Day 1: More than a Story
Was Noah and the Ark
just a story about a flood?
Was David and Goliath
just a story about a slingshot?
Was Jonah and the whale
just another story like Pinocchio?
We all know the stories
But do we know that...
Noah was
obedient
Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God...Noah did everything just as God commanded him. Genesis 6
But do we know that
David
Trusted,
The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine....
All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.” I Samuel 17
But do we know that
Jonah
prayed
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said:
“In my distress I called to the Lord, and He answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and You listened to my cry. Jonah 2
Was Christmas
just a story about a baby in a manger?
Was Easter
just a story about a man on a cross?
Is Eternity
just about good people go to heaven?
But do we know that
The Baby had a
purpose
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as Sons. Galatians 4:4-5
But do we know that
the Cross was about
Love
“For God so loved the world, that He gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
We do
know
the
stories
about
Trust
Prayer
Purpose
&
Love
But do we
Believe~
that it is
more than
just a story
you may have learned in
Sunday school
because
He is
so much more than a
Sunday School Story
making your story
so much more than a story.
Let's do our homework
and
read the only textbook we will ever need
filled
not just with
Stories
because
In the beginning
In the very beginning
God created....