STORY #2 - Telling 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]).
Wednesday, June 17th - Don Wiser
Thursday, June 18th - Deb Abbott, Brian Krauss, Steve & Lisa Sterkenburg
Saturday, June 20th - Kim Stewart, Amanda Shook, Stephanie Hester, John & Melissa Mater
Thursday, June 18th - Deb Abbott, Brian Krauss, Steve & Lisa Sterkenburg
Saturday, June 20th - Kim Stewart, Amanda Shook, Stephanie Hester, John & Melissa Mater
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Our June series is simply entitled, STORY.
The Bible has some incredible stories! Adventure, romance, documenteries, war, supernatural, crime, law and order, poetry, and so much more.
There are some fantastic characters too! Heroes and zeroes, kings and clods, artists and writers, married couples and singles, villians and victors, simple folks and stupid fools, and many others.
The Bible has some incredible stories! Adventure, romance, documenteries, war, supernatural, crime, law and order, poetry, and so much more.
There are some fantastic characters too! Heroes and zeroes, kings and clods, artists and writers, married couples and singles, villians and victors, simple folks and stupid fools, and many others.
The Bible is comprised of 66 different volumes (approx. 727,969 words), 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 3:16-17
Hebrews 4:12
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 3:16-17
Hebrews 4:12
2 Timothy 3:16-17
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16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
17 so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
17 so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
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Hebrews 4:12
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12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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There are about 800 distinct stories and approximately 3,237 specifically named individuals in the Bible, along with countless other unnamed figures.
What is one of your favorite Bible stories and a couple of characters you have enjoyed learning about?
What is one of your favorite Bible stories and a couple of characters you have enjoyed learning about?
This morning we are looking at The Story, known as the Gospel - a word that carries the meaning of "Good News."
We're going to pick up where we left off last week.
1 Corinthians 15:3-5
The Apostle Paul wrote this passage to refute some false teaching in the early church regarding the resurrection.
We're going to pick up where we left off last week.
1 Corinthians 15:3-5
The Apostle Paul wrote this passage to refute some false teaching in the early church regarding the resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:3-5
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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.
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.
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This morning we'll walk through a basic outline of the Gospel message. It's God's Story of Jesus. Then we will look at our story with Jesus.
The chart provided in the printed notes and on the screen will help us to understand God's Story of Jesus. It will help us to tell others, simply and concisely, what the Gospel means for their life.
The chart provided in the printed notes and on the screen will help us to understand God's Story of Jesus. It 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, 26-28; Psalm 19:1
Genesis 1:1, 26-28; Psalm 19:1
Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:26-28
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1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon 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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This is God's Story of Jesus. As a follower of the Lord, we should embrace our responsibility to tell others the truths of the Gospel. To be most effective, we should get equipped to tell our story with Jesus...our testimony of how God saved us and the difference He has made in our life.
Three times the Apostle Paul presented his testimony (his story with Jesus). Acts 9, 22, 26
Paul laid out his testimony using a simple format: The kind of person he was before meeting Jesus, the details of how the Lord saved him, and the changes that took place afterward.
Grace Church has multiple equipping classes that give you the knowledge, skills, and motivation to be obedient to God's command to make disciples.
Paul laid out his testimony using a simple format: The kind of person he was before meeting Jesus, the details of how the Lord saved him, and the changes that took place afterward.
Grace Church has multiple equipping classes that give you the knowledge, skills, and motivation to be obedient to God's command to make disciples.
