Refine 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Matt 22: 37 - 39

Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness… Gen 1:26

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made… Ps 139:14

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Eph 2:10

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23

What the Bible says about us…

Men go abroad and wonder at the height of mountains, the huge waves of the sea, the long course of rivers, the vast compass of the ocean, the circular motions of the stars, … but they pass by themselves and don’t even notice.

Augustine, Church father

Selfie - 3 days old

Every person is a miracle!!

•1 egg of the mother and 1 sperm of the father, each containing 23 chromosomes and half of the DNA of the parent

•The two cells merge into a single cell to create a brand new DNA code

•That DNA code is the description of the person, unique every time

The eye

•One of the most sophisticated technological miracles•1million optic nerve endings have to find the exact partner to give “sight” to the eye• about in the 6th months the skin over the eye is being cut and the eye lids are created

Laminin - diagram

Laminin is a protein, the foundation for most cells and organs and vital for the maintenance and survival of tissues

Inner self

Mind Heart

Will

Emotions

Personality

Character

“What we think [about] determines what we do, what we do determines what we become” Tom Marshall

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole

spirit, soul, and body be preserved

blameless at

the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

The Human SpiritZec 12:1 An Oracle. The word of the LORD

concerning Israel: Thus says the LORD, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the human spirit within

Job 32:8 But truly it is the spirit in a mortal, the breath of the Almighty, that makes for understanding.

Luk 1:47 …and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

Matt26:41 The spirit is willing but the body is weak

Growing in the spiritLuk 1:80 The child (John) grew and became

strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.

Luk 2:40 The child (Jesus) grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

Rom 8:16 it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

Nurture the relationship between your spirit and

God’s Spirit

Jer 33:3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable [mighty] things you do not know.’

Understanding of the things of God comes from our spirit not from our intellect.

How we live…

Body

Soul

Spirit

Jesus way…

Spirit

Soul

Body

Mark 6:34When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

How to nurture our spiritsAsk/Call out to Father God you help you live from

your Spirit

Speak to your spirit to be attentive

“Spirit of ………… I call you to attention”

Be on guard as to what goes into your spiritTV / Movies / phone /music

Be quick to acknowledge when you are not living Spirit first.