The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.” So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed…
Genesis 12:1-4a (NLT)
We are a people of ____________________.
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her.” And Abram agreed with Sarai’s proposal.
Genesis 16:1-2 (NLT)
We are a people of __________________.
The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would. And Abraham named their son Isaac.
Genesis 21:1-3 (NLT)
Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
Long Story Short opens up the Christian Scriptures by sharing the biblical narrative in a way that requires no prior engagement with the Bible. It traces the big story of who God is and how he is saving the world through six simple movements: Creation, Fall, Israel, Jesus, Church, and New Creation. With this framework in place, we will not only understand how the little stories of the Bible fit together into a seamless whole, we will also be compelled to step into the drama to be part of its performance.
Ed Horne was born and raised in Fort Myers. His grandparents were charter members of Central UMC when it started in 1922. He grew up in the church, and gave his life to Christ in 1972 at a Vacation Bible School. After high school he took a job managing movie theaters. God used his time there to develop his leadership skills. Ed spent the next 17 years seeking after success and money. In 2001 God got his attention when he lost the theater job. He came back to the church and made his walk to Emmaus in 2005. He finally let Jesus have his full life and became a lay speaker at Central. He was there when the it was adopted by Grace Church, and became part of the Guide Team.
Shortly after he received a call into the ministry. He served in Charlotte Harbor at Trinity UMC. During his three years there, the church experienced growth and in 2017 was awarded the One Matters award by the Conference for the greatest increase in professions of Faith and attendance.
He has now returned home to Grace Church Central Campus.
Ed is also very involved in The Kairos Prison Ministry, which brings the love of Christ to the incarcerated. He also serves on The District Leadership Committee.
Ed is married to Jami and has three children. Son's Lin and Chris, and daughter Lea. He has two grandsons, Xavien and Cas.
"
["amens"]=>
string(5) "0"
["amenurl"]=>
string(322) "Amen"
["customsquareimageoption"]=>
string(0) ""
}
-->
Long Story Short - Part 3 - FMC | Sermons | Grace Church
The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.” So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed…
Genesis 12:1-4a (NLT)
We are a people of ____________________.
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her.” And Abram agreed with Sarai’s proposal.
Genesis 16:1-2 (NLT)
We are a people of __________________.
The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would. And Abraham named their son Isaac.
Genesis 21:1-3 (NLT)
Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
"
["imageurl"]=>
string(283) "https://cdn.monkplatform.com/image/czoxNTU6Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbSUyRm1vbmtkZXYubW5rLjI2NzIyJTJGdXBsb2FkZWQlMkZsJTJGMGU4Njg0MDUyXzE1NTYwNTI5NTBfbG9uZy1zdG9yeS1zaG9ydC1zZXJtb24uanBnJTNGcyUzRGEyMzRkNzg5ZDhiYzQxOWU2ZmU4ZDU1YjJkOWQzZTE5Ijs=/long-story-short-sermon.jpg"
["imagetmb"]=>
string(389) "
"
["image2"]=>
string(333) "
"
["preacherImg"]=>
string(296) "
"
["preacherimage"]=>
string(261) "https://cdn.monkplatform.com/image/czoxNDU6Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbSUyRm1vbmtkZXYubW5rLjI2NzIyJTJGdXBsb2FkZWQlMkZwJTJGMGU2Mzc1MjEyXzE0OTk3OTExNDlfcGFzdG9yLWVkLTYwMC5qcGclM0ZzJTNENmNmZjU3YzczZGQyY2RlZWYyYzIwOTA2NTRkNTEwNzciOw==/pastor-ed-600.jpg"
["preachermemberid"]=>
string(6) "850979"
["preacherNum"]=>
string(3) "175"
["category"]=>
string(25) "Fort Myers Central Campus"
["categoryslug"]=>
string(25) "fort-myers-central-campus"
["categorylinks"]=>
string(83) "Fort Myers Central Campus"
["categorytitlelinks"]=>
string(83) "Fort Myers Central Campus"
["category1"]=>
string(25) "Fort Myers Central Campus"
["category1slug"]=>
string(25) "fort-myers-central-campus"
["parentcategory1"]=>
string(25) "Fort Myers Central Campus"
["parentcategory1slug"]=>
string(25) "fort-myers-central-campus"
["commentNumber"]=>
string(11) "Comments(0)"
["commentNumberonly"]=>
string(1) "0"
["commentList"]=>
string(1542) "
