Series: The Story of God’s Story

May 22, 2011

Today: The Story of the Universe – Today we’ll explore some key concepts that
lay the foundation for our
Christian worldview. Some of
the things we believe, we’ve
taken for granted but people
at different times or different
places may see the world
around us very differently. We
need to understand this to
understand them. Our
theology (understanding of
God) strongly informs how we
live and view the world around
us. The Bible is God’s Word.
Words tell a story – in this case bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and
a story of salvation – God’s
story intersecting with our
story. This guide will provide
questions and a reading plan
to help you learn. Please read
and share your questions on
The City. This series is
ambitious in scope and will require us doing much of our learning outside Sunday
morning.
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Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our
image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over
the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over
the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over
all the creatures that move along the ground.”
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So God created mankind in his own image, in
the image of God he created them; male and
female he created them.
28
God blessed them and said to them, “Be
fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and
subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the
birds in the sky and over every living creature
that moves on the ground.”
29
Then God said, “I give you every seed-
every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will
be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the
earth and all the birds in the sky and all the
creatures that move along the ground—
everything that has the breath of life in it—I give
every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31
God saw all that he had made, and it was
very good. And there was evening, and there was

Where we’re headed . . .

May 29 Genesis 3-11 The Story of Sin

June 5 Genesis 12-36 The Story of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and
June 12
Twelve Sons
Baptism Celebration!
June 19 Genesis 37-Exodus 1 The Story of Joseph and the Hebrews
June 26 Exodus 2 – Deuteronomy The Story of Moses, the Law and the Birth
July 3
34 of a Holy
Joshua The Story of the Promised Land

July 10 Judges – 1 Samuel The Story of Judges and a King

July 17 2 Samuel – 1 Kings 11a, The Story of the Glory Days of Israel
July 24 1 Chronicles
Job, – 2 Chronicles
Psalms, Proverbs, Wisdom Break
Song of Songs
July 31 1 Kings 11b – 2 Kings 25, 2 The Story of the Decline
Chronicles 10 - Esther
August Isaiah - Malachi The Stories of the Prophets
7
August Matthew - John The Story of Jesus the Messiah
14
August Acts - John The Story of the Church
21
August Revelation The Story of the End and the Beginning
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Questions for the Road
1. Did you know that Genesis 1 and 2 are two different creation stories
attempting to teach us two different stories about God and us? Are you
comfortable that the two stories don’t “square up?” What have you been
learning about yourself, creation, God that you didn’t know before?

2. What emotions/thoughts come to you as you reflect on being created in the

image of God?

3. How do you reconcile or contrast with what science says about the origins
and growth (age and evolution) of our world to that of Genesis 1 and 2?
What would you say to someone who says that the creation story is myth
therefore the whole Bible is not reliable?

4. What emotions/thoughts come to mind when you read the Jesus was involved
in and central to creating the universe?

5. How are you thinking or living differently in light of what you are learning
about yourself and God? How do you think a wrong understanding of God
and our universe can have us living differently than God intended?

This Week’s Readings – through the series - only five weekly readings per
week – use the weekend to catch up or use the extra days to read more!

o M Genesis 3:1-24
o T Luke 4:1-13
o W Genesis 4:1-15
o Th Genesis 6:5-22
o F Romans 5:12-19

Start bringing your Bible to church!

from the Confession of faith of the EUB Church

Article I—God
We believe in the one true, holy and living God, Eternal
Spirit, who is Creator, Sovereign and Preserver of all
things visible and invisible. He is infinite in power, wisdom,
justice, goodness and love, and rules with gracious regard
for the well-being and salvation of men, to the glory of his
name. We believe the one God reveals himself as the
Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, distinct but
inseparable, eternally one in essence and power.