1.40 The Biggest Story

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spk_0 Welcome to the College and Career Sunday School Podcast for the first church of the Nazarene

spk_0 in Highland, Indiana. These lessons are geared toward young adults between 18 and 28,

spk_0 but the truth taught can benefit people from every walk of life. This week we will be ending this

spk_0 podcast by studying the short book The Biggest Story by Kevin D. M. Crossway offered the full

spk_0 audiobook to listeners using Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Please check the

spk_0 episode information for a link to the full audiobook and a Bible passage reading chart.

spk_0 Chapter 1 Adam and Eve were created. They were created in the image of God. They had everything

spk_0 they needed, but they were tempted by the serpent and fell from favor with God. God put a curse

spk_0 on the serpent, but he also made a promise. He promised that a child would come from Eve and save us.

spk_0 Chapter 2 Since then, it entered the world. Things went really bad. Man was so bad that God

spk_0 decided to take man out of the world. There was one family that trusted God and did what he said.

spk_0 He saved that family. God rescued Noah and his family on the ark. He wanted Noah to have a

spk_0 chance to be a new Adam. Unfortunately, Noah was too much like Adam, and he sent to.

spk_0 After a time, a bunch of people got together to build a large tower. When God saw the tower,

spk_0 he was not pleased. They thought they were smart and didn't need God. God mixed up all their

spk_0 languages and scattered them across the land. Chapter 3 Not long after the events of the tower,

spk_0 God called a man named Abram and made a promise with him. He promised Abram land and a son.

spk_0 He would be the father of a great nation, and all men would be blessed through his line.

spk_0 It took a long time for Abraham, also known as Abram, finally had his son Isaac.

spk_0 God told Abram to sacrifice Isaac and Abraham was prepared to sacrifice him, but at the last minute,

spk_0 God sent Abram, and Abraham didn't need to sacrifice his son. Isaac grew up and had twin sons.

spk_0 The younger son received the blessing. Jacob had 12 sons, and it was his fourth son who received

spk_0 the blessing. These were flawed people, yet God kept his promise and stayed with them.

spk_0 Chapter 4 Abraham's family made some bad choices that led them into 400 years of slavery.

spk_0 It is a long story, but Jacob's sons sold one of their brothers into slavery, and he ended up being

spk_0 powerful in Egypt. When a famine came, he was able to help his family. The family stayed in Egypt,

spk_0 but Pharaoh oppressed them. God sent plagues on the land to encourage Pharaoh to let his people go.

spk_0 It took a lot, but Pharaoh finally let them leave. Chapter 5 After being rescued, God gave his people

spk_0 commandments. These commandments were meant to protect them, and if they followed them, they would

spk_0 be blessed. It didn't take them long to start breaking these commandments. After Moses and

spk_0 Joshua died, they strayed often. There was a constant cycle of the Israelites disobeying God,

spk_0 God punishing them, and the Israelites repenting. God sent them judges, and even a king, but they

spk_0 still constantly strayed. Chapter 6 God warned them that a king was not needed. He gave them kings,

spk_0 but they were just men and flawed, just like them. King David was a good king when he wasn't

spk_0 sending, and God made a promise to him. He promised that he would always have a son to sit on the

spk_0 throne, and that it would be an everlasting kingdom. After David's son ruled the kingdom, split

spk_0 into. Neither kingdom was good, and God repeatedly punished them by using neighboring kingdoms.

spk_0 Over the next 400 years, the Israelites would go from being a powerful nation to a scattered nation.

spk_0 They had been removed from their land, just like Adam and Eve were removed from the garden.

spk_0 Chapter 7 God's promises did not go away. He had promised that a savior would come, and the

spk_0 Israelites were in the waiting stage. During this waiting time, God sent prophets to try and get

spk_0 his people back on the right path. They didn't listen though. If they did listen, it was temporary.

spk_0 Eventually, God stopped sending the prophets. He was silent for 400 years.

spk_0 Chapter 8 After this silence, we arrived in Bethlehem, where a baby was born. The baby was the

spk_0 promised savior. This boy would turn into the man that God used to rescue us from her sins.

spk_0 What everyone didn't understand is the chosen one of God was chosen to die for us.

spk_0 We may break our promises, but God never does. Jesus suffered for our sins so that we could enjoy

spk_0 his innocence. Chapter 9 Jesus may have died on the cross, but he didn't stay dead. God raised

spk_0 him on the third day. Many people saw him and even ate with him. 40 days after his resurrection,

spk_0 he descended into heaven and sat next to God. He had completed God's promise.

spk_0 The best gift was left behind. The Holy Spirit had been sent to earth.

spk_0 Chapter 10 This is a big story. Maybe even the biggest story, but it isn't over yet.

spk_0 We know the story isn't over yet because we haven't returned to the garden.

spk_0 We see glimpses of the garden, but not the whole thing. Jesus will return. When he returns,

spk_0 he will conquer all sin and rescue us from ourselves. We are asked to keep waiting, keep trusting,

spk_0 and know that the story is not over yet. Wow, the Bible is so full of information that is still

spk_0 relevant to us today. I hope you enjoyed this quick overview of the Bible. If you didn't get a

spk_0 chance to listen to the full audiobook, look at the link and listen away. Dear Heavenly Father,

spk_0 you are a wonderful and gracious Father. I feel blessed for the opportunity to serve in this

spk_0 ministry over the past year. I also know that you have opened the door into a new ministry that will

spk_0 reach different people. Please bless those who have listened to these lessons and helped them make

spk_0 the true's taught part of their everyday life. Help all of us be salt and light to the world around

spk_0 us and continue to make your world relevant to every generation. I love you and I want everyone

spk_0 listening to love you too. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Thank you for joining our lesson today.

spk_0 Don't forget, this is our last podcast. If you haven't listened to the previous episodes,

spk_0 download them all and listen at your leisure.

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