1. God’s Story & God’s People

2. God’s Story & God’s People Who are you? & What do you do?

3. God’s Story & God’s People “You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” 1 Peter 2:9

4. God’s Story & God’s People Our Story: God’s Mission and Our Mission “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation” Exodus 19:4–6

5. God’s Story & God’s People Our Story: God’s Mission and Our Mission  God’s grace  God’s world  God’s people  A priestly people

6. God’s Story & God’s People God Priestly People Nations Represents the world to God Represents God to the world

7. God’s Story & God’s People Our Story: God’s Mission and Our Mission  God’s grace  God’s world  God’s people  A priestly people  A priestly role for the Church

8. God’s Story & God’s People Our Story: God’s Mission and Our Mission “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that [they] may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called [them] out of darkness into his marvellous light” 1 Peter 2:9

9. God’s Story & God’s People The Story of the Bible Creation & Fall IsraelJesus Early Church CHURCH New Heavens & New Earth

10. God’s Story & God’s People The Story of the Bible “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 12:2-3

11. God’s Story & God’s People The Story of the Bible Creation & Fall IsraelJesus Early Church CHURCH New Heavens & New Earth

12. God’s Story & God’s People God, God’s Church and God’s World GOD → CHURCH → WORLD

13. God’s Story & God’s People God, God’s Church and God’s World GOD → CHURCH → WORLD GOD → WORLD → CHURCH

14. God’s Story & God’s People God, God’s Church and God’s World GOD ↙ ↘ CHURCH ← → WORLD

15. God’s Story & God’s People Our Church’s Story Where have you seen your church’s story connecting with God’s story?

16. The End