The Big Idea: Creating an image of the God you prefer to worship sabotages the relationship and keeps you from experiencing His true greatness.

Exodus 20:3-5 (p.52)

Three Reasons Not To Make An Image:

1. Your image DOESN’T EVEN COME CLOSE to who He is.

2. You will instinctively WORSHIP your image rather than GOD.

John 9:1-3 (p.747) Exodus 20:6 (p.52) Deuteronomy. 7:9 (p.126)

1. Your image keeps you from seeing the GLORY OF GOD.

Romans 9 (p.787) Hebrews 1:1-2 (p.838) Isaiah 44:6-20 (p.504)

The Image problem affects many of our relationships:

-Unrealistic Standards lead to Unmet Expectations