The Greatest Story Ever Told: A Better Beginning

THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD: A Better Beginning

October 19, 2025

1. WHO JESUS IS

• Colossians 1:15-20
• Jesus desires and deserves to be in our lives.

2. WHAT JESUS DID

• Romans 8:1-4
• Jesus didn’t just take our ; when we trust Him, His perfect is applied to us.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21

3. WHO WE ARE IN JESUS

• 1 Peter 1:1; 2:9-10
• 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
• 1 Peter 2:9; Matthew 5:16
• God gives us a new identity so we can Him to the world.

4. HOW WE SHOULD LIVE AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS

• Imperatives (commands about what to )
• Indicatives (statements about what Jesus has )
• Our awe of God’s grace us to follow His commands.
  • 2 Corinthians 8:7,9; Ephesians 4:32; Philippians 2:3-11

Revelation 21:1-4; 20:11-15

BIG IDEA: The Bible is God’s story, and He wrote it so that we can find lasting in Him.