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 Welcome back to The Story, our 31-week journey through the Bible. This week finds us smack in the middle of the narrative, with those stiff-necked people of Israel once again following a misguided, idol-worshiping king – who leads them straight into exile. Nice work, Hosea.
Meanwhile, Hezekiah (taking his guidance from God via the prophet Isaiah) holds it together in Judah, and even tells the threatening king of Assyria, ”Stuff it. God will save us.”
But Isaiah must keep it real, so he gives the people of Judah the whole story: things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. The good news? One day God will send a servant who changes everything.
If you’re following along with The Story and want to join one of our discussion groups, stick around after worship on Sundays or drop by Silver Maples on Wednesday evenings (7:30). Just arrived someplace warm and sunny, suddenly have extra time on your hands? Get reacquainted with the story of God’s people. You can still pick up a copy of The Story online, or through the church office.
New feature for the New Year!
Our Story resource page now features cheat sheets! (Sort of). From here on out the Food for Thought section will include the complete small group study guide for each chapter. So what, you say? So these study guides include a quick summary of the chapter, plus questions for reflection and a head-start on next week’s reading.
Wishing you a peacful and joyful 2012. Lets make the new year a good one.
 The Story: A Kingdom Torn in Two
Wait, doesn’t this place look familiar?… After years of peace under King Solomon, competing successors leave God’s people with a lousy choice of kings.
Rehoboam abuses his power; Jeroboam is into idol worship. Pick your poison, Israel. Yet if you’re following along in The Story, you’ll notice that God sends in a good egg every now and then to steer the people back to Him.
Pick up a copy in the church office and join one of our discussion groups – Wednesday evenings, 7:30 p.m. at Silver Maples or after church on Sundays.
More about that…
You can find discussion questions for all chapters on the Story page, and more information about The Story at the book’s website.
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Welcome! Located in Chelsea, Michigan, St. Paul United Church of Christ is a welcoming congregation committed to using our God-given gifts to serve others in the name of Jesus Christ.
We're a gospel reading, pretzel baking, chili cooking, bible studying, singing and bell ringing, morning praising, Sunday schooling, food donating, family adopting, potlucking, boiler replacing community of faith. (And much more!)
Our church family is made up of about 200 members, and we're always happy to welcome more. Come join us for worship, Sunday school, a concert or one of our other special events.
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Welcome back to The Story, our 31-week journey through the Bible. This week finds us smack in the middle of the narrative, with those stiff-necked people of Israel once again following a misguided, idol-worshiping king – who leads them straight into exile. Nice work, Hosea.
