From Beginning to Forever Introduction

 

 When I heard that Love God Greatly was going to do a six week study covering Genesis to Revelation, I laughed out loud! Then I became intrigued. I've always been a fan of seeing the overarching story of scripture, and I guess this is how you do it! 

 This study starts us of in the beginning, Genesis. The first week explores how history started out in the Garden of Eden and then looks at the fall, the flood, and the Tower of Babel. Next, we'll get to know some of the Patriarchs. Week 3 has us focusing on Moses, the Exodus and the Old Testament Law. In Week 4 there's a lot to cover from Israel's kings to it's Exile and return from Babylon. Finally, in Week 5 we'll get to meet Jesus and learn about His pivotal role in the history of humanity. And lastly, we'll look at the New Testament Church including the role of the Holy Spirit as well as end times prophecy in the final week of the study.


 As always, I'd love for you to join me in this study! You can find it on Love God Greatly or Amazon* if you want to purchase a physical copy. You can also follow along in the YouVersion App or Love God Greatly App from your phone's app store for free. I'd love for you to keep up with my posts about it here, but if you're anything like me, you'll get so much more out of it if you look it over on your own before you read what I have to say. I am so sensitive to the power of suggestion!

Here's the Thing: If you've been following my blog for a while, you may have noticed that this post is going up a few days later than I would have liked. Life has been teaching me the importance of being flexible and holding things with an open hand. I'll definitely be doing that with this study! I am looking forward to all that God has to teach me, and sharing it with you, but I'm not going to be legalistic about days or times or how it all comes together. I hope you join me for this adventure!

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