For the school year 2013 – 14, my congregation is teaching The Story. The Story is an overview of the entirety of the Bible, designed to teach the over-arching scriptural narrative.
We often learn the individual stories (what Scot McKnight calls “wiki-stories” in The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible
The classes are an attempt to connect all the wiki-stories and help our members fit them into the wondrous story of God’s relationship with man.
We have four adult classes that follow The Story. The outline and much of the resource material comes from Zondervan. I’ve been asked to prepare material for some of the lessons for one of the classes. Here are links to the materials.
The Story: Introduction (September 8, 2013)
The Story: In the Beginning, Part 1 (Conflict and Climax) (September 8, 2013)
The Story: In the Beginning, Part 2 (The Happy Ending) (September 8, 2013)
The Story: Father Abraham Had Many Sons, Part 1 (Faith and Grace) (September 15, 2013)
The Story: Father Abraham Had Many Sons, Part 2 (The Blood Oath) (September 15, 2013)
The Story: Father Abraham Had a Son, Part 3 (God Will Provide) (September 15, 2013)
The Story: Promise, Providence, Predestination and Patience, Part 1 (Close Every Door) (September 22, 2013)
The Story: Promise, Providence, Predestination and Patience, Part 2 (Hard Questions) (September 22, 2013)
The Story: The Passover, Part 1 (Its Meaning) (September 29, 2013)
The Story: The Passover, Part 2 (Don’t Forget the Tambourines) (September 29, 2013)
The Story: The Passover, Part 3 (Joshua’s Passover) (September 29, 2013)
The Story: The Law of Moses (and Grace of God), Part 1 (October 6, 2013)
The Story: The Law of Moses (and Grace of God), Part 2 (October 6, 2013)
The Story: The Law of Moses (and Grace of God), Part 3 (The Song of Moses) (October 6, 2013)
The Story: The Tabernacle, Worship, and the Christian, Part 1 (Living Sacrifices) (October 13, 2013)
The Story: The Tabernacle, Worship, and the Christian, Part 2 (The Pattern and the Book of Hebrews) (October 13, 2013)
The Story: The Tabernacle, Worship, and the Christian, Part 3 (The New Jerusalem) (October 13, 2013)
The Story: The Loving God of War, Part 1 (October 20, 2013)
The Story: The Loving God of War, Part 2 (October 20, 2013)
The Story: The Loving God of War, Part 3 (October 20, 2013)
The Story: Women in God’s Story, Part 1 (October 27, 2013)
The Story: Women in God’s Story, Part 2 (October 27, 2013)
The Story: Women in God’s Story, Part 3 (October 27, 2013)
The Story: Ruth the Moabite, Part 1 (Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2) (November 3, 2013)
The Story: Ruth the Moabite, Part 2 (Chapter 3:1 – 4:10) (November 3, 2013)
The Story: Ruth the Moabite, Part 3 (The Genealogy and Conclusions) (November 3, 2013)
The Story: Ruth the Moabite, Part 4 (Old Testament Hermeneutics) (November 3, 2013)
The Story: The Plan for a King, Part 1 (November 10, 2013)
The Story: The Plan for a King, Part 2 (November 10, 2013)
The Story: A Man After God’s Own Heart, Part 1 (November 17, 2013)
The Story: A Man After God’s Own Heart, Part 2 (November 17, 2013)
The Story: God’s Forgiveness and Consequences (November 24, 2013)
The Story: Solomon’s Failure to Finish, Part 1 (December 8, 2013)
The Story: Solomon’s Failure to Finish, Part 2 (December 8, 2013)
The Story: Rehoboam’s Folly, Part 1 (December 15, 2013)
The Story: Rehoboam’s Folly, Part 2 (December 15, 2013)
