The Story of God
Creation – God's Magnificent Design
God decided in eternity past to begin creating the world with the intent to reveal His glory (Ps. 19:1). Every piece and part of creation was designed to unveil God's fame. God then designed mankind uniquely to be His image bearers (Gen. 1:26-28), and gave them the special privilege of reflecting His very nature and attributes (e.g. His love, kindness, gentleness, forgiveness, justice, etc.) in the world.
Rebellion – Mankind's Terrible Decision
Beginning with Adam, mankind quickly veered off of God's designed course (Gen. 3:1-24; Rom. 5:12) and chose the path of rebellion, sin, and death. Later, God created the nation Israel to be His chosen and treasured people so that they would be a blessing to the nations (Gen. 12:1-3; Deut. 7:6-11), but they too chose to rebel against God. The judges, the kings, and the prophets all failed to steer Israel back to God's intended course of revealing His glory.
Restoration – God’s Amazing Solution
Jesus Christ, God in flesh, came to do what people are completely unable to do. Only through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the redemption of man and the restoration of creation made possible. Jesus is our SAVIOR (He saved us from God’s eternal wrath); Jesus is our LORD (He is the master whom we love and serve); Jesus is our KING (He is the victorious king that is establishing His kingdom and overthrowing the kingdom of darkness).
New Creation – God’s Perfect Ending
God will one day fully restore all of creation and Jesus Christ will reign as King. There will be no more sin, sorrow or sickness. All of creation will be redeemed to reflect God’s glory and redeemed humanity will be in perfect, unhindered fellowship with God. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is LORD to the glory of God the Father (Is. 11:6-9; Hos. 2:18-23; Phil. 2:9-11; Rev. 21:1-7, 22-27; 22:1-5).
God has called us to join Him in His story. There have been saints from generations past that have lived lives of faith (cf. Heb. 11) and have been used by God as an integral part of His unfolding plan. God calls us into His story through Jesus Christ – The Gospel!