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Act 2: Naked and Ashamed

Dave Lomas speaks on how evil and sin entered God's good creation and the surprising way God responded to this tragedy in Genesis 2:15-17, 2:25, 3:1-13.

Act 1: Good Creation

Dave Lomas speaks on how the Bible is a different kind of story that answers a different set of questions and invites us into a different way of living in Genesis 1:1-5, 1:26-31.

The Meaning of the Bible

Dave Lomas speaks on how we ought to interpret and engage with the Bible as we read and what the intended purpose of reading the Bible is in Luke 24:13-32.

The Origins of the Bible

Tim Mackie speaks on how the Bible came to be and how it is a book that is both human and divine in Exodus 17:8-9, 17:14, and 24:3-8.

The Reason for the Bible

Dave Lomas speaks on how the Bible tells one unified story that leads us to Jesus and why we the Bible is important to us as followers of Christ in 2 Timothy 3:14-17.

The Problem with the Bible

Dave Lomas introduces the Year of Biblical Literacy and speaks on Jesus' relationship with the Bible and how we, as followers of Christ, aim to have the same kind of relationship in John 5:39-40 and Matthew 28:16-18.

When God Says Yes, And

Julie Barrios speaks on the incarnation of Christ and the invitation we are given to partake in the unfolding of the story of who we are and who we can be in John 1:1-5, 1:9-14.

The Layer of Mystery and Wonder

Josh Waidley speaks on Matthew's account of the birth of Jesus and the wonder, mystery and hope of God in Matthew 1:1-17, 1:18-25, 2:1-23.

Mary's Song

Ruthie Kim speaks on the story of the angel who appeared to Mary and how Mary experienced and sat in the tension of pain and hope in Luke 1:26-35, 46-56.

A Different Kind of King

Dave Dealy speaks on the type of king Israel was hoping for and who Jesus is as a heavenly king in John 1:1-5, 9–14.