Larger Story Church

09/08/2026

Teaching Topic for Friday: Myth of the Perfect Decision

Most people think there is one right choice and a thousand ways to ruin their lives. One of the myths we believe is that there is a perfect decision waiting to be discovered. If we could just gather enough information, pray a little longer, or think a little harder, we imagine we'd finally find the one flawless path that guarantees success and protects us from regret.

Wisdom isn't about finding the perfect decision. Wisdom is about trusting God enough to take the next faithful step. God isn't asking you to make perfect decisions. He's inviting you into a trusting relationship.

Ugh. There is that trusting God problem again. The good news is The Christian life is not a limited path. The Christian life is a very wide, forgiving path.

Questions: What do you think it means to have "complete knowledge of God's will"? How would you describe the difference between knowing about God and knowing God personally? How does this help you in your decision making? What is wrong with Plan B?

Scripture: Psalm 25:4-5, Psalm 18:36, Colossians 1:9-10, Ecclesiastes 11:4-6, Psalm 139:16, James 1:5, Matthew 5:48, Proverbs 16:9

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09/06/2026

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Let's talk more about this throughout this series. (Yes, this may trigger some trust issues.)

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09/06/2026

We are starting a new teaching series this Friday.

If you understand this meme, you will want to join us. We will be having lots of practical conversation to avoid this.

Friday, 7 pm EST/6pm CST
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09/05/2026

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09/03/2026

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09/02/2026

There are two trees found in the middle of the Garden of Eden. (Remember, we are tree people.)

Those two trees found in the first three chapters of Genesis frame the entire human story. They shape every choice every person has ever made about who gets to define reality. And they show up again in Proverbs, in the Gospels through the crucifixion story, and in the very last chapter of the Bible, Revelation. This Tree of Life in Revelation 22:2 will heal the nations. Is that not good news with today’s headlines?

You have some homework to do this week.

Read this article to prep you about the two trees in the Garden of Eden: https://shessoscripture.com/p/two-trees-genesis-eden-tree-of-life

Watch this Bible Project video about the throughline of the Tree of Life in the Bible:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJLan-pJzfQ

Questions: What is the difference between healthy discernment—learning to recognize what is good and evil--and taking God's place as the one who gets to define good and evil? What do you think is harder for you: trusting God's wisdom or accepting that you don't have to understand everything? Why? How is this gospel message better than a transactional gospel message?

Scripture: Revelation 22:2-3, Genesis 2:9, 3:23-24, Proverbs 1:7, 3:5, 7, 13, 18, 9:10, 11:30, Ecclesiastes 1:3, 12:13, Galatians 3:13, Deuteronomy 21:23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBpzgi00q7U

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09/01/2026

We want to be w**d killer and pull out those w**ds. Now. Wouldn’t everything be better if that was so? What if Jesus was teaching us something different in the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds?

Read more: https://bravester.com/we-need-the-w**ds-for-growth/

And consider this:

“The partisan mind behaves a great deal like a lawyer's mind, forever advocating for its own side, minimizing whatever is inconvenient and magnifying whatever helps the cause, until reality itself begins to bend around the question of who we belong to rather than what is actually true. The mind of Christ moves in the opposite direction, refusing the tidy sorting of us against them, because in Jesus there is finally only an us.” –Curtis Chang, email, August 4, 2026

We will be talking more about this. Join us.
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We meet over Zoom (how else can we have conversations) and at 13562 Richmond Highway, #205, Woodbridge, VA. DM for Zoom link.

08/31/2026

Teaching Topic for Friday: Pursuing Heaven While Living on Earth

Heaven is not our default destination. We are not entitled to get there. So who will be in heaven? Heaven geographically is big. Jesus will be in heaven. So those who are “in Christ” are in heaven. Heaven is for Jesus and his people because Jesus defeated the power of death.

When we talk about who gets into heaven we shift to what requirements are needed? What do we have to do or believe? The focal points turn to us. Instead of focusing on Jesus who is there with his people. So the question is, “Are you in Christ?”

Like Adam and Eve had the opportunity to rule the world with God, so we will also have this opportunity as part of our life in eternity.

Plus we are deep diving on the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds again. We talked during Ecclesiastes about this parable to help us with the perspective of dealing with the hevel in the world that triggers us. We have more to talk about when it comes to those bothersome w**ds.

Questions: Does the thought of partnering with God in heaven make you nervous? What is the difference between having power and needing to prove that you have power? We usually think of w**ds as something to eliminate. How does knowing that w**ds can actually serve a purpose in a garden change the way you think about hevel? How does the perspective of heaven help you make decisions of goodness?

Scripture: Acts 3:21, 7:55, 2 Corinthians 12:3-4, John 11:11, Revelation 3:21, 4:10-11, 20:11-13, 22:4-5, 1 Corinthians 6:2-3, Matthew 5:5, 13:24-30, 40-42, Hebrews 12:2

This is our last week in this series.

Join us for this conversation. Friday, 7 pm EST/6pm CST
We meet over Zoom (how else can we have conversations) and at 13562 Richmond Highway, #205, Woodbridge, VA. DM for Zoom link.

08/30/2026

We may be a place for you umms.

This is why we began as a church 6 years ago and one of the reasons we decided to meet on Friday nights. We missed faith conversations and wondered if there was a different way to be a church.

Do you see yourself in this article? You may want to give us a try.

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2022/03/church-statistics-return-in-person-nones-dones-umms

"Umms are a different category altogether, and the ones I have spoken with share several common characteristics. They are fond of the local church and were active members in the past. They take Jesus seriously and want to belong to a local congregation. They are not bitter or cynical—in fact, if anything, umms are uncomfortable with not being committed to a church body."

Unlike “Nones” and “Dones,” many church-adjacent Christians want to return to a local body—but they feel stuck.