What if the entire Bible tells one cohesive story—and you're invited to play a part in it? Dr. Michael Goheen, author of "The Drama of Scripture," unpacks how understanding Scripture as a unified narrative transforms our spiritual lives and missional purpose. This narrative understanding transforms our approach to Scripture, vocation, and our role in God's kingdom.

• The Missio Dei describes God's unfolding plan to renew creation that was broken in the fall
• God's mission moves from one family to all families, one nation to all nations, one place to the ends of the earth
• Understanding the Bible as one story gives proper meaning to individual biblical passages
• The church's role is to embody God's blessing and knowledge for the sake of all nations
• Luther's view of baptism as daily drowning the old self and rising to new life remains relevant today
• Luther's understanding of vocation challenges false divisions between sacred and secular work
• Sin fundamentally curves us inward when we were designed to be curved outward toward God and others
• The resurrection inaugurates the new creation where all aspects of creation will be restored and perfected
• Our final hope isn't escaping to heaven but resurrected bodies in a renewed creation
• The biblical story invites our participation as it continues to unfold until Christ returns

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