The Story Chapter 1 - The Beginning

I enjoy watching movies and I especially like those movies that begin with action.  As a young boy what I like about the James Bond’s is that they started out with some action.  As a young adult I truly enjoyed how Indiana Jones movies started with some exciting adventure action to capture your attention.  The Star Wars and Star Trek movies follow that same format.   From the beginning of the movie to the very end you’re on the edge of your seat afraid you might miss something.  

That’s where you need to be for God’s story on the edge of your seat.  Like the movies God’s opening scene  starts with a relentless pace that doesn’t stop.  The first line reads, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).

We learn from that line, that  the main character, the hero of the story, is not you or I.  It’s God.  The rest of divine drama,  The Story, will reveal who God is and is nature and character.  Just ten words in and there is enough action to leave you breathless.  Don’t leave your seat.  You don’t want to miss anything.  

Every movie has a central theme that permeates the whole of the story.  In God’s story one quickly realizes that for all the splash and glitzes of creation that one part of creation is more valuable, more precious than all the rest.  The most precious part of creation is Adam and Eve for Genesis 3:8 reveals that God is walking in the Garden with Adam and Eve in the "cool of the day."  God wants us to realize that in His story, He loves to be near people.  His simple vision for His creation was to spend time with them every day, to take a walk with them.  God's supreme passion is to be with us.

I know that some of you have lived your life with the idea that God is some angry,  joy-sucker who sits in the heavens and watches you, waiting for you to make a mistake so He can zap you with lighting bolts.  Or, you feel He is distant and doesn't care or has simply forgotten you.

But from the beginning God has shown us this is not the case.  He wants to be with you.  He has not forgotten you.   In fact, this might be the perfect time for you to go for a walk.

You can join us as we walk through God’s Story and learn how He loves us and cares for us.  We start January 25, 2015.  Join us on Sunday Mornings at 9:30 a.m. as we begin the journey of a lifetime.