THE GRAND STORY:
A sure compass to help you navigate through life. Come and discover answers to life's great questions together. An overview of the Bible’s main message.

Format: A conversational journey around free tea, coffee and snacks.
For whom: Designed for seekers who are new in their exploration of the Bible and the Gospels. All questions are legitimate, no taboos, no Greek or Hebrew.
With whom: Pastor Jean-Luc Tabailloux 
When: On Mondays from 20H00-21H30 (20th February - 3rd April 2023)
Where:  The Pilgrim’s Coffee House 5 rue Aubert Dubayet 38000 Grenoble 

The Grand Story Bible Discovery Overview
A compass to navigate your life An overview of the Bible’s main message. 

1.  A perfect world: Book of Genesis Ch. 1-2.

• Where did we come from?
  
• Are we alone in the universe?
  
• Who are we: A mere accident or the fruit of a higher intelligent power?
  
• Do we have any significance and worth?
  
• What is our purpose in life…if there is any?

2.  A broken world: Book of Genesis Ch. 3-4

• What went wrong ?
  
• Why is there such a community breakdown?
  
• Why so many broken relationships?
  
• Why is there so much evil and injustice?
  
• What is right and wrong anyway?
  
• Why are we so destructive toward one another and the environment?
  
• Is there any hope for our dying world?

3.  Abraham: A chosen and providential man: Genesis 12, 17, 22

• Who can know the future?
  
• Is God trustworthy?
  
• Does he keep His promises?
  
• What makes a good man / woman?
  
• Where will humanity’s salvation come from?
  
• What is faith?
  
• Why did God chose Abraham to fulfill his plan?

4.  The Ten commandments & the good life: Exodus 20, Ecclesiastes 2

• Are there laws that govern our relational reality?
  
• If so why don’t we keep them?
  
• Aren’t I free to determine what’s right and wrong for me?
  
• If all is relative why am I not free from the consequences of my choices?
  
• Isn’t the pursuit of pleasure the ultimate goal to live a meaningful life?

5.  The promised Messiah: Isaiah Ch. 53, Jeremiah Ch. 31

• What is humanity’s main problem?
  
• I can save myself, why would I need a Savior?
  
• Who is He anyway?
  
• How could I identify him when He comes?
  
• Are there predictions (Prophecies) about this promised Savior that came to pass?
  
  

6.  Jesus is born, but is He THE ONE that was to come? Gospel of Luke Ch. 1-2

• Who is He?
  
• What’s so special about Him?
  
• Is He a miracle Baby on a mission?
  
• Has He fulfilled the many prophecies about his 1st coming?
  
• If so why has He come into our world?
  
• Who’s has He come for?

7.  Jesus and the Kingdom of God: John Ch. 2-3

• What did Jesus say about his own identity ?
  
• What is required from his disciples to become part of the Kingdom of God?
  
• Why is Jesus not interested in turning people into religious zealots?
  
• What is our eternal destiny beyond this life?
  
• Who is everlasting life promised to?
  
• What is the attitude of God toward us according to Jesus ?
  
  

8.  Jesus turns around the life of a despised Samaritan woman: John Ch. 4

• Could Jesus be the answer to our deepest needs?
  
• “All we need is love” really?
  
• What was the life quest of this woman?
  
• How did she come to the conclusion that Jesus was indeed who He claimed to be?
  
• Why is Jesus much more interested by our inner life than our religious controversies?
  
• What did He think of made up conventions ?

9. Jesus was on a mission: The parable of the two sons Gospel of Luke Ch. 15

• Who has He come for primarily? The religious, the irreligious?
  
• Why did He come into our world?
  
• Why was Jesus so despised by the religious people of his day?
  
• How did try to turn upside down the view this self righteous crowd had about God?
  
• What was the God of Jesus like?
  
• Who do you identify with in this story ?

10. Why did Jesus die? What kind of love is this? Gospel of Luke Ch. 23

• Why so much hate and injustice toward Jesus-Christ?
  
• What is so surprising in the way Jesus reacted in front of his accusers, authorities and those who crucified him?
  
• What is the meaning of His death when we consider the Grand Story the Bible tells about the Messiah who was to come (Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 53…)?
  
• How did Jesus death affect those who died beside him?
  
• What promise did He make to one condemned?
  
• On what merit did he make him such a wonderful promise ? 
  
• What did this murderer believe about Jesus to make such a request?
  
• How could Jesus make such a promise?

11. The resurrection of Jesus-Christ: an amazing hope Luke Ch. 24

• If life beyond death is possible, how does it change the way I live in the present?
  
• What are the facts surrounding the story of Jesus' resurrection?
  
• Who reported it first?
  
• Were they credible witnesses?
  
• How did the disciples react at first when they heard this incredible news?
  
• How did they feel before and after?
  
• What did the risen Christ teach the disciples He met on their way to Emmaus?
  
• Do you believe in the resurrection of Jesus-Christ?  
  
• What was the message of the disciples after they met the risen Christ?

12. Reconciliation: Now available to all in Jesus-Christ. Ephesians Ch. 2; Revelation 20-21

• How good do I have I have to be , how much do I have to do to ever hope to be restored in the sight of a Holy God?
  
• How do you know for sure your sins have been forgiven?
  
• On whose merits can we receive the gift of Faith and Grace?
  
• What is the End prophesied in the book of Revelation about?
  
• Does it finish well or not?
  
• Is there any hope while we face the risk of a man made apocalypse?
  
• What about Heaven and hell?