STORY OF GOD - STUDENTS

AN EPIC JOURNEY THROUGH SCRIPTURE

Anyone who wants to understand their own story must understand the gospel story of Jesus told throughout the Bible.

The Story of God for students is an 8-week, group-discipleship resource exploring the overarching redemptive narrative of the Bible. Traveling chronologically from Genesis to Revelation, this study will remove the intimidation factor and allow students to discover the story of Jesus on every page of the Bible. This discovery will equip students to join Jesus in that big story.

What Students Will Gain from The Story Of God

Week 1: Creation & Fall

Discover God as Creator and themselves as His image-bearers.
Understand the goodness of God’s original design and how sin disrupts relationship with Him, others, and creation.
Gain awareness of their need for God’s redemption.

Week 2: Promise & A People

See God’s faithfulness in choosing a people through Abraham.
Learn that God’s promises carry hope even when situations look impossible.
Begin to connect their own lives to God’s bigger story.

Week 3: Rescue & Law

Experience God as Deliverer who rescues His people (Exodus).
Recognize that God’s law is meant to guide His people into freedom and flourishing, not burden them.
Grow in understanding of obedience as a response to grace.

Week 4: Land & Kingdom

Learn that God calls His people to live set apart in a place where His presence dwells.
Understand the tension between human kingship and God’s kingship.
Reflect on what it means to live under God’s rule today.

Repentance Experience: Students personally face the reality of sin, brokenness, and their need to turn back to God, moving the story from head knowledge to heart transformation.

Week 5: Exile & Return

See the consequences of turning from God, but also the hope of His mercy and restoration.
Learn that God never abandons His people, even in their lowest moments.
Recognize the value of repentance, renewal, and trusting God’s promises.

Week 6: Jesus

Discover Jesus as the fulfillment of all God’s promises.
Understand His life, death, and resurrection as the turning point of history.
Learn that forgiveness, reconciliation, and new life come through Him.

Week 7: A New People

See how God forms the Church as His Spirit-filled people, living out His mission.
Learn that faith is not individualistic but communal.
Embrace their identity as part of God’s family on mission in the world.

Week 8: A Better Beginning

Gain hope in God’s ultimate plan for renewal: a new heaven and new earth.
Understand that the story ends with restoration, not despair.
Live with purpose, anticipating the day when God makes all things new.

Share Your Story Experience: Students are empowered to see their own lives as part of God’s story and confidently share how God is at work in them.

What’s Inside:

4 days of personal daily devotions per week and one reflection day to prepare for each group session
Reminders of the 7 rhythms of a disciple that reinforce the disciplines of following Jesus
In-depth teaching outlines with guided questions for group leaders, ensuring a smooth and significant group experience.
2 additional discipleship experiences after weeks 4 and 8

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