3 Story: GOD'S STORY

This week, we looked at CONNECTING TO GOD'S STORY. Our story is the story of who we are and how much we need Jesus. Their story is about them... where they are... what is going on in their lives... and noticing those connection points between their story, my story, and God's story.


When we take the opportunity to connect with God's story in our personal lives, we have more "God stories" to connect to our friend's story. If our kids have grown up in church, they probably know quite a few of God's stories... Daniel and the lion's den, Jonah, parables like the wise and foolish man building houses, the woman at the well... these stories have been told and retold, probably to the point that they have lost their "connectedness" to our story. But that's why we have youth group, church services, small groups... and why we should have personal time in God's story. Because the more of God's story we know, the more we understand God and the easier it is to point our friends to Jesus. As we have told the kids, "our main purpose for having friends is to point them to the Gospel." 

PARENT CUE: Depending on the age of your kids and how often they have been in church, see how many of the stories from the Bible you can name. Then discuss the following with your teen (make sure you answer it too):

Which of God's stories in the Bible do you connect with the most and why?