Bible Blossom - Storyteller's Handbook

26 • B I B L E B LOS S OM S TO RY TELLER ’ S H ANDBOOK

• The illumination question: what is it, above everything else, that this story asks me to change in terms of my perspective on God, life, others, myself, or my world? • Changed the point of view and “tone of voice”: No longer a storyteller, but “Thus says the Lord” • The Word of God: Fill in all the cracks with the clear direct propositional Word of God after the Story of God. Intersections, Implications, and re-Invitation of the audience to embrace the insight and illumination of the story (Luke 10.37) • Make intersections between today’s world and the story’s world. – How does the story world illuminate our world today? – Where exactly do they tend to connect? – Explore implications for the world in which your audience lives. • How do the characters and meanings integrate into their specific life situation? – How is the story world and its issues just like our own? – Invite your audience to embrace the story’s insights and illuminations for their journey. Can you begin to feel the excitement of this amazing tale of God’s grace and love? In a world gone mad with power, lust, and greed, the Holy Spirit calls the Church to be faithful to God’s biblical revelation of Jesus of Nazareth. This same clear, simple tale of God’s awesome grace is recorded in the Bible, summarized in the creeds, and passed down faithfully through the centuries by the Church. Despite the issues and challenges we face today in this world, this Story continues to draw the lost to its Good News. This great tale of Jesus of Nazareth, the Story’s champion and hero, is as fresh today as when the disciples told it after the resurrection. Nothing has changed in the Story. The God who spawned it still

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