Telling the full story...

Last week our youth taught a great lesson that I thought needed sharing.

First, start by watching this video:

Confused?

This is a very important clip from the TV show “Lost” where one of the main characters sacrifices himself to save the others.  The point was to show how often times when we approach scripture; we only tell part of the story.

“You are really evil, but God sent Jesus, God’s son, to save you.  Be grateful and repent.”

This leaves people just as confused as this clip might have left you.

Why is it that we only share part of the story?  It is the greatest story ever told, why would we short sell it?

May we start to share the whole story, a story that starts with creation, fall, and how God spends the rest of the story working to restore and redeem creation back to what it was created to be where everything is in right relationship with God and the rest of the world.

This is the greatest story of life and love that redeems, please don't sell it short.