After the time of judges, the people wanted a king. God warned them about holding any human being in that position, but the people insisted, and the time of kings began. The first king was man named Saul, but as he fell away from obedience he was replaced by the greatest king in Israel's history: King David.
God's people moved into the promised land and as long as that generation lived, God was honored and the people flourished! But when the next generation forgot about God, things quickly moved into chaos and God raised up judges to guide his people
God rescued his people from Egypt and gave them his law, but his promise of a new home remains unfulfilled. Today we'll learn about Joshua, who brought the people of Israel home into the promised land
In the Exodus, God heard the cry of his people and rescued them from slavery. Now that they have been set free, God give them a charter for their new way of life. Today we'll read about God's gift of the ten commandments and the create of a people who are both holy and free.
God saved the people through Joseph, and in reconciliation, Joseph brought his family to Egypt to live with him. However, in time, as Joseph's people grew numerous, the pharaohs began to look on them with suspicion and fear. Eventually, the pharaohs made the Hebrew people slaves. And they cried out to God for Rescue!
God promised to give Abraham and Sarah many descendants who would bless the world. One of them was a man named Joseph. Today we'll learn about Joseph's faithfulness to God in dark and confusing times and how he learned to see God's leading in his life.
God's human beings may have sinned and rebelled against him, but he refused to give up on them - or us! Today we'll learn about God's call of Abraham and Sarah and his unstoppable plan to love and save his people and his world.
God made a good and perfect world, but that's not the whole story of the world we live in now. Today we'll learn about the brokenness that has entered our world and how God can heal that sinful brokenness now and forever.
The Big God Story sermon series begins today with the story of creation.
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