Where in the story |  In between the OT and NT

"God's silence does not mean his absence."

God goes silent for 400 years between the Old and New Testament. That is 400 years of God not speaking to his people through a prophet or revelation. But God's silence does not mean his absence. God's silence is his orchestration of all things for his glory and our good. In this episode, we explore the world powers and the group of jewish people that Jesus entered into. Just like the beginning, God moves into the darkness of the world with his marvelous light. Act one is complete, the curtain has come down, Act Two of God's great story is about to begin.

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Where in the story |  Old Testament Recap

"When we see Jesus as better than we can imagine, we are only scratching the surface of who he is."

Welcome to season 5 of Storyverse Podcast. In this season, we will focus on the man, the message, and the mission of God's Son, Jesus Christ. As we jump back into the story, we look back on the shadows of the Old Testament that have become the substance that is Jesus. Join us for an amazing look at the one and only Jesus.

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Happy Storyversary!

Today we celebrate 2 huge milestones:

Listen in as we look back at what's been and celebrate 5 things God is doing in and through Storyverse Ministries including:

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Season 5 Launching September of 2025!

In season five we explore the one and only, God's Son. This will be our longest season as we explore the man, the message, and the mission of Jesus Christ. We will also be doing a deep dive into the gospel of Mark and the gospel of John. If Jesus is the center, climax, and culmination of all things... then welcome to the climax of the story.

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As we close the story of the Old Testament, I (Derek) wanted to share a quote from Tim Keller that radically altered the course my life. This quote changed how I saw the Bible, which changed how I saw God, which changed everything. Since it recaps the Old Testament by seeing Jesus as the center of the story, it is only fitting to close out the story of the Old Testament with it.

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Where in the story |  The Entire Old Testament (as told by Nehemiah 9)

"God reordered my present, realigned my future, by redeeming my past."

As the story of the Old Testament comes to a close, the people of God retell the story from start to finish. In it we will see our 4 major movements of God’s Creation, God’s People, God’s Kingdom, and God’s Persistence all leading to the person of Jesus Christ. Each of these movements is meant to re-story us into how we see God, ourselves, and this world. By the end, the story is clear: God is faithful, we are not. We need God to enter into our story. The good news is that the story is not over but only just beginning. 

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Where in the story |  God's Persistence: Major Prophets

"God has made us dependent by design. We need God and we need from God. When we step into that, we experience more deeply all that God wants to give."

Throughout the story, God has revealed who he is, who we are, and how we are meant to navigate this world. As the Old Testament comes to a close, there has been one message from God on repeat: we need God. In this episode, we look at the Major prophets and the individual (and only) message God is giving to his people. This is what the entire Bible has been communicating.

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Where in the story | God's Persistence: Ezra and Nehemiah

"The walls we build up to give us a sense of security will ultimately crumble. But only God's presence leads to our true provision and protection in this life."

Welcome to the surprising (and anti-climactic) end to your Old Testament. As the people return from Exile, the same pattern of rebellion and ritual continue. Where God's heart is relationship, the people of God continue to choose paths that lead to their own destruction. As this movement ends, God goes silent for 400 years. But his silence does not mean his absence. Rather he is orchestrating all things for his glory and the ultimate good of his people. This will take place when he breaks the silence through his own Son.

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Where in the story | God's Persistence: Daniel 7

"When we see Jesus this way, we see him as bigger than anything we can reduce him down to. When we see Jesus for who he truly is, we fall down in worship. When we see Jesus, we see what our hearts long for and were made for."  

Welcome to one of the most important chapters in your Bible: Daniel 7. Here we see a window into heaven and God's culminative plan for all of human history. This is a big one!

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Where in the story | God's Persistence: The book of Daniel

"In the story, it is not God who is throwing people into the fire, but rather he is the one who enters into the fire on our behalf."

As the people of God are in exile, we see only a few faithful followers of God left. The book of Daniel highlights three different stories of these men and their allegiance to God no matter the outcome. In this episode we explore each of these stories as examples of what it looks like to walk in faithfulness in a culture that is far from God. Ultimately, we see Jesus as the true faithful follower in his own exile on the cross.

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