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Whose stories are these?
Writing Styles (Genres)
Psalm 23 – The Lord is My Shepherd
over them and leading them to pastures. Leaders such as kings were often compared with shepherds. Some leaders were good, others bad, but Yahweh (God) was regarded as the true shepherd who could be trusted to protect his people. This psalm sings with
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles is the history of the early Church that was established by Jesus. It tells of the work the apostles did in spreading the Good News of Jesus throughout the world.
Jeremiah
“Listen to the Lord’s message, all of you people.” This is how Jeremiah spoke
to the people of Judah as he began to proclaim a message of God. He then goes on to challenge them to change the way they live and act. Jeremiah tells them what God will do if they obey, and also what will happen if they don’t.
Revelation
Mark’s Gospel
Mark’s Gospel is the story of Jesus’ mission which was to bring the Good News to the world and to die and rise to overcome sin four Gospels.
Philippians
Paul wrote this letter to the Church in Philippi. He begins by identifying himself and Timothy as servants of Christ Jesus. Paul then addresses the people, their leaders and deacons by stating that they belong to Christ and blessing them with grace and peace.
The Book of Revelation was written by a person named John. The style of writing uses imagination and symbols and looks to the future and the heavenly world. It talks about a battle between good and evil and how God will intervene and reward the faithful people.
We Rejoice and Thank you God, for the wonderful stories of the Bible.
We love to listen to your Word because it tells of your love for us.
Jesus, so much of the Bible is about you, which is great because we wish to know you better. Help us, Holy Spirit, to understand all that is revealed in the stories of the Bible. Amen.
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