image,So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them male and female he created them- Genesis 1:26-27- Genesis 1:26-27

Positional Image= Positional Image= DominionDominion


Functional Image= Functional Image= Multiply and FillMultiply and Fill


Functional Image= Functional Image= Multiply and FillMultiply and Fill

Substantive Image= Substantive Image= Free Will forFree Will forMoral ChoicesMoral Choices

Image of God:Image of God:

SoWhatWhoCares?SoWhatWhoCares?

The value of an objectThe value of an object

Derives from it's ownerDerives from it's owner

"Whoever sheds the blood of man,"Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, by man shall his blood be shed,

for God made man in his own image"for God made man in his own image"- Genesis 9:6- Genesis 9:6



Before the Fall or after the Fall?Before the Fall or after the Fall?



Image RemainsImage RemainsRegardless of FallennessRegardless of Fallenness



Image= Intrinsic ValueImage= Intrinsic ValueRegardlessRegardless of all other factors of all other factors

The weightiness of GoldThe weightiness of Gold

The weightiness of GoldThe weightiness of Gold

Glory is the "weightiness" of GodGlory is the "weightiness" of GodYou carry his gloryYou carry his glory

The Life of JesusThe Life of Jesus

"The Son of Man came eating and "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax a friend of tax

collectors and sinners!'"collectors and sinners!'"- Matthew 11:19- Matthew 11:19

Is he a friend of sinners?Is he a friend of sinners?

"The Son of Man came eating and "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax a friend of tax

collectors and sinners!'"collectors and sinners!'"- Matthew 11:19- Matthew 11:19

Is he a friend of sinners?Is he a friend of sinners?Why?Why?

Sitting on the ground…teachingSitting on the ground…teaching

Sitting on the ground…teachingSitting on the ground…teaching

Temple CourtyardTemple CourtyardWoman caught in act of adulteryWoman caught in act of adultery

Jesus stood up and said Jesus stood up and said to to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no her, “Woman, where are they? Has no

one condemned you?” one condemned you?”

Jesus stood up and said Jesus stood up and said to to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no her, “Woman, where are they? Has no

one condemned you?” one condemned you?”

Why respect her?Why respect her?

She said, “No one, Lord.” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, And Jesus said,

“Neither do I “Neither do I condemncondemn you; go, you; go, and and from now on sin no more”from now on sin no more”

- John 8:10-11- John 8:10-11

Does Jesus have a right to condemn her?Does Jesus have a right to condemn her?

Rather than "sit in judgment"Rather than "sit in judgment"of herof her

Jesus stands as a friend to herJesus stands as a friend to herAnd speaks out of love for herAnd speaks out of love for her

"Go and "Go and sin no more…"sin no more…"

Jesus stands as a friendJesus stands as a friendAnd speaks out of love…And speaks out of love…

Because she was created to be Because she was created to be A daughter of GodA daughter of God

Regardless of what she's doneRegardless of what she's done

You were created to be a You were created to be a Daughter of GodDaughter of God

You bear his imageYou bear his image

(That's the one that matters)(That's the one that matters)

Jesus is looking for peopleJesus is looking for peopleWilling to be his friendWilling to be his friend

Not as easy as it sounds…Not as easy as it sounds…

Greater love has no one than this, Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life that someone lay down his life

for his friends. for his friends.

You are my friends You are my friends ifif you do you do what I command youwhat I command you

- Jesus, John 15:13-14- Jesus, John 15:13-14

A friend who encourages, listens toA friend who encourages, listens toSpeaks well of to others?Speaks well of to others?

True…True…

Jesus hangs with people…Jesus hangs with people…

Jesus...said,Jesus...said, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down,

for I must stay at your house today.” for I must stay at your house today.”

So he hurried and came down and So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. received him joyfully.

““And when they saw it, And when they saw it, they all grumbled, they all grumbled,

“He has gone in to be the guest “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”of a man who is a sinner.”

Unworthy of a meal togetherUnworthy of a meal together

And Zacchaeus stood And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, and said to the Lord,

“Behold, Lord, the half of my goods “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor.I give to the poor. And if I have And if I have

defrauded anyone of anything, defrauded anyone of anything, I restoreI restore it fourfold” it fourfold”

And Jesus said to him, And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come “Today salvation has come

to this house, since to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. he also is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of Man came For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost”to seek and to save the lost”

- Luke 19:5-10- Luke 19:5-10

Restoration: Restoration: Relationship and ImageRelationship and Image

Why a tax collector?Why a tax collector?

Image of God= ValueImage of God= Value

He needs repentanceHe needs repentanceand forgivenessand forgiveness

We can't lose value in God's sightWe can't lose value in God's sight

By what we doBy what we do(or don't do)(or don't do)

One of the Pharisees asked him One of the Pharisees asked him to to eat with him,eat with him, and he went and he went into the Pharisee's house and into the Pharisee's house and

reclined at the table. reclined at the table.

Jesus= friend of sinnersJesus= friend of sinners(Some don't know they are…)(Some don't know they are…)

And behold, a woman of the city, And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that who was a sinner, when she learned that

he was reclining at table in the he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment…alabaster flask of ointment…

……and standing behind him at his and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to feet, weeping, she began to

wet his feet with her tears and wiped wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them kissed his feet and anointed them

with the ointmentwith the ointment

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, him saw this, he said to himself, he said to himself, “If this “If this

man were a prophet, he would have man were a prophet, he would have known who and known who and what sort of woman this what sort of woman this

is who is touching him,is who is touching him,for she is a sinner” for she is a sinner”

Sits in judgment:Sits in judgment:""She's unworthy to touch his feetShe's unworthy to touch his feet

She has no value…"She has no value…"

Sitting in judgment of Sitting in judgment of Someone else's worthSomeone else's worth

Puts us in the place of God andPuts us in the place of God andBlinds us to our own sinBlinds us to our own sin

Do not speak evil against one Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who another, brothers. The one who

speaks against a brother or judges his speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law brother, speaks evil against the law

and judges the law.and judges the law.

But if you judge the law, you But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but are not a doer of the law but

a judge. There is only one lawgiver a judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to and judge, he who is able to

save and to destroy. save and to destroy. But who are you to But who are you to

judge your neighbor?judge your neighbor?- James 4:11-12- James 4:11-12

There are some of usThere are some of usWho won't repentWho won't repent

Until we quit playing GodUntil we quit playing GodIn judgment of everyone elseIn judgment of everyone else

"She's unworthy to "She's unworthy to touch his feet"touch his feet"

The Pharisee is unworthy The Pharisee is unworthy to have him in his houseto have him in his house

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, him saw this, he said to himself, he said to himself, “If this “If this

man were a prophet, he would man were a prophet, he would have known who and have known who and

what sort of woman this is what sort of woman this is who is touching him,who is touching him,

for she is a sinner” for she is a sinner”

And Jesus And Jesus answeringanswering said to him, said to him, “Simon, I have something to “Simon, I have something to

say to you.” say to you.”

And he answered, And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”“Say it, Teacher.”

““A certain moneylender had A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five two debtors. One owed five

hundred denarii, and the other fifty. hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

When they could not pay, he When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. cancelled the debt of both.

Now which of them Now which of them will love him more?”will love him more?”

Simon answered, Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he “The one, I suppose, for whom he

cancelled the larger debt.” cancelled the larger debt.”

And he said to him, And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.”“You have judged rightly.”

Then turning toward the woman Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, he said to Simon,

“Do you see this woman? I entered“Do you see this woman? I enteredyour house; you gave me no water your house; you gave me no water

for my feet, but she has wet for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. wiped them with her hair.

You gave me no kiss, but from You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not the time I came in she has not

ceased to kiss my feet. You did notceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anoint my head with oil, but she has

anointed my feet with ointment.anointed my feet with ointment.

The Pharisees deems Christ The Pharisees deems Christ Unworthy of the common Unworthy of the common

courtesies of societycourtesies of society

He's so busy sitting in judgmentHe's so busy sitting in judgmentThat he misses out on Jesus' friendshipThat he misses out on Jesus' friendship

Therefore I tell you, her sins, Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many,which are many, are forgiven- are forgiven-

for she loved much. But he who is for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” forgiven little, loves little.”

And he said to her, And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”“Your sins are forgiven.”

She's forgiven She's forgiven Because she's brokenBecause she's broken

By the weight of her sinBy the weight of her sin

And willing to seek out a SaviorAnd willing to seek out a Savior

Then those who were at table with him Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, began to say among themselves,

“Who is this, who even forgives sins?” “Who is this, who even forgives sins?”

And he said to the woman, And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; “Your faith has saved you;

go in peace.”go in peace.”- Luke 7:36-50- Luke 7:36-50

Jesus gives everyone valueJesus gives everyone value

Because they were madeBecause they were madeIn the Image of GodIn the Image of God


Therefore, to make his values mineTherefore, to make his values mine

Worship is the natural Worship is the natural responseresponse of the of the redeemed to the revelation of Godredeemed to the revelation of God

Image of God= Value and Respect AllImage of God= Value and Respect All

You were created to beYou were created to beA son or daughter of GodA son or daughter of God

Made in his imageMade in his image

Your value derives from:Your value derives from:

- The image of God- The image of God- The sacrifice of Christ- The sacrifice of Christ

to restore that imageto restore that image

And only those thingsAnd only those things

A true believerA true believerIs so filled with a deep awarenessIs so filled with a deep awareness

Of their own sinfulnessOf their own sinfulness

That they find it hardThat they find it hardTo cast stones at othersTo cast stones at others

But they do speak truth (in love…)But they do speak truth (in love…)


Therefore, to make his values mineTherefore, to make his values mine

How should that changeHow should that changeWhat I see in people?What I see in people?

How should that changeHow should that changeThe way I relate to them?The way I relate to them?




My focus determinesMy focus determinesMy responseMy response

From now on, therefore, From now on, therefore, we regard no one we regard no one

according to the fleshaccording to the flesh- 2 Cor.5:16- 2 Cor.5:16

In Christ, the externalIn Christ, the externalNo longer mattersNo longer matters

Understanding Image of GodUnderstanding Image of GodMeans I don't get to Means I don't get to

"Sit in judgment""Sit in judgment"

The external is a lieThe external is a lie

To distract us from the truth:To distract us from the truth:We're all the same insideWe're all the same inside

Broken and in need of forgivenessBroken and in need of forgivenessAnd a fresh startAnd a fresh start

And knowing thatAnd knowing that

Changes everything…Changes everything…

Where is my value found?Where is my value found?

How do I see others?How do I see others?

Do I really believeDo I really believeEvery person I meet has equal valueEvery person I meet has equal value

In the eyes of God?In the eyes of God?

How would that changeHow would that change

Even how I speak of and to others?Even how I speak of and to others?

How would that changeHow would that change

How I approach them?How I approach them?

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