THE BIG PICTURE: God at the Center

Download a printable PDF version of the Blog. “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God” (Psalm 90:2). Before time existed and before light broke through darkness, God already was. Not lonely. Not incomplete. Not waiting for creation to fulfill Him. This is the foundation of everything that follows in Scripture. God has always existed and depends on nothing outside Himself for His exis

The Big Picture: God at the Center from Genesis to Revelation is about learning to see Scripture as one unfolding story and, above all, learning to see God at its center. Throughout the series, one question will guide us: What does this reveal about God? Rather than beginning in Genesis and making one long journey straight through to Revelation, we are going to approach Scripture in several passes. We'll travel from Genesis to Revelation more than once, looking at something d

We often open Scripture asking questions like, “What does this mean for me?” “What am I supposed to do?” or “How does this apply to my life?” Those are important questions, but I’m becoming convinced that they shouldn’t be our first questions. Before we ask what the Bible says about us, we need to ask a much bigger question: What does this reveal about God? The Bible begins with four simple words: “In the beginning, God…” (Genesis 1:1). And when we reach the final chapters of