The Big Story of God: Week Four

WEEK 4: The Role of Psalms/Prophets in HIStory
Verses to Memorize- Psalms 67:1-3

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”- Jim Elliott

“Take your time and mediate on the following Psalms and write down your reflections. When you see the word ‘peoples,’ the psalmist is referring to the nations.”

Psalm 2:1-12

Psalm 22:25-31

Psalm 57:7-11

Psalm 66:1-8

Psalm 67:1-3

Psalm 87:1-7

Psalm 98:1-9

“The prophets were continually proclaiming God’s desire to be known, worshiped, and served by the nations. They also revealed the future fulfillment of the nations coming to God.”

Isaiah 19:18-25

Daniel 7:13-14

Micah 4:1-3

Malachi 1:11, 14

How does the Old Testament teach God’s story?

What are a couple of themes that seem to repeat themselves in this amazing story?

“The way I see it, we ought to be willing to die. In the military, we were taught that to obtain our objectives we had to be willing to be expendable. Missionaries must face that same expendability.” –Nate Saint