STORY #1 - Understanding the Story
Altogether, the Old Testament and New Testament are in total agreement on one main theme woven throughout its pages, and that is the STORY. The STORY deals with God's love, man's sin, the need for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, and the hope of ne
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Grace Church holds a Meet & Greet for those who are newer to Grace Church on the 4th Sunday of each month following the service in CJ's coffee shop. It is a great opportunity to meet the staff and leadership of Grace Church and learn a little more about the church. It also gives us an opportunity to learn a little about you! Contact Leslie Booher if you have any questions ([email protected]).
Monday, June 8th - Rod & Elaine Russell, Greg & Bev Bowers
Tuesday, June 9th - Steve Gauss, Karen Dykhouse, Perry & Lori Orton
Tuesday, June 9th - Steve Gauss, Karen Dykhouse, Perry & Lori Orton
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Our June series is simply entitled, STORY.
The Bible is comprised of 66 different volumes, written by about 40 different authors.
They wrote in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
God perfectly guided the human authors of the Bible so that, while using their own writing styles and personalities, they still recorded exactly what God intended. 2 Timothy 3:16a
The Bible is comprised of 66 different volumes, written by about 40 different authors.
They wrote in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
God perfectly guided the human authors of the Bible so that, while using their own writing styles and personalities, they still recorded exactly what God intended. 2 Timothy 3:16a
2 Timothy 3:16
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16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
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The authors all proclaim the same one true God and at times offer differing, but not contradictory, perspectives of the events the Lord has chosen to reveal to us.
Altogether, the Old Testament and New Testament are in total agreement on one main theme woven throughout its pages, and that is the STORY. The STORY deals with God's love, man's sin, the need for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, and the hope of new life now and eternal life when this life ends.
Altogether, the Old Testament and New Testament are in total agreement on one main theme woven throughout its pages, and that is the STORY. The STORY deals with God's love, man's sin, the need for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, and the hope of new life now and eternal life when this life ends.
This morning we are looking at THE STORY. "The" as in singular...the greatest, best, and most important.
Movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told
It's been called a love story, a story of rescue, a war story, and his-(s)tory.
Movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told
It's been called a love story, a story of rescue, a war story, and his-(s)tory.
The Story is known as the Gospel - a word that carries the meaning of "Good News."
The Bible has a lot to say about this Story of Good News:
Mark 1:1
1 Corinthians 15:1-2
Mark 1:15
Romans 1:16
1 Corinthians 15:3-8
The Bible has a lot to say about this Story of Good News:
Mark 1:1
1 Corinthians 15:1-2
Mark 1:15
Romans 1:16
1 Corinthians 15:3-8
Mark 1:1
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1 This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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1 Corinthians 15:1-2
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1 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.
2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
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Mark 1:15
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15 “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
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Romans 1:16
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16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
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1 Corinthians 15:3-8
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3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
5 and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
6 After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
7 Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
8 And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.
4 that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
5 and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
6 After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
7 Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
8 And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.
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This morning we'll walk through a basic outline of the Gospel message. It's God's Story of Jesus. This will help us to tell others, simply and concisely, what the Gospel means for their life.
First: God made mankind for RELATIONSHIPS.
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 19:1
First: God made mankind for RELATIONSHIPS.
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 19:1
Genesis 1:1
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1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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Psalms 19:1
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1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
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Second: Man rebelled against God and RUINED his relationships.
Romans 1:18-32; 5:12; Matthew 25:41
Romans 1:18-32; 5:12; Matthew 25:41
Romans 1:18-32
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18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
19 For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
27 Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
31 They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
19 For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
27 Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
31 They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
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Romans 5:12
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12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
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Matthew 25:41
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41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
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Third: God's love provided a way to RESCUE mankind.
Romans 5:8; 6:23; John 3:16-17; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:8-10
Romans 5:8; 6:23; John 3:16-17; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:8-10
Romans 5:8
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8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Romans 6:23
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23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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John 3:16-17
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16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
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Acts 4:12
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12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
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Ephesians 2:8-10
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8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
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Fourth: God's Story of Jesus demands a RESPONSE.
Mark 1:15; Acts 16:30-31; Romans 10:13
Mark 1:15; Acts 16:30-31; Romans 10:13
Mark 1:15
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15 “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
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Acts 16:30-31
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30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
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Romans 10:13
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13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
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