1. OPEN DOOR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Story of the Gospel
June

2. Series Overview JUNE 21 - INTRODUCTION JULY 19 - ACT 1
AUGUST 2 - ACT 2
AUGUST 23 - ACT 3
SEPTEMBER 28 - ACT 4
OCTOBER 19 - ACT 5
NOVEMBER 16 - ACT 6
Series Overview

3. Today's Schedule 7:00 - 8:00 8:00 - 8:35 8:35 - 9:00 9:00 - 9:20
Pizza Dinner
8:00 - 8:35
Teaching
8:35 - 9:00
Breakout Group Discussion
Today's Schedule
9:00 - 9:20
Question & Response
9:20 - 9:30
Wrap Up

4. Why Are We Here?
THE GOSPEL
COMMUNITY
MISSION

5. CHATURVEDI BADRINATH TO LESSLIE NEWBIGIN
I can't undrstand why you missionaries present the Bible to us in India as a book of religion. It is not a book of religion -- and anyway we have plenty of books on religion in India. We don't need any more! I find your bible a unique interpretation of universal history, the history of the whole creation and the history of the human race. And therefore a unique interpretation of the human person as a responsible actor in history. That is unique. There is nothing else in the whole religious literature of the world to put alongside it.
CHATURVEDI BADRINATH TO LESSLIE NEWBIGIN

6. Bible alone tells the true story of our world
CRAIG BARTHOLOMEW & MICHAEL GOHEEN

7. Redemption Accomplished
Bible in Six Acts
Act 2
Fall
Act 4
Redemption Accomplished
Act 6
Redemption Completed
Act 1
Creation
Act 3
Redemption Initiated
Act 5
Mission of the Church

8. Bible in Six Acts Act 1 Act 2 Act 4 Act 6 Act 3 Act 5 Gen. 3
Matt. - John
Act 6
Rev. 21 & 22
Act 1
Gen. 1 & 2
Act 3
Gen. 4- Mal.
Act 5
Acts - Rev. 20

9. And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
LUKE 24:27

10. Luke 24:27
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Act 6

11. Bible & King Jesus Act 1 Act 2 Act 4 Act 6 Act 3 Act 5
Rebellion in the Kingdom
Act 4
The Coming of the King
Act 6
The Return of the King
Act 1
God establishes His Kingdom
Act 3
The King Chooses Israel
Act 5
Spreading the News of the King

12. Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
ACTS 8:35

14. Acts 8:32-33 Isaiah 53:7-8 Isaiah 55:1 Jesus' death (Act 4)
Invitation to all (Act 5)
Isaiah 53:6
Isaiah 56:3a
Fall (Act 2)
Foreigners invited (Act 5)
Creation (Act 1)
Acts 8:32-33
Isaiah 53:11
Isaiah 56:3b-8
Jesus' resurrection (Act 4)
Eunuchs invited (Act 5)
Isaiah 54:6-8
Isaiah 65:25
Israel restored (Act 5)
New heaven & new earth (Act 6)

15. Acts 8:26-40
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Act 6

16. We enter the world of the text, the world in which God is subject, in order to become participants in the text. We have our part to play in this text, a part that is given to us by the Holy Spirit. As we play our part we become
part-icipants.
EUGENE PETERSON

17. What Time Is It? WHO AM I? WHERE AM I? WHAT'S WRONG?
WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?

18. Redemption Accomplished
What Time Is It?
Act 2
Fall
Act 4
Redemption Accomplished
Act 6
Redemption Completed
Act 1
Creation
Act 3
Redemption Initiated
Act 5
Mission of the Church

19. Discussion Questions
WHAT HAS GOD BEEN SAYING TO YOU THROUGH THIS SESSION?
WHAT WAS SIGNIFICANT FOR YOU? WHAT WAS NEW TO YOU? WHAT QUESTIONS DID THIS SESSION RAISE?

20. Questions & Responses

21. This book makes us participants in the world of God's being and action; but we don't participate on our own terms. We don't get to make up the plot or decide what character we will be. This book has generative power; things happen to us as we let the text call forth, stimulate, rebuke, prune us. We don't end up the same.
EUGENE PETERSON

22. See You Again!
Friday, July 19
7:00 pm
Act 1: Creation