Session 10 - Bearers of the Promise and Carriers of the Problem
Preparation Resources
Discussion Topics
- Psalm 89
- Psalm 67
- Psalm 98
- Tim Keller sermons
- Thanks be to God! (Psalm 67)
- Prayer for the World (Psalm 98)
Discussion Topics
- Let's try to summarize the "big story" as of the end of the Old Testament.
- Looking at the Psalms referenced above, how did the Jews of the 400 years or so of the period between the two testaments of the Bible deal with the ambiguity? What were the expecting and hoping would happen next?
- Everywhere, New Testament talks about the "Gospel", or the "good news" that is being proclaimed. What do you understand that "good news" to have been? Take a look at 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 1:16-17, and Mark 1:14-15.
- Take a look at the opening to the oldest Gospel - Mark 1:1-3. What three claims are being made here and how do they tie back to the "big story"?