Re -Telling the Story

Have you ever opened up a book and started reading from chapter 12? Or similarly, walked into a darkened movie theater after missing the first half of the show? If your answer to this question happens to be no, then you are most likely in the vast majority of both readers and cinema goers. And you probably appreciate a good story.

Have you ever wondered why in telling the Story of God and his redemption of all things, that we start at it's climax (so to speak). Why are we in such a hurry? And why do we often leave the Story's begining untold. Why do we see it is unimportant or irrelevant?

The creator of the universe seems to be quite interested in telling stories, and as a matter of fact He used them as his primary way to communicate with the people around him about the kingdom of God. Jesus spent his time not with the kings of the earth, but with poor, the blind, the lame, and the people who were far away from God. He told them stories about who God is and what his heart is like.

Stories run deep. They hit home. They speak louder than statistics and facts, because in them we identify.

This next week we will be asking God and one another how to re-tell the story of his love for us in todays world without watering it down, or making it hip. We will be looking at Abram and his journey of becoming Abraham. And looking at the covenant that God made with him, and in turn how that covenant foreshadows his sacrifice for us.

So get ready. Good eats are on the menu as always, as well as fellowship. Thank you guys for all your help over the past few weeks and for helping us out in a lot of ways. Last week was tight. If you get a chance be praying and thinking about these things and read some of the story. See you all soon. Peace be with you.

Josh