Table Talk | December 14-15
Key Takeaways:
- The Bible tells one unified story across 66 books about God’s desire to live in relationship with His image bearers.
- The story of Scripture can be broken into four parts: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration.
- The stories we believe equal the story we live.
Discussion Questions:
Creation:
How does understanding creation as establishing God’s character and authority change your perspective on life?
In what ways does knowing you’re made in God’s image impact your sense of purpose and value?
Fall:
How does recognizing our responsibility in sin and separation from God affect your view of personal accountability?
Discuss the impact of understanding we have an enemy actively working against us. How does this change your approach to spiritual life?
Redemption:
How does Jesus’ sacrifice being both payment for sin and crediting of righteousness change your understanding of salvation?
What does it mean to you that we are “rescued to rescue”? How can we live this out?
Restoration:
How does the certainty of our future in Christ impact how we face challenges in the present?
Discuss the urgency we should feel in sharing the gospel, knowing the certain future for those who reject Christ.
Practical Applications:
- Commit to reading the Bible more regularly to immerse yourself in God’s story. Consider joining the “Shred” challenge or signing up for daily devotionals.
- Reflect on areas where your life doesn’t align with the story of Scripture. Choose one area to focus on this week.
- Share the gospel story with someone this week, remembering we are Christ’s ambassadors.
Closing Prayer:
Lord, thank you for your Word and the powerful story it tells. Help us to align our lives with your story, renewing our minds and transforming our actions. Give us the courage to share this story with others, living as your ambassadors in the world. Amen.