Then God (Elohim --plural) said (singular verb), 'Let us make (plural verb) man in our image, after our likeness'" (Genesis 1:26)

Prop: A large Quilt, hanging backwards on a stand, so that the threadwork is visible

I want to show you a picture this morning. Take a look. What do you see?

What is it? [Give people time to answer.] Is it the sky? Clouds? The sea? A painting?

Now what if I give you a different view:

What is it? Tell me. A pool! It’s a pool!

You couldn’t tell by the first picture I showed you. It simply didn’t give you enough information about your world to help you understand what I was showing you. The blue could be anything. The pool however is a familiar object in your frame of understanding.

What kind of water is in the pool? That’s another matter entirely. But we ca…