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While the Bible is one unified story, We must fight the temptation to assume we can then simply read all of it in the same way.
43%Approximately 43% of the Bible is made up of NARRATIVE (or STORIES)
from historical narrative to parables. |
33%Roughly 33% of the Bible is POETRY
including songs; reflective poetry; and passionate, politically resistant poetry of the prophets. |
24% The remaining 24% of the Bible is PROSE DISCOURCE which includes laws, instruction, sermons, letters, and even one essay.
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THE WAY WE READ AND INTERPRET THESE THREE GENRES ARE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT.
God's Story is Centred
on God's Kingdom
LUKE 4
i Must teach the good news of the kingdom of god in other towns, too, for that is why I was sent.
(43)
MATTHEW 9
Jesus travelled through all the towns and vilages of the area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the good news of the kingdom as he healed every kind of disease and illness.
(35)
Luke 9
Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.”
(2)
...YOUR DUTY IS TO GO AND PREACH ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
(60)
Matthew 24
And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.
(14)
God's Story
is The Great Reversal
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Start or Join a DNA group
Listening to and obeying the Spirit with a small group of others who really know you, is the life blood to being formed by the Scriptures and a great soil for healthy growth.
DNAs are ideal places to practice the 4Gs and discover the Story of God in greater depth.
DNAs are ideal places to practice the 4Gs and discover the Story of God in greater depth.
Discover:
Led by the Holy Spirit, the group will learn from scriptures and share what He has been teaching them. The goal is to teach the head. (Romans 12:2) |
Nurture:
Led by the Holy Spirit, the group will repent and believe in the gospel. The goal is to shepherd the heart. (Colossians 2:6–7) |
Act:
Led by the Holy Spirit, the group will listen and obey as he calls us to bear fruit in keeping with repentance. The goal is to empower the hands. (Acts 26:20, James 1:22–25) |
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