Tell God's Story

Tell God's Story

 

Hi there, my name is Dean Davis, and this is a word of encouragement for village church planters.

The Bible tells the story of God’s interactions with people. Like all good stories, God’s story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. As a village church planter, it will be important for you to learn the individual stories of the Bible as parts of one big, wonderful story. When we learn God’s big story from beginning to end, we understand it much better than if we just hear disconnected parts of the story.

But if we are to tell God’s big story, we must tell the beginning of his interactions with people, the problems that arose in those interactions, and the way God has addressed those problems and will resolve them.

In the Bible, God’s story starts with the eternal God creating the world and people. In addition to people, God’s story involves Satan, demons, and angels. God’s story tells about Adam and Eve’s disobedience. It describes the suffering that resulted from their separation from God. God’s story emphasizes God’s plan to bless all nations on earth through Abraham and his descendants. 

It tells how Jesus, the Son of God, came into the world, just as the prophets foretold. It communicates that Jesus came to save us from our sins. God’s story relates Jesus’ teaching and shows his loving actions, which brought healing and deliverance from the power of demons. It tells of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. 

God’s story includes stories about groups of Jesus’ followers called churches. It tells how people started churches among many nations. God’s story has an ending, which we have not yet experienced. The last part of God’s story includes Jesus’ second coming and the final judgment of people. That judgment will result in some people experiencing eternal death separated from God and others receiving eternal life in the presence of God. God’s story is powerful. Its power changes lives.

As a Village Church Planter it is important for you to know God’s story well.   So read you Bible from Genesis to Revelation.  Watch the Jesus Film in your local language. Get to know God’s story very well. As you begin to understand God’s big story better and better your faith will grow and you will gain wisdom.

Tell God’s story to others. God’s story is a love story from beginning to end. It is a story which is full of tragedy, but it is also a story which is full of hope. When the people you’re helping follow Jesus understand God’s big story, they will be strong in the face of adversity. They will be courageous in the face of difficulties and challenges. They will be bold witnesses for Christ.  You are a village church planter. There are few ministry activities more important than the telling of God’s story. So learn it well and even more importantly, tell it well.

This has been a word of encouragement for Village Church Planters

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