ART IS CREATIVE EXPRESION

“Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Genesis 1:26 & 27

We observe that our creator, the Master Artist, gave us the pre-requisites for art; such as, light, color, shape, texture, and dimension. Even more fantastic, He gave us, His image bearing creatures, the ability to see, hear, and feel these elements. To some He gave the talents to recognize the beauty and majesty of the revelation of Him; and then, the talents and desire to express these elements in the form of visual art. We call them artists.

To those of us who give our lives to Christ as our redeemer, we are compelled to bring all of our thoughts under the captivity of the obedience to Him. We are here to glorify God and to serve in the way the Lord has given to each person individually.

It is not important that the artist receives pleasure in producing the art; it is important, that those who experience the art, see God in it and that they are served by the artist.

The evangelical community is now recognizing this and is reaching out to artists to build up this heretofore, little understood group.

For this reason, SHEEP MINISTRIES is formed.

We Purpose to Glorify God by:

Supporting and building up the artists in Christ
Educating the Body of Christ, the Church
Educating artists
Mentoring
Presenting the gospel thru the arts

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” Philippians 4:8


A prayer

Heavenly Father—We are overwhelmed by the recognition that you have allowed your finite creatures to see You in creation; that you gave us the elements for visual art and then gave us the tools necessary to see, hear and feel them. Moreover, you gave some to have talents to express You by the tools you gave. Praise You for the gifts.

Please show us how to bring awareness to your body of the possibilities for visual artists, as well as musical artists, to serve the church and to evangelize.
Please show us how to bring awareness to Christian artists that their talents and gifts are to serve You and help us to find ways to use the talents and gifts to serve—to present the gospel thru the arts.

Purify our hearts that we glorify You—that we stay within Your will. Forgive us when we stumble and fall short—show us our error.

Protect us from idolizing the creation and not the creator. Keep us from creatively expressing any image that is able to be used in a manner that does not honor You.
We put our trust in You and praise You for your mercy and grace through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen