{"id":12536,"date":"2024-12-30T09:35:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=12536"},"modified":"2024-12-30T09:35:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:35:27","slug":"just-the-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2024\/12\/just-the-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Just the Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TITLE: Just the Facts<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scripture: Genesis 1-15<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I. JUST THE FACTS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cGod doesn\u2019t wait long to reveal the biblical narrative. The whole story is in compressed <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">from in the first three chapters of Genesis.\u201d Tripp (January 1)<br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Three foundational themes:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is a God of (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">incalculable glory<\/span>).<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sin<\/span>) is the ultimate human tragedy.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Savior<\/span>) will come, crush the power of evil, and provide (redemption) for His <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">people.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>II. RANDOM TRUTHS TO EMBRACE<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Three random truths we must believe:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Redemption<\/span>) is possible. Simply put redemption means (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to buy back<\/span>).<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Idol worship<\/span>) is not a thing of the past. The greatest idol we face is the idol of (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">self<\/span>). <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Human pride) always stands in opposition to God\u2019s standard of humility.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">God\u2019s covenant<\/span>) makes all the difference. A covenant is an agreement (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">between two <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">parties<\/span>). In chapter 8 He makes a covenant with (Noah). In chapter 12 He makes one <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">with (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Abraham<\/span>).<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hope comes from having a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">covenant relationship<\/span>) with God.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">THEME: Burning Hearts<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NEXT WEEK: Two Recipes<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scripture: Genesis 16-34<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jo &amp; Vicki: Final slide (instead of Numbers) No matter how much we know the Bible, no matter how long <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">we have known the Lord, no matter how intelligent you are in spiritual matters, no matter how many <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">facts you know, no matter how spiritually mature you may think you are, WE ALL RELY ON GOD\u2019S <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TRANSFORMING GRACE. Be grateful you were included in that grace and accepted His offer. If you <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">haven\u2019t, why wait?<\/span><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts TITLE: Just the Facts Scripture: Genesis 1-15 I. JUST THE FACTS \u201cGod doesn\u2019t wait long to reveal the biblical narrative. The whole story is in compressed from in the first three chapters of Genesis.\u201d Tripp (January 1)Three foundational themes: There is a God of (incalculable glory). 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