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Between the Vignettes
We are here at Stage #1 of God’s One Big Story, where the first of the Nine Vignettes of Acts 1, Scene 1 has just been presented to us. While we wait for the curtain to go up on Vignette #2—The Creation of Man and Woman—let’s take advantage of this brief interval in the action to reflect on what we have learned thus far. As you may recall, at the beginning of Vignette #1, we were instructed that the events about to take place were intended to do at least three things for us. We were told that they would… Teach us important Life Lessons, or principles which would help…
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…Where It Is Showtime for God’s One Big Story!
Our journey to the Land of Revelation Knowledge has brought us here, to Stage #1, where Vignette #1: The Creation of the World is about to begin. As the action of God’s One Big Story starts to unfold, we need to keep in mind that the events we will be witnessing here have been designed to serve more than one purpose. Not only will they be teaching us important Life Lessons through the actions of the characters on the Earthly Stage before us, but they will also be contributing to the story-behind-the-story taking place simultaneously on the Heavenly Stage above us. More importantly, though, they will be providing us with…
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Here at Last, at Stage #1…
Well, we have finally arrived at Stage #1—the place where the Bible: The Love Story of the Ages will soon begin to unfold before us. As we depart the Truth Train, let’s be sure to carry with us the Program Guides that we were given on the most recent leg of our journey. We will find that as we watch the many smaller stories of the Bible being acted out on the Earthly Stage before us, these Guides will help us make sense of the One Big Story taking place simultaneously on the Heavenly Stage above us. So, please find a good seat and make yourselves as comfortable as…
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Let’s Recap, Rethink, Replace–and Then, Resume
Well, our somewhat extended stopover at the Welcome Center of the Word will soon be coming to an end. However, before we get back on board the Truth Train and depart for the next stop on our Rocking and Rolling Tour through the Bible, I think it would be helpful for us to pause for a few minutes so that we can… Recap—or review where we have been and what we have learned so far; Rethink—that is, reconsider some of the traditional approaches to Bible study that we have used in the past; and, Replace—the approaches which tend to confuse us, with ones that will provide us with some measure of…
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Meeting Our Guide, and Getting Connected to His SPS
In preparation for the next leg of our journey into the Land of Revelation Knowledge, we have visited the first four of the five information booths located here at the Welcome Center of the Word. During these visits, we have: Been introduced briefly to the Bible—and learned a little about what it is and what it isn’t; Been made aware of, and hopefully eliminated some of, the baggage that each of us has brought along on this trip; Been shown the boundaries , or the limitations placed upon, the knowledge that will be made available to us in the land up ahead; and, Examined our spiritual vision to be sure…
