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The Story of God: The Fall

April 12, 2016

Because Eve didn’t have a clear understanding of God’s Word, the serpent knew he could deceive her. So he contradicts God’s Word so as to cast doubt about God’s character: “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:5 He twists God’s word to make God appear harsh and restrictive. Sound familiar? He sows seeds of mistrust. “Maybe God is not as good as He appears to be.” “Maybe He’s holding back something good from you.” And really, that’s still how the devil works today. He wants you to think that God doesn’t have your best interests at heart. He wants you to doubt God’s goodness.

The Story of God: Made For Each Other

April 12, 2016

The removal of a piece of the man in order to create the woman implies that from now on neither is complete without the other. The man needs the woman for his wholeness, and the woman needs the man for hers. Each is equal in need in relation to the other. God took a handful from Adam’s side so she’d be the perfect fit for him and so he’d be the perfect fit for her. Here then is the mystery of marriage. This was God’s design: we were truly made for each other.

The Story of God: The Good Life

April 12, 2016

When God created us, His desire was that we would be fully alive. He put in us appetites for food, sex, adventure and joy. He put in us this desire to seize the day, grab life by the throat and drink it dry. There’s a reason your heartbeat quickens when you fall in love. There’s a reason why we have drives for success, why we want to surround ourselves with good things, why we work hard for the good life: God put His life in us so we would be fully alive.

The Story of God: Created

April 12, 2016

Our place in God’s story begins here: God loves every person created in His image. And if God loves the broken, the lost, the lonely, the abused, the messed up and wacked out discards of this planet – then they too should matter to us. Part of our purpose as people created in the image of God is to begin seeing every person through God’s eyes… as someone made to know and love Him too.

The Story of God: The Bigger Picture

April 11, 2016

God created every person to enjoy an intimate relationship with Him in his presence: To walk closely with Him, to know Him and to enjoy the blessings of this relationship and of His creation. So He designed life to be lived in harmony with His loving rule and to enjoy all the blessings of life He created. We are to live as His people, in His place, under His rule so that we might enjoy His blessings.

SERVE: Unwrapping Spiritual Gifts

February 2, 2016

God put us together in His body so that every one of us is necessary. You need my gift and I need yours. No one has all the gifts. There is no such thing as a super-Christian. God in His wisdom has created a new kind of community where the least serves the strongest, and the strongest serves the least. So the point is this: To discover your gift, you just need to start serving God’s people.