The God the Deliverer Study Guide: Our Search for Identity and Our Hope for Renewal

Description

The story of the Bible reveals two parallel dramas. First, there is a Lower Story. As finite human beings, we view things from a horizontal perspective. We can't see what is around the bend but must make decisions based on our own intuitions. We struggle to know why certain things happen to us and why other things don't happen. But the Bible reveals there is also an Upper Story. This is the story unfolding from God's vertical perspective-from above. Heaven is breaking into our world more than we recognize, and the story of Gods seeking love, perpetual grace, and longing for relationship with ordinary people is breathtaking. The Bible tells us at the beginning of the Story, God walked with his first children in a beautiful garden and in a harmonious relationship. At the end of the Story, he will walk with us again, in a beautiful garden. In the time between, he calls us to walk with him in every area of life. As we do this-recognizing how the upper story and lower story fit together-we will experience his love and be guided by his wisdom. God's story will become our story. This all-new study, adapted from content featured in The Story church-wide campaign, will introduce group members to the Upper Story and Lower Story as revealed in the books of 1 Samuel - Malachi. The curriculum also includes an updated study guide with new content and questions adapted from The Story Study Guide, The Heart of the Story, and Exploring the Story by Randy Frazee. Designed for use with The Story of God the Deliverer Video Study (sold separately).

Randy Frazee is the senior minister at Oak Hills Church, one of the largest churches in America, leading alongside author and pastor Max Lucado. A leader and innovator in spiritual formation and biblical community, Randy is the architect of The Story church engagement campaign. He is also the author of The Heart of the Story, The Connecting Church 2.0, and The Christian Life Profile Assessment. He and his wife, Rozanne, live in San Antonio.