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“It’s a big book, full of big stories with big characters. They have
big ideas (not least about themselves) and make big mistakes.
It’s about God and greed and grace; about life, lust, laughter,
and loneliness. It’s about birth, beginnings, and betrayal; about
siblings, squabbles, and sex; about power and prayer and prison
and passion ... And that’s only Genesis.” from N.T. Wright,“Simply Christian” If we are to love God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength, we must come to know and love the story through which God has revealed himself to us. Not just little bits and pieces, but the whole story from its glorious beginning, through the depths of sin; through resurrection to new life, and on to the glorious to end yet to come. We will be introducing larger parts of this story during each worship service, beginning with Genesis Chapter 1. Each week a designated reader will read a passage from this great story, some as long as one chapter, some shorter. Over a period of approximately three years we will hear the whole story of our redemption. The Elders are aware that in our fast-paced society filled with 15 second commercials, and 5 second news bites, it may not be easy for us to hear these longer passages. But we encourage you to learn to listen week by week. It is our desire that over time, we will learn to hear the story and let it fully impact our lives. Jesus understood that it was not always easy to listen. He often spoke the phrase “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” or as a modern translator, Eugene Peterson has phrased it “Are you listening? Really listening” We encourage you to listen to the story week by week! The schedule of readings will be updated weekly in the bulletin, and posted here for a month or more in advance. We encourage you to read the passages a day or two prior to each worship service, and then again later each Sunday after our worship service. May God richly bless you as you come to know and love his story.
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