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Archives for May 2010
The Roots of Faith - Course Overview
May 4, 2010 | Posted by Wayne Haston
The Roots of Faith: Exploring the Bible from Beginning to End is the extended version of The Story of Hope that includes 100 stories from the Bible’s Big Story of redemption, 50 from the Old Testament and 50 from the New Testament. We sometimes call it “a Biblical centipede that doesn’t limp” because every era in the Bible’s Big Story is included, even the 400 years between the Old and New testaments. Each of the 100 stories is summarily illustrated by one of the images from our new, high quality Good Soil image collection.
Using Stories in E&D
May 3, 2010 | Posted by Gilbert Thomas
When I became a man, I started hearing fewer stories than I did as a child. Apparently, stories were childish, and when I became a man I had to put away the things of a child (1 Corinthians 13:11). However, awhile back I noticed something: when my pastor began telling a story as an illustration in his sermon, people sat up and listened more intently. I began to watch for this. I saw that whenever a preacher told an illustration, the room was quieter; people listened more intently. I started telling and crafting stories for my sermons—not just illustrations, but I used Bible stories and other stories that became cornerstones of messages. People’s eyes opened wider, they sat on the edge of their seats, eager to hear more.
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