The Story, Chapter 20 – The Queen of Beauty and Courage The Story, Chapter 20 – The Queen of Beauty and Courage August 25, 2013 • John Collins God still speaks to us in a quiet whisper, offering us the blessed privilege of "saving His people" through wild and crzy acts of loving…
The Story, Chapter 19 – The Return Home The Story, Chapter 19 – The Return Home August 18, 2013 • John Collins "Are you ready to go home?" Great words to hear! Although the Hebrew children went back to their beloved homeland they lost focus and passion…
The Story, Chapter 18 – Daniel in Exile The Story, Chapter 18 – Daniel in Exile August 11, 2013 • John Collins Chapter 18 of the Story teaches us how to be "in the world but not of it"! Always remember 2 lessons from Daniel: 1) Be…
The Story, Chapter 17 – The Kingdom’s Fall The Story, Chapter 17 – The Kingdom’s Fall August 4, 2013 • John Collins The people of Israel continued to wander farther and farther from God, and this sin finally resulted in the fall of the kingdom. Even as…
The Story, Chapter 16 – The Beginning of the End (of the Kingdom of Israel) The Story, Chapter 16 – The Beginning of the End (of the Kingdom of Israel) July 28, 2013 • John Collins Throughout the history of the kingdom of Israel, the people regularly failed to follow God, and many of the kings turned away from the Lord.…
The Story, Chapter 15 – God’s Messengers The Story, Chapter 15 – God’s Messengers July 21, 2013 • John Collins In our Lower Story lives, we are vulnerable to the same sin that plagued the northern kingdom of Israel: we want to worship gods of…
The Story, Chapter 14 – A Kingdom Torn In Two The Story, Chapter 14 – A Kingdom Torn In Two July 14, 2013 • John Collins Nothing harms the Church more than when its people reflect the wrong image of who God is. We do this whenever we show unkindness to…
The Story, Chapter 13 – The King Who Had It All The Story, Chapter 13 – The King Who Had It All July 7, 2013 • John Collins In our Lower Story lives, it can seem like everyone else is having all the fun. Everyone else can do whatever they want to, but…
The Story, Chapter 12 – The Trials of a King The Story, Chapter 12 – The Trials of a King June 30, 2013 • Pat Fanelli Culture has a remarkable way of defining us by our failures. How did David - despite adultery and murder - come to be remembered as…
The Story, Chapter 11 – From Shepherd to King The Story, Chapter 11 – From Shepherd to King June 23, 2013 • Don McClune In our lower stories, we often look at ourselves as if we are underserving. We're not king material. We think, "God can't possibly use me…