The Story of God

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Spirit

Church

Sin

Jesus Jesus

You

Suffering

Matthew 24:13

“And this gospel of the kingdom (the

Story of God!) shall be proclaimed as a

testimony to all nations and then the end

will come.”

Revelation 21:4, 5

“The former things have passed

away...Behold, I am making all things

new.”

The return of the King

The bodily resurrection

The retribution against

Kingdom rebels

The removal of all

Kingdom hindrances

The reign of God with his

people

We look forward to…

The rewarding of the

righteous

The renewal of all creation

The restoration of

relationships

The rejoicing together in

the presence of God

1. Not great, but very great

2. Not glorious, but very glorious

3. Not good, but very good

4. Not gracious, but very gracious

God is…not 4Gs but 4VGs

1. Prayer and spirituality

2. Sickness, suffering, and death

3. Poverty, oppression, and injustices

4. Family and relationships

5. Money and possessions

6. Church, ministry and missions

Living the “Now” in light of the “End”

CS Lewis’

The Chronicles

of Narnia

And for us this is the end of all stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page. Now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read, which goes on forever and ever, in which every chapter is better than the one before.