Although its author is unknown, Esther bears the marks of an author very close to the events recorded. In Jewish tradition, it is often attributed to Esther’s cousin, Mordecai, but it contains no autograph. The events described in the book occurred in 483–473 BC and the book was written soon after. It’s a very unique book. First, it’s one of only two books in the Bible named after women: Ruth and Esther. Second, it’s the only book in the Bible that doesn’t mention God a single time!
So, why’s it in the Bible? Because even though God’s name is absent, His hand isn’t! You can see God working behind the scenes throughout the story. The book of Esther is in the Bible to show us that even when God seems silent, He is still sovereign, working behind the scenes to preserve His people and accomplish His saving purposes.
April 30, 2026 |
Esther 1-2 |
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Many of us struggle right here. We believe God is real—but when life feels chaotic, when circumstances don’t make sense, and when God seems silent, we start to wonder: Is He really at work in my life? If you’ve ever felt like God is distant, inactive, or hard to see, then this book is for you.
And that’s exactly what the book of Esther helps us see, that even when God seems hidden, He is not absent. He is working behind the scenes.
In the book of Esther, the author showed God’s people living in exile under the Persian King Ahasuerus that the Lord was providentially working behind the scenes to accomplish His purposes for His people
A 12-Part Journey Through the Meta-Narrative of Scripture. For decades, physicists have searched for a "Theory of Everything,” a single framework that explains how the universe works. But even the most perfect equation can’t tell us why we exist, why the world feels so broken, or where history is actually headed. In this series, we aren't just looking at isolated "Bible stories." We are looking at THE STORY. From the first spark of creation to the final glory of consummation, we will discover how the Bible provides the ultimate story that explains everything.
April 19, 2026 |
Revelation 21:1-8 |
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We started with creation, where everything was good. Then came the fall, where sin broke everything. We saw the flood, the covenant, the exodus, the giving of the law, the founding of the Davidic kingdom, the exile, the coming of Christ, the work of the cross, and the birth of the church.
From beginning to end, it’s been one story: A holy God rescuing His broken world through Jesus Christ. But every story begs the question: How does it end?
Today, in The Consummation, we don’t just see the end of the story, we see the fulfillment of every promise God has made from Genesis onward. In the book of Revelation 21, the apostle John saw a vision that revealed how God will ultimately bring His redemptive story to completion.
April 5, 2026 |
1 Corinthians 15:1-8,20-22 |
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So far in The Story, we’ve traced it from creation and the garden, through the fall and the flood, to God’s covenant with Abraham; from the exodus and the law, to the conquest and the kingdom under David; through the heartbreak of exile—and then last week, to the arrival of Christ, the long-promised Savior who stepped into history to redeem what was lost.
But today, in this message, we reach the climax. If the Bible is the Story of everything, then the Resurrection of Jesus is the hinge upon which everything turns. We aren’t just celebrating a religious holiday; we are celebrating the day the ending of your story might be rewritten… from “Death” to “Life.”
To understand how we fit into this victorious story, we must look at how we respond to the “first importance” of the Gospel, which is the Good News that Jesus saves!
In the apostle Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he reminded them of the first importance of the gospel he had preached to them in order to strengthen their faith in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection and warn them from believing in vain.
