This week is SEC Media Days down in Destin, Florida. What that means is
the football coaches from all the Southeastern Conference teams meet
together about different issues. Everybody's record is the same right
now. Hope springs eternal.
It won't be long until fall camp
begins. But it doesn't matter which team you root for, the formula for
fall practice is the same: Start with the basics and keep adding to it
until you are ready for that first game.
Well, we are going to do
something similar this summer. No, we won't be running drills or
blocking and tackling (there's no orthopedist that could handle all our
injuries if we attempted it).
Over the twelve weeks of summer, we will hit the basics of the Bible. From Genesis to Revelation in three months of Sundays.
Here's
the situation I want you to think about as we launch this study:
Imagine you are sitting at a table outside of Starbucks. You are
reading your Bible. Someone who's never heard of Jesus comes up to you
and asks, "What's that book about?". What would you say?
If we
want to reach the unchurched and the lost, we have to meet them where
they are. Not everyone grew up going to Sunday School. They don't know
the stories in the Bible.
It's our job to go back to the
basics. If you heard God's story for the first time, what questions
would you have? What would you want to know more about?
Those are the questions we'll tackle this summer.
We'll kick off this Sunday at 9:50 am with "God Begins the Story".
Here's our scripture passages:
1. God Creates (Genesis 1:1,26-27)
2. Humanity Rebels (Genesis 2:15-17;3:6-7)
3. Sin Has Consequences (Genesis 3:14-19,23-24)
If
you've ever wanted a refresher course in Bible history, this is your
time. Who knows? You might be have the chance to put it into practice
at Starbucks.
Finish Friday strong. Enjoy Saturday with your family. See you Sunday!
Loyally yours,
Darren Bayne
"It's easy to have faith in yourself and discipline
when you're a winner. But if you want to be a winner you must have faith and
discipline even when you're not a winner." - Vince Lombardi
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