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The Big Story
in Four Circles

Have you read the most influential book in human history? The one that has shaped the laws and norms of many countries and cultures? The one billions of people use as a basis for their priorities and decision? I have. The Bible includes history, poetry, eyewitness reports, advice, and stories (both true accounts and parables that are made up to illustrate a point). But what is the overall, big story of the whole Bible? Here is a very abbreviated summary illustrated using four circles.

Four Circles

The Big Story briefly shares:
– What our leaders believe.
– Why we do what we do.
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Everything Was Created Good


It all begins at the beginning. We believe that from the very beginning God created everything good and whole. We believe that God’s initial intent for people was that we would be in harmony with creation, with each other, and with God himself. Everything just worked! And this is what God wanted from the start and is what He still wants for us today.

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We Rebel Against God

It was simple. If we lived life the way God wanted us to, all would remain good and harmony would be maintained. However, we chose to do it our way, and everything was thrown out of balance. We began to brutalize the resources on the earth, fight with and subjugate one another, and ultimately cut off our relationship with God. We continue to reject God’s way to this day, which explains many of the pains and problems of the world.

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God Intervenes

However, God loved his creation too much to let it stay this way. Because of his great love, God came down to earth in the form of a man, Jesus Christ, and died on a cross so that our relationship with creation, each other, and God could be restored. His death on a cross gave anyone who wanted it a chance to step into a new kind of living where we take care of creation, love one another, and speak face to face with the living God.

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We Are Sent To Heal

​But the story doesn’t end with us! Because there ¡s still so much more work to be done, Jesus actually sends us out in community to be healing agents to the world. Just like Jesus invites us into a new kind of living, he sends us out with His authority to invite others into this kind of living! This is an invitation into an exciting adventure in partnering with God, and it’s this invitation that ultimately drives everything we do on campus.
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