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Families! Families share a history. When they gather, families share stories – Stories about grandparents and people we miss. Funny stories about the children growing up. Silly, embarrassing stories about odd relatives. We tell them over and over again – these stories that help us know who we are.

As members of the church, the family of God, we’ve joined a family with an incredibly rich history. We know some of the family stories – Adam & Eve, Noah & the flood, the Tower of Babel,  Abraham, Moses, David & Goliath. Others stories – not so much – Nadab & Abihu? Joab? Dinah? Absolom? Shimei?

Back in 2013 Pastor Nate challenged us to begin a “Bible Discovery” group. We started off in Acts and quickly “discovered” that we did not know the family stories (see Stephen’s testimony in Acts 7). Without the Old Testament background, we lacked context. So in 2016 our small group of 6 to 12 ladies, opened our Bibles to the very beginning – In the beginning, GOD…

For over 6 years we’ve met, plunging through genealogy, narrative, poetry, law, and even construction plans. After over 300 weekly studies, we’ve arrived at the end of King Solomon’s reign. We’ve learned our family stories of faith and courage, failure and shame. Stories that show us who God is and what He is doing, stories connecting us with our heritage. Old Testament stories that bring us a richer understanding of Jesus.

This spring we’ve been asked to share some of what we’ve experienced. Did we really enjoy Leviticus? Can a group of ladies survive the death spiral cycles in Judges? What does God mean when He says David is a man after his own heart?

Please join us for Sabbath School Sabbath mornings this spring to taste and see the goodness and truth of God through our family stories recorded in scripture.