Finding Our Place In God's Story

I. How did we get here? — a brief history

a. Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Influence — the ________ reconfigured

b. Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Bad Faith”— authenticity as THE __________________

c. Therapeutic Influences — Freud and the ___________________

II. Biblical Response Part 1: What lies within needs ________________— Original Sin

III. Biblical Response Part 2: Your story is important as a part of God’s larger plan to reveal His _____________

a. God’s grace redeems us and forgives us

b. His grace showcases His _____________

IV. Biblical Response Part 3: We were made for ________________, not isolated journeys

a. Loving others requires speaking the ______________

b. Full growth into our potential requires input from ______________