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Apr

Storyline #10 – Genesis 35-50 – "Now and Later: How Suffering Brings Glory"

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10 – Genesis 35-50 – Joseph (fillout sheet)

10 – Genesis 35-50 – Joseph (sermon notes)

10 – Genesis 35-50 – Joseph (ppt)

10 – Genesis 35-50 – Joseph (mp3)

Have you ever seen an episode of “Veggie Tales”? I heard one of my favorite preachers tell about an episode designed to teach children about Christian suffering. He explained the one where the deliriously-happy veggies come up against the gruesome garlic demon, Beelze-bulb and his henchmen, the Ginsu Warriors. When asked to renounce their faith in Jesus, the vegetables shook their heads and sang together “No, We are His Cheeseburgers.” Then the Ginsu Warriors sliced and diced the vegetables, as the episode ended with a cold-stiff-dead Larry the Cucumber lying lifelessly in a jar of vinegar reeking with the stench of the pickling process and Bob the Tomato splattered against a wall with only the remains of his seeds and ketchup. You’re right; you’ve never heard of this episode because Christian shows for children don’t deal with real suffering. They merely deal with moral truths such as how to have faith that God will work everything out to be good and how to be nice to everyone. Suffering is the silent subject. Continue reading ‘Storyline #10 – Genesis 35-50 – "Now and Later: How Suffering Brings Glory"’

Mar

Storyline #09 – Genesis 25-35 – "Wrastlin’ with God: You better hang on for your life!"

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09 – Genesis 25-35 – Jacob (ppt)

09 – Genesis 25-35 – Jacob (mp3)

09 – Genesis 25-35 – Jacob (fillout sheet)

09 – Genesis 25-35 – Jacob (sermon notes)

I felt like I was hanging on for my life as I was being thrown around like a rag doll! A few summers ago, I had the opportunity to go tubing behind a very large boat on the waters of Lake Huron. Unlike normal lakes, this Great Lake is very choppy and wavy. With the boat pulling me and another rider on a tube at ridiculously high speeds, we were literally hitting the waves and being thrown at least 5 feet into the air. I wasn’t just hanging on to the tube to have more fun, but I was hanging on for the sake of my life. I knew that hitting the water tubeless could mean an injured body, severe eye damage, or the risk of being eaten by a sea creature!

In Genesis 32:22-32 (please read), Jacob is doing the very same thing: hanging on for his very life. Continue reading ‘Storyline #09 – Genesis 25-35 – "Wrastlin’ with God: You better hang on for your life!"’

Mar

Storyline #08 – Genesis 17-27 – "What’s So Funny?: The Story of the Son of the Covenant"

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08 – Genesis 17-27 – Isaac (mp3)

08 – Genesis 17-27 – Isaac (fillout sheet)

08 – Isaac 17-27 – Isaac (ppt)

08 – Genesis 17-27 – Isaac (sermon notes)

Talk about a laughing stock! As I was snow skiing in California this past weekend, I got onto the lift with my buddy, Justin. I felt some pressure on my feet, looked down, and my skis got caught and snapped off as we were going up. So, the operator stopped the lift as we were about 100 feet away going up the mountain. Everyone turned to see as to why the lift had stopped. He climbs up the the icy mountain to us with my skis, reaches up, and pops both of them into my boots. Everyone clapped as he was the hero and laughed at me as the idiot. Haha! Continue reading ‘Storyline #08 – Genesis 17-27 – "What’s So Funny?: The Story of the Son of the Covenant"’

Mar

Storyline #07 – Genesis 12-25 – You Must Be Trippin: Calling, Blessing, and Struggling

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07 – Genesis 12-25 – Abraham (mp3)

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07 – Genesis 12-25 – Abraham (ppt)

I often like to think back on the journey God has taken me through to get to where I am now. I grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. From there I spent time in Pensacola for college, back in Tuscaloosa for more college, northeast Pennsylvania to graduate college, northwest Michigan for three summers of camps, Detroit for a year long youth ministry internship, Louisville for the masters degree, southeast Indiana for my first full-time youth pastorate, and now I live in the Huntsville area of Alabama for my dream job. God certainly did not tell me at the beginning that I would end up here, and I’m glad He didn’t. If He had, I may have been tempted to skip a few stops along the way which would mean I wouldn’t have met all the wonderful people in my life. Ultimately, I would have not grown from every experience He took me through.

As we study the life of Abraham, we see that God did tell him the future. Continue reading ‘Storyline #07 – Genesis 12-25 – You Must Be Trippin: Calling, Blessing, and Struggling’

Feb

Storyline #06 – Genesis 10-11 – Tearing the Tower Down…Brick by Brick

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06 – Genesis 10-11 – Tower of Babel (mp3)

06 – Genesis 10-11 – Tower of Babel (ppt)

06 – Genesis 10-11 – Tower of Babel (handout)

Dubai is one of the most amazing cities ever designed on our planet. They have developed islands that are shaped like the 7 continents of the world and islands that are shaped like a palm tree. Dubai has the tallest hotel in the world, an indoor ski slope (since they are in the desert), and much more. They are also in the process of building the tallest building in the world. It is unfinished, but apparently it will be over a half-mile high when they are done. Continue reading ‘Storyline #06 – Genesis 10-11 – Tearing the Tower Down…Brick by Brick’

Feb

Storyline #05 – Genesis 5-9 – When God Pressed Reset: Corruption, Destruction, and Reconstruction

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05 – Genesis 5-9 – Flood (mp3)

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05 – Genesis 5-9 – Flood (handout)

“Whatever you do, don’t press that button!” Think way back with me and remember the original Nintendo Entertainment System. You teenagers today have it so easy with your memory cards and hard-drives which save your games for later play! On the NES, we had to pause it and leave the system on when we left the house. But the worst was when someone would press the “reset” button when you were in the middle of an important game. Continue reading ‘Storyline #05 – Genesis 5-9 – When God Pressed Reset: Corruption, Destruction, and Reconstruction’

Jan

Storyline# 04 – Genesis 4 – Murder One: Murder, Lies, and Life in Christ

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04 – Genesis 4 – Murder (mp3)

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04 – Genesis 4 – Murder (handout)

When the call came through the police scanner, I immediately knew our joyride turned into a very serious matter of life or death. I had a close friend who was a Tuscaloosa Police sergeant when I was in my mid-twenties (which was longer ago than I like to admit!). After signing some releases, I rode around in his cruiser with him during the 11pm – 7am shift. The kicker – it was January 1, 2001. The call came in that a murder had just taken place somewhere deep in the ghetto. My friend told me I could either stay in the police car and risk getting shot, or come investigate the crime scene with him and…risk getting shot. Since I wouldn’t get a gun either way, I went with him to investigate the 1^st murder of the millennium in T-town.

Genesis 4 records the first murder in history. We must understand the storyline here. Continue reading ‘Storyline# 04 – Genesis 4 – Murder One: Murder, Lies, and Life in Christ’

Jan

Storyline# 03 – Genesis 3 – Reverse the Curse!

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03 – Genesis 3 – Curse (mp3)

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03 – Genesis 3 – Curse (handout)

Something I’ve always wanted is a talking pet. Have you seen those cats and dogs that can talk by mimicking their owners by saying something like “I love you.” That is really cool to me…but it also freaks me out! Their voices sound so different than their normal pet noises.

When thinking about the scene in Genesis 3, we can’t imagine this speaking serpent as simply some “copy cat” (pun intended!). Continue reading ‘Storyline# 03 – Genesis 3 – Reverse the Curse!’

Jan

Storyline #2 – Genesis 1-2 – Being Human Rules!

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02 – Genesis 1-2 – Humanity (mp3)

02 – Genesis 1-2 – Humanity (ppt)

02 – Genesis 1-2 – Humanity (handout)

Humanity rules! Napoleon Dynamite is a fictional movie character that is known for his jeans tucked into his ski boots, teased and curly red hair, and hilarious movie lines that were adored and quoted by teenagers across our entertainment riddled country. When Napoleon took a liking to something, he brought back one of the ever popular retro sayings by exclaiming something like, “Tater tots rule!” The same can be said for humanity by looking at Genesis.

Is humanity something far more than we’ve thought if we’ve used phrases like: “I can’t help that I’m forgetful, or sinful, or full of mistakes. I’m only human. Gosh!” What does it really mean to be human? How did God originally intend humanity to be and live? If we want to live for God in our skin, bones, eye balls, etc, then we must know what God has commanded from us from the beginning! Please read Genesis 1:26-2:25. Continue reading ‘Storyline #2 – Genesis 1-2 – Being Human Rules!’

Jan

Storyline #1 – Genesis 1 – The Secret God Kept For Thousands of Years

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01 – Genesis 1 (mp3)

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If I wanted you to know more about me, I’d take you to my home. Not my house here, but I would take you to my old home in Tuscaloosa. I’d show you my house, where I used to shoot basketball for hours and hours during the summer. I’d show you my room where I played video games with friends all night long. Taking you to my home, my church, and my school where I grew up would give you a better understanding of why I am the way that I am. Moses is doing the exact same thing with the Israelites in Genesis. Genesis was written during the Exodus as God is revealing who He is as the Creator-Covenant God and who they are as His people. Continue reading ‘Storyline #1 – Genesis 1 – The Secret God Kept For Thousands of Years’

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storyline.framework: Student Ministry Centered on Christ

Archive for the '01 – Book of Genesis' Category

Storyline #10 – Genesis 35-50 – "Now and Later: How Suffering Brings Glory"

Storyline #09 – Genesis 25-35 – "Wrastlin’ with God: You better hang on for your life!"

Storyline #08 – Genesis 17-27 – "What’s So Funny?: The Story of the Son of the Covenant"

Storyline #07 – Genesis 12-25 – You Must Be Trippin: Calling, Blessing, and Struggling

Storyline #06 – Genesis 10-11 – Tearing the Tower Down…Brick by Brick

Storyline #05 – Genesis 5-9 – When God Pressed Reset: Corruption, Destruction, and Reconstruction

Storyline# 04 – Genesis 4 – Murder One: Murder, Lies, and Life in Christ

Storyline# 03 – Genesis 3 – Reverse the Curse!

Storyline #2 – Genesis 1-2 – Being Human Rules!

Storyline #1 – Genesis 1 – The Secret God Kept For Thousands of Years

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