JSM Teaching Podcast Journey of Faith

What does it mean when you read in the Bible that we are "created in the image of God"? Why does that matter? What does that mean for our lives and how we should conduct ourselves? Student Pastor Edgar Bear introduces our new series "Imago Dei" (meaning Image of God) by talking about what this concept means and how this has implications in our lives.

Jesus called his followers to know him and live in the freedom that a relationship with him brings. We are made in the image of God and while we are called to live a certain way, this is not limiting, it is freeing. Student Pastor Ashley Diehl concludes our "Imago Dei" series by talking about what it means to live in freedom because we are made in God's image.

Jesus says love your neighbor, but how do we do this? Who is our neighbor? Student Pastor Edgar Bear talks about how we are called to love our neighbors around us because we are made in the image of God, and how that can lead us to help them know they are as well.

Culture and people around us all have different standards they ask us to live by. Some of these are good, but many can lead us to a life that doesn't match up with what God wants. When we look at how we are created in God's image, we see that our purpose is not to reflect the world around us, but to reflect who God is. Student Pastor Ashley Diehl talks about this during this week's message.

Is Jesus worth the risk in your life? Pastor Ashley Diehl talks about how we can learn from the examples of the story of Jesus' birth and start to put Jesus as first in our lives.

Sometimes in our lives, we feel like we can't see past the difficulties or failures we might meet in our lives. This week, we can see through the story of Mary and Joseph not finding room in the inn, how we can make room for God to work through our failures and difficult circumstances.