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5. God is creator; we are creative @simongharris @burlington_ips #whodoyouthinkyouare? God is endlessly creative A fantastic world Psalm 104:14-15 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate bringing forth

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5. God is

creator; we are creative

#whodoyouthinkyouare? @burlington_ips @simongharris

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Psalm 104:14-15

He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate – bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens human hearts,

il to make their faces shine,

and bread that sustains their hearts.

God is endlessly creative

A fantastic world

#whodoyouthinkyouare?

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Genesis 1:26-26

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.

God is endlessly creative

We are made in his image

#whodoyouthinkyouare?

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Genesis 1:2

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

We are creative

(i) Everything is sacred

#whodoyouthinkyouare?

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Think of something you do that is routine, mundane, but is actually sacred because you are brining order and beauty

ut of chaos.

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1 Corinthians 10:31

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

We are creative

(i) Everything is sacred

#whodoyouthinkyouare?

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Lamentations 3:22-23

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

We are creative

(ii) Here’s a fresh page

#whodoyouthinkyouare?

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If you have a fresh page, what would you like to put on it?

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Romans 12:6

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.

We are creative

(iii) Uncovering our creativity

#whodoyouthinkyouare?

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What delights you? What makes you angry?

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Matthew 25:25

So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.

We are creative

(iii) Uncovering our creativity

#whodoyouthinkyouare?

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What are you not doing because of FEAR or FAILURE?

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Isaiah 61:3

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me … to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning,

We are creative

(iv) The blessing of beauty

#whodoyouthinkyouare?

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If you were going to make something a little more beautiful this week, what will it be?

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#whodoyouthinkyouare?