The Greatest Story Ever
What is the overall message of the Bible and where do the individual people I hear about fit in? This question will be addressed in this sermon which will show the sweep of Redemptive History. But it will also show how God's glory and especially the glory of His grace is displayed in the history of the world.
The Greatest Story Ever Scripture References
John 5:39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
John 6:48-51 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”
John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I send My messenger,
And he will prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
Even the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, He is coming,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 4:5-6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
6 And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Sermon Discussion Questions:
See how much of the "Greatest Story Ever" you can recount in chronological order.
Who and what is the Bible story about?
How does this story answer life's most important questions?
What is resilient Hope?
