Eugene Peterson writes, “To understand the Bible you must get to know its characters, understand its setting, and follow its plot. The climax and ultimate resolution will make sense only if you’ve followed the earlier parts as a story. Learn to feel the tension and wrestle with its major conflict.”
This could be a great message series. Here is the story of the Bible as a drama in five acts:
Act 1: Creation
Key: God reveals his desire for people and provides the setting for all the action that follows.
Genesis 1: 31
Act 2: The Fall
Key: Introduces the struggle that dominates the rest of the story.
Genesis 3:23-24
Act 3: Israel
Key: This era ends tragically, with God apparently absent, the hope of promise remains.
Genesis 12:1-3
Act 4: Jesus
Key: Four centuries later, Jesus’ arrival is introduced with the claim that God is keeping His promise.
Luke 3:31-33
Act 5: The New People of God
Key: God wants the victory of Jesus to spread to all nations of the world.
Acts 1:8
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