We See the Father Every Day

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​First Presbyterian Church of Blackwood                          
21 E. Church Street
Blackwood, NJ 08012                                                                              
Sermon Notes Sunday Service May 3 2026
Sermon Title–We See the Father Every Day
Text – John 14:1-14
Rev. Key Min Lee

The Bible tells us that human beings are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26). The phrase “image of God” comes from the Hebrew words tzelem - צֶלֶם (image—representative or supreme) and demut - בְּצַלְמֵנוּ (likeness—God’s character and attributes).  This means that human beings are created to resemble God and to represent Him as stewards over creation.  When we look more closely at this meaning, it teaches us that every person we encounter today is, in a sense, a representative of God.
 
Today’s passage says, “From now on you do know Him and have seen Him… Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father” (vv. 7, 9).  Yet in the minds of the disciples, God was understood as holy, spiritual, and invisible.  However, Jesus declares that to see Him is to see God. In other words, through the people we encounter, we are meeting God every day—because every person is made in the image of God.
 
What is important here is that God’s character and attributes must be revealed through our lives.  Jesus says, “Believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves” (v. 11).  This means that our words and actions lead others to consider whether God truly exists. Through what we say and do, others come to realize that God is living and actively at work even now.
 
Beloved brothers and sisters, we meet God every day.  Each person around us—including ourselves—is made in the image of God, and through one another, we encounter Him daily.
 
Do not forget this:  whatever we do to others, we are doing as unto God.  When you meet people, meet them with the character and attributes of God.  When you do so, others will see your life and come to encounter God more deeply, entering into His presence.
 
Remember this:  we are all created in the image of God, and we see His face every day. May your life reveal God’s character and attributes each day, bringing glory to Him.  I bless you in the name of the Lord.  Amen.