Before Adam was given a wife, he was given a job—revealing that work is not a result of the fall, but a vital part of our humanity. In episode 15 of "God’s Image in Man," Duane Sheriff teaches that work is essential to fulfilling God’s will and purpose for our lives.

Work is an act of worship when done unto the Lord, a way we serve our families, communities, and future generations. Our identity is not found in our jobs, yet our personhood is expressed through faithful labor. We work not merely to get, but to give—reflecting God’s image through generosity, excellence, and responsibility. Teaching the next generation the value and purpose of work restores dignity and aligns us with God’s design.

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Our culture may despise work, but the Bible introduces God as a Creator who works, rests, and blesses. Work is not a curse—it is the fifth attribute of God’s image in humanity. In Episode 14 of God’s Image in Man, Duane Sheriff teaches God’s pattern of six days of work and one day of rest.

Scripture makes no distinction between “secular” and “spiritual” labor; all legitimate work is holy when done unto the Lord. Regardless of our occupation, our labor reflects God’s image when performed with excellence and faith. When we refuse to work or fail to rest, we distort God’s image within us. The value of work restores dignity, purpose, and alignment with God’s rhythm of creation, and it is important to pass these principles on to the next generation.

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Are you aware that the church is a spiritual portal - a supernatural gateway between heaven and earth? Just as Jacob saw angels ascending and descending at Bethel, believers today are living stones being built into God’s spiritual house with Christ as the cornerstone. In Part 5 of "Godliness – The Gospel Scheme," Duane Sheriff focuses on the phrase "seen of angels" and shows how angelic involvement is woven throughout God’s redemptive plan from Genesis to Revelation.

Angels intervene in human affairs by protecting God's people, delivering God’s messages, and ministering to those who serve Him. Scripture reveals angels taking part in God’s plan, such as guarding the tree of life, saving Lot, helping Elijah, announcing the birth of Jesus, helping Christ in the wilderness, and being at the empty tomb.

We are not alone. When believers gather together as the church, they become the house of God through worship, prayer, and obedience, where heaven touches earth, and angels minister in accordance with God’s purposes.

Our words are like seeds—each one spoken brings forth either life or death, blessing or cursing. In Episode 13, "God’s Image in Man," Duane Sheriff reveals the spiritual power of the words we speak and shows how wisdom or foolishness is most often revealed through the tongue.

God’s image in humanity includes speech. That image can be perverted through gossip, slander, complaining, and deceit—or celebrated through words of truth, peace, mercy, and blessing. A wise person guards their mouth, speaks with restraint, and sows words that preserve life. A fool guided by emotion and impulse speaks recklessly and reaps unnecessary destruction. We cannot speak death and expect life. Wisdom chooses words that sow peace today for a harvest of blessings tomorrow.

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God created the world by speaking, then made humanity in His image with the same capacity to speak, create, and shape the future. In Episode 12 of "God’s Image In Man," Duane Sheriff teaches that, as His image-bearers, we frame our personal reality by our words.

Words function as seeds, producing either blessing or cursing, life or death. Jesus modeled this perfectly— declaring that His words were spirit and life. Through the parable of the sower in Mark 4, we learn that God’s Word must be received into the heart, mixed with faith, and spoken in order to reproduce after its own kind. As we meditate on God’s promises and speak them in faith, a transformation takes place, and our mouths release words of life, faith, and blessing.

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From the beginning, God created everything with His words: “Let there be light,” and light appeared. Scripture reveals that the universe was shaped by God’s Word. Everything we see was created, is sustained, and is upheld by the Word of God.

Before you ever took your first breath, God knew you. He spoke over your life with purpose, intention, and power. In Episode 11 of "God’s Image In Man," Duane Sheriff teaches that God is a speaking God—whose words are spirit, life, and creative force. As image-bearers created in His likeness, our words matter. They are spiritual seeds that shape our reality, frame our future, and produce a harvest of either life or death. Set aside fear and negative words and speak words of faith, life, and God’s promises over your life.

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God's image in humanity is not silent—God speaks, and He created us to do the same. Words are a divine attribute placed within us as image-bearers of a speaking God. In episode ten of "God's Image in Man", Duane Sheriff reveals from Genesis to the Gospels, Scripture shows that God creates, sustains, and governs through His Word. When God said, “Let there be light," creation responded—and that same principle of creative speech still operates today.

Because we are made in His image, our words function as seeds. They have the power to produce life or death, blessing or destruction, depending on how they are sown. While God's Word brings immediate results, our words operate according to the principle of seedtime and harvest. Understanding this powerful truth should influence how we speak to ourselves, our families, and others. 

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The desire to create, build, and invent is deeply woven into what it means to be human. From the opening words of Genesis, Scripture reveals God as Creator—bringing order out of chaos and speaking worlds into existence. That same creative nature is stamped into humanity because we are made in His image and likeness.

In episode nine of "God's Image in Man", Duane Sheriff teaches that humanity's ability to invent, design, build, and create—through art, music, architecture, and technology—flows directly from bearing God's creative image. Creativity is not rooted in education or training alone, but in our God-given personhood as image bearers.

From electricity and indoor plumbing to skyscrapers and symphonies, human innovation reflects the Creator within us. Yet this gift can be redeemed or perverted—used to bless life or to invent evil. God's image in man cannot be erased, only expressed. When God breathes His image into us, imagination becomes purpose, and invention becomes a blessing.

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What if your relationship with God depended on just one event in history—the resurrection of Jesus? In Part 4 of Godliness – The Gospel Scheme, Duane Sheriff explores the mystery of godliness found in 1 Timothy 3:16. At the heart of this mystery is the resurrection of Jesus Christ and what it means accomplished for every believer.

Scripture reveals that two men shaped the destiny of mankind—Adam and Jesus. Through Adam, sin, death, and condemnation came into the world and affected every person born into the family of man. But through Jesus, called the last Adam, God offers redemption, justification, and new life to all who believe.

Jesus did more than just die for our sins. He became our representative. When He died, we died with Him. When He was buried, our old life was buried too. And when He rose from the dead, we were raised with Him into a new identity and made right with God. The resurrection proves that we are justified and is the foundation of our victory as believers. Because Christ lives, we are no longer condemned. Instead, we are alive in Him and share in His triumph, authority, and new life.

Before culture defined us, before politics divided us, and before confusion entered the conversation, God created humanity in His image. In episode eight of "God's Image in Man", Duane Sheriff explores the profound mystery of being created in God's image as male and female.

Because God is Spirit, His image is not defined by physical anatomy but by spiritual attributes expressed through both masculine and feminine qualities. Scripture reveals a God who is strong and protective, yet also nurturing, compassionate, and wise. These attributes find their fullest earthly expression when male and female come together in covenant marriage, reflecting God's image through unity, diversity, and fruitfulness.

Understanding this reveals why marriage, gender, and the family are under such relentless attack. The cultural obsession with gender confusion is not merely social—it is a spiritual assault on the image of God itself. Today's confusion calls us back to Scripture, common sense, and God's original design. To understand who we are, we must first understand who God is—and how His image is revealed in us.

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