Title: "Made with a Mandate"

1. Read Genesis 1:26. What illustration from his trip to Germany did Andy use to teach the kids what it means to be made in God’s image? How does that dovetail with what we learned during the sermon about ancient kings? So, if someone asked you, “What does it mean to be made in God’s image?” what would you tell them? Why should we think about this often?

2. Read v. 27. Who is qualified as an image-bearer? Why was that a stunning concept? In what helpful ways does the creation mandate challenge the worldview of Utilitarianism?

3. Read v. 28. Read through the five implications of being deployed into the world as God’s image-bearers. Which of these encourages you the most? Which challenges you the most?

Why might one person feel motivated by today’s sermon and another feel weighed down? How does the fact of Adam’s failure of this mandate, but Christ’s success, give you hope?