Post on 25-May-2015
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The Story of God
Creation Rebellion RescuePromised
RescueAccomplished
RescueApplied
Re-Creation
Gen 1-2 Gen 3-11 Gen 12 - Mal Matt - John Acts – Rev 20 Rev 21-22
Spirit
Church
Sin
Jesus Jesus
You
Suffering
Matthew 24:13
“And this gospel of the kingdom (the
Story of God!) shall be proclaimed as a
testimony to all nations and then the end
will come.”
Revelation 21:4, 5
“The former things have passed
away...Behold, I am making all things
new.”
The return of the King
The bodily resurrection
The retribution against
Kingdom rebels
The removal of all
Kingdom hindrances
The reign of God with his
people
We look forward to…
The rewarding of the
righteous
The renewal of all creation
The restoration of
relationships
The rejoicing together in
the presence of God
1. Not great, but very great
2. Not glorious, but very glorious
3. Not good, but very good
4. Not gracious, but very gracious
God is…not 4Gs but 4VGs
1. Prayer and spirituality
2. Sickness, suffering, and death
3. Poverty, oppression, and injustices
4. Family and relationships
5. Money and possessions
6. Church, ministry and missions
Living the “Now” in light of the “End”
CS Lewis’
The Chronicles
of Narnia
And for us this is the end of all stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page. Now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read, which goes on forever and ever, in which every chapter is better than the one before.