Created to Reflect God's Glory | Chip Stallings | June 7, 2026

When god knits a child together, a preborn baby in their mother's womb, He is creating them for purpose and plan and have given them at that moment in time, their DNA and has given them that moment of conception has given them his image. That is where their value begins. Theological fact, biological fact, And that carries with them that image from their preborn state inside of their mother's womb all the way through every age and stage and season of life regardless to whether they are considered good person or bad person by the world around them. They still carry with them the very image of god. [00:58:56] (58 seconds)  #ImageFromConception

This is why we believe that every life has value, that every life is valuable from the womb to the tomb. For every person from the point of conception are of the utmost value in the eyes of God. So when someone intentionally kills a preborn baby kills an innocent person, they're held accountable by God for killing someone who was made in his image. Look. I know this is an incredibly hot political, you know, subject. They've been kind of robbed by political parties on different sides and there's things that we can get frustrated with all of this but hey, this is not a political issue. [00:57:31] (57 seconds)  #LifeFromWombToTomb

Not only do we have a better representative in Jesus, but we also have a representative who can change us. Not just someone for us to look at and admire his teaching, but for someone that we will live inside of us and guide us to fulfilling his teaching. Empower us to fulfill his teaching. He is willing and he is able to transform us in a way that his image is able to be seen in us and then through us. [01:18:58] (35 seconds)  #JesusChangesUs

In their day, they had to go to a temple. Only a high priest could enter in the holy of holies where the presence of god dwelled because of what Jesus has done for us. We are now his holy temple. And he has chosen to give us his spirit to dwell inside of us. When we become Christians, it's not just a mental agreement. It's a rebirth. It's a whole new beginning. It's a fresh start. The very presence of God comes and lives in inside of us, forgives us, and seals us, and empowers us. [01:16:13] (35 seconds)  #WeAreGodsTemple

Because all of us need to be the most aggressive repenters in our lives. We need to be the first ones to repent. The first ones to ask god to search our hearts and to see if there's any wicked way in us because what that does is prevents others from seeing Jesus the way that he deserves to be seen in our lives and through our lives. That we that we wouldn't go and just try to be the church out there without first having met Jesus in the church in here. And that when we do that, then our witness, our impact will be authentic and real. [01:26:55] (45 seconds)  #BeTheFirstToRepent

God doesn't change all of those things. What he does is change the inside. In such a clear and compelling way, it actually becomes more important than what's on the outside. Praise God for that. That you and I are being transformed. We're not a finished product, but we're also not the same as he once were. Paul is telling the Corinthian church, don't you wear that veil. Allow the image of god to be on display. Allow the character of god to be seen. [01:24:30] (42 seconds)  #ChangeFromInsideOut

See, god has set us free from sin that cause us to break the family resemblance. This family resemblance that we have been created in god's image. This begins the transforming process. Jesus said, getting saved is like being born again. It's a new spiritual life being brought into a new family. It's a new family resemblance. This taking the look, the terminology, the behaviors, the mannerisms, the stories, the things, and making those look like Jesus. [01:23:37] (40 seconds)  #NewFamilyResemblance

We've become very aware of our inability to be able to measure up to God's likeness. We don't lower down his standards or his image. We run to Jesus. We run to Jesus for help. We run to Jesus to help us to level up and not lower down the character of our great God. [01:06:09] (29 seconds)  #RunToJesus