We live from the stories which shape us.  Those who call themselves Christian are shaped by the Christian story.  But it’s not fiction or myth.  It’s the true story of God’s rescue plan to save sinners like you and me. 

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth. He created man and woman to bear His image and joyfully worship and obey. Yet, Adam and Eve obeyed a distorted and deceptive word over the word of the One True God.  Humans have rebelled against God ever since.  Our sin carries the consequence of physical and spiritual death.  

The Old Testament is a testimony to God’s rescue plan revealed by God choosing the family of Abraham to show God’s blessings to the nations. Yet, the nation of Israel, like Adam and Eve, rebelled.  Repeatedly, God provided circumstances and prophets to bring his people back.

The New Testament is a testimony to the life and ministry of Jesus, the fulfillment of the rescue plan.  He spoke the words of God, demonstrated the character of God, and did the work of God.  At the end of his earthly ministry, Jesus died for the sins of the world and rose from the dead to provide victory over sin and death.

In time, Jesus will return for his church.