John Eldredge writes, “If you want to get to know someone, you need to know their story.” What do we know about God from the first four words of his story told in John 1:1? “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1In the message, Epic: God Narrative, it was said, “God is not as the movies make him out to be. He is not old, miserable, vindictive or “Zeus-like.” What genuine insights about God can be learned from the following Scriptures?
Nehemiah 9:5—“Stand up and praise the Lord you God, who is from everlasting to everlasting.”
Deuteronomy 33:27—“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.”
Job 36:26—“How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.”
Revelation 1:8—“’I am Alpha and Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘Who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’”
2 Corinthians 13:14—“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
1 Peter 1:2—“… who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood.”
[Q] How would looking at life as a great Story change the way you live? What questions might it answer for you? Does it affect your understanding of Christianity?
[Q] Does understanding the villain help you better understand the Story? If so, how?
[Q] How have you tried to write you own story on the fabric of God’s Epic? What is/was the result?
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