Beyond the Weekend: EPIC
Stories of Trust, Failure and Faith That Point to Jesus
What does it look like to believe God, not just believe in God? This fall, we're diving into the raw, unfiltered stories of biblical heroes who wrestled with doubt, took dangerous detours, and discovered that trusting God means following him even when you can't see the outcome. Their epic journeys of trust, failure and faith all point to the ultimate hero—Jesus.
Key Messaging Points:
- There's a difference between believing in God and believing God
- God speaks in life's detours and disruptions
- Wrestling with God transforms us
- Trusting God means obeying before you see the outcome
- Every story of human struggle points to Jesus
Rehoboam’s Past
Read: 2 Chronicles 10 Listen: 2 Chronicles 10
Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you. 2 Chronicles 10:4
God promises to establish a kingdom that will never end through the family line of David. David has a son, Solomon, who then has a son, Rehoboam. Rehoboam has incredible potential. He is the son of the wisest man who ever lived and is handed a kingdom in its golden era. Rehoboam’s family past, however, was a complicated mixture of both faithfulness and failure. Solomon (Rehoboam’s father) had taken many foreign wives as his own (something God explicitly commanded him not to do) and also enlisted forced labor to build his empire. Rehoboam had a choice—he could either reckon with his past or it would bring wreckage to his present.
We each have to deal with our past if we are going to live faithfully and wisely in the present. No matter our upbringing or home of origin, we all have experiences or choices from our past that we need to confront, confess or heal from. We are both sinners and sufferers—those who have been wronged and who have also done wrong. God invites us to bring the experiences and choices of our past to him before they have a further negative effect on our present. He offers redemption and restoration through Jesus.
TODAY: Is there something in your past you need to repent or heal from? Take time to confess sins or acknowledge hurts. Confess wrongdoing knowing that God cleanses us of our sin (1 John 1:9) and acknowledge wounds knowing that God is near the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18). If you need additional help to process your past, reach out for help at care@adabible.org.
