Speaker: Wally Fahrer
Date: 09/05/2021

This week we will explore how we can share the good news by bridging from common references such as books and films (based around Chapter 6 of Hannah Steel’s book ‘Living His Story’). With Paul’s sermon at Athens providing the principal example (Acts 17:16-34), the aims will be to equip us to share the good news in this way, outlining key practices and questions to consider as we do so.

Online Service

Digging Deeper Resources

Video interview between Hannah Steele and Dr Amy Orr Ewing, talking about Chapter 6 -‘Finding echoes of the story of Jesus in our world today’

Home Group Study Guide – The publishers SPCK have put together a chapter-by-chapter study plan, for small groups, with highlighted passages and discussion questions for Hannah Steele’s book “Living His Story”.

Read a blog post ‘Bringing the Gospel to the Greeks’

Listen to the Bible Project’s podcast: ‘The Bible as Divine Literary Art’

Watch the video: New Testament Letters: Literary Context

The Bible isn’t a book of disconnected stories, but a collection of stories that all tell One Big Story—the story of redemption through Jesus Christ.

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Premier’s Unbelieveable? – Discussion about JRR Tolkien, Jesus and Lord of the Rings – Holly Ordway & Michael Jahosky

Inspiring Evangelists – C. S. Lewis, Creator of Narnia

Read our blog post, Living His Story,: Revealing the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways.

Questions for Reflection

Which book or film that you have recently absorbed might give you a way of sharing the gospel – or more generally talking about the big questions of life – with others?
Do you regularly check out some of the things causing a stir in popular culture and, if not, how might you (enjoyably!) keep yourself well informed?
In what book, film, drama, musical, TV programme or radio broadcast do you find a winning presentation of the gospel?
What are the main challenges of sharing Jesus’ story in modern life?

Challenge

Can we use books and films as ways of establishing a connection between us and those who do not have faith?

Worship Songs of the Week

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Talks in this Teaching Series

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Finding echoes of the story of Jesus in our world today