The BIG Story

Here are the Sundays leading up to Easter and theme and the passage associated with with the theme. As you can tell, I haven't nailed down every focal passage yet.

1/10/10 — Gen. 1:26 — Creation: Adam and the image of God (Gen 1-2)
1/17/10 — Gen. 2:17 — Crisis with a collapse into death (Gen 3-11)
1/24/10 — Gen. 12:2-3 — New family: Abraham and the struggle for life/birth (Gen. 12-50)
1/31/10 — Ex. 2:23-25 — Crisis with a collapse into slavery (Exodus)
2/7/10 — Deut. 7:6 — New people: Moses and the struggle for freedom (Leviticus - Joshua)
2/14/10 — Judges 21:25 — Crisis with a collapse into individualism (Judges)
2/21/10 — ? — New kingdom: David and the struggle for unity/community (Samuel - Chronicles, Proverbs, some Psalms)
2/28/10 — ? — Crisis with a collapse into exile (numerous prophets)
3/7/10 — ? — New promise/covenant: John and the struggle to communicate with God (numerous prophets, some Psalms, Ezra/Nehemiah)
3/14/10 — ? — Hinge crisis: Jesus (gospels)
3/21/10 — ? — New family/people/kingdom: Church and life in the Spirit (Acts - Rev. 3)
3/28/10 — ? — Final crisis and collapse of all things that leads to the new creation (all things made new) and the marriage of God to his Bride (Rev. 4-22)