As you may know, the Bible is the best-selling book in history, but how many people in the western suburbs of Des Moines are actually reading it? A Gallup survey reports the average American household has four Bibles. However, research by Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2008) found that only 16 percent of Americans read the Bible every day.

We at Point of Grace Church are hoping to reverse this trend starting with our own congregation. I believe The Story is the right tool to do this by collectively increasing our Biblical literacy. This means all adults, students and children will learn the Bible together through age-appropriate lessons and environments. The Story will help us understand God’s story from Genesis to Revelation and how our own stories intersect with God’s story.

Consisting of 31 chapters of carefully selected scriptures sequenced in chronological order, The Story is a unique church-wide program of weekly teaching that presents the Word of God in engaging formats. And when accompanied by reading through the five age-appropriate books (The Story, The Story: Teen Edition, The Story for Kids, The Story for Children and The Story for Little Ones), we can all literally be on the same page through 31 chapters.

Please prayerfully consider engaging in this unique experience of The Story. The series begins on February 5, 2012 during our 9:00AM & 10:30AM services. We will also have small groups starting that same week to help each of us dig a little deeper.