THE MYSTERY OF GOD'S PLAN (1 OF 3)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Ephesians 3:2-6
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The Mystery of God's Plan (1 of 3)
Series: Making Sense of Life's Mysteries
Tony Thomas
Ephesians 3:2-6
''Lost'' was a TV series that aired for six seasons from 2004-10. It began with the crash of a jet over a mysterious South Pacific island, and it followed the lives of the survivors, augmented by flashbacks and flash-forwards.
I'm not a huge Sci-Fi fan, but I love shows about time travel and the possibility of living in two dimensions simultaneously. But, as hooked as I was, the TV audience didn't grow with the show because the storyline was too complex. If you missed the first episode, you were ''Lost!''
I think that's the way some people see the Gospel story, too. The world knows that the Bible tells the story of Jesus Christ. But they don't know the back story, or the rest of the story, or that his story covers every time dimension. To them, the Bible is just like Stonehenge: it's still a mystery.
The average person has a series of unanswered questions to consider:
1. Why did God send Jesus to the earth?
2. Why did Jesus have to die?
3. What did he die for?
4. And what's the significance of his second coming?
To the cynic, the Gospel story is a mystery, and they're completely ''Lost!'' So, I'm starting a new, short, three-part series of messages called, ''Making Sense Out of Life's Mysteries.'' This morning, I want to tell the story of the Bible in five acts, and I hope you'll listen as if you're life depends on it.
In Ephesians 3, Paul talks about the mystery of history:
2 God gave me the responsibility of bringing his grace to you.
3 He let me know this mystery through a revelation.
5 In the past, this mystery was not known by people as it is now.
6 This mystery is the Good News that Gentiles have the same inheritance as Jews. We belong to the same body and share the same promise God made in Christ Jesus.
The mystery of God's plan unfolds in five acts from the beginning in Genesis, to the Lord's return in Revelation. The ...
Series: Making Sense of Life's Mysteries
Tony Thomas
Ephesians 3:2-6
''Lost'' was a TV series that aired for six seasons from 2004-10. It began with the crash of a jet over a mysterious South Pacific island, and it followed the lives of the survivors, augmented by flashbacks and flash-forwards.
I'm not a huge Sci-Fi fan, but I love shows about time travel and the possibility of living in two dimensions simultaneously. But, as hooked as I was, the TV audience didn't grow with the show because the storyline was too complex. If you missed the first episode, you were ''Lost!''
I think that's the way some people see the Gospel story, too. The world knows that the Bible tells the story of Jesus Christ. But they don't know the back story, or the rest of the story, or that his story covers every time dimension. To them, the Bible is just like Stonehenge: it's still a mystery.
The average person has a series of unanswered questions to consider:
1. Why did God send Jesus to the earth?
2. Why did Jesus have to die?
3. What did he die for?
4. And what's the significance of his second coming?
To the cynic, the Gospel story is a mystery, and they're completely ''Lost!'' So, I'm starting a new, short, three-part series of messages called, ''Making Sense Out of Life's Mysteries.'' This morning, I want to tell the story of the Bible in five acts, and I hope you'll listen as if you're life depends on it.
In Ephesians 3, Paul talks about the mystery of history:
2 God gave me the responsibility of bringing his grace to you.
3 He let me know this mystery through a revelation.
5 In the past, this mystery was not known by people as it is now.
6 This mystery is the Good News that Gentiles have the same inheritance as Jews. We belong to the same body and share the same promise God made in Christ Jesus.
The mystery of God's plan unfolds in five acts from the beginning in Genesis, to the Lord's return in Revelation. The ...
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