FORMATIONAL STORY SETS
Who is God and what does He want?
Creation, Day 1-3 (Genesis 1:1-13)
Creation, Day 4-6 (Genesis 1:14-27)
Adam and Eve Disobey (Genesis 3:1-7a)
God's Promise to Abraham (Genesis 17:1-7)
The Lord's Charge to Joshua (Joshua 1:1-9)
The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)
The Birth of Jesus (Matthew 1:18-25)
Jesus' Crucifixion (Luke 23:33-47)
The Walk to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-32)
What does it mean to follow Jesus?
Doubting Thomas (John 20:24–31)
Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector (Luke 18:9–14)
The True Family of Jesus (Luke 8:19–21)
Jesus Calls Levi (Luke 5:27–32)
The Cost of Discipleship (Matthew 16:24–27)
The Cost of Being a Disciple (Luke 14:25–35)
How do I follow Jesus?
The Calling of the Disciples (Luke 5:1-11)
Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman (Luke 7:36-50)
Jesus Calms the Storm (Mark 4:35-41)
Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
Jesus Visits Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42)
Jesus Teaches His Disciples to Pray (Luke 11:1-13)
Parable of the 10 Lepers (Luke 17:11-19)
Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8)
The Rich Young Ruler (Matthew 19:16-22)
Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor (Matthew 18:21-35)
What does the Church of the Nazarene believe?
Our Beliefs Found in Bible Stories:
1. Triune God
*Luke 3:21-22 The Baptism of Jesus
Acts 17:22-31 Paul Speaks to the Council in Athens
John 14:6-21 Jesus Talks to His Disciples (way, truth, life)
2. Jesus Christ
*Luke 9:28-36 The Transfiguration
Matthew 17:1-8 (Transfiguration)
John 1:1-5, 14 In the beginning was the Word. . .the glory of the Father's one and only Son.
John 3:1-21 (Nicodemus Comes to Jesus)
3. Holy Spirit
4. Holy Scriptures
*Luke 24:36-47 Jesus Appears to His Disciples
Matthew 4:1-11 (Temptation of Jesus) Jesus Quotes Scripture
5. Sin, Original and Personal
6. Atonement
7. Prevenient Grace
*Luke 5:17-26 The Healing of the Paralyzed Man
8. Repentance
*Luke 19:1-10 (Zacchaeus)
Luke 3:1-14 John the Baptist Preached
9. Justification
*Luke 18:9-14 (Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector)
Regeneration
*John 3:1-8 Nicodemus Comes to Jesus
Acts 8:26-40 (Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch)
Adoption
10. Entire Sanctification
*Mark 12:28-34 The Most Important Commandment
Luke 18:18-29 The Rich Man
11. The Church
*Acts 2:42-47 The Believers Form a Community
12. Baptism
*Matthew 3:13-17 (The Baptism of Jesus)
Acts 2:37-41 (Peter Preaches about Baptism)
Acts 8:26-40 (Philip Baptizes the Ethiopian Eunuch)
13. Lord's Supper
*Luke 22:14-20 (Jesus Eats Last Supper with His Disciples)
14. Divine Healing
*Acts 3:1-10 (Peter Heals Crippled Beggar)
Luke 8:40-56 (Jesus Heals Jairus' Daughter and Woman with Issue of Blood)
Mark 10:46-52 (Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus)
James 5:13-16 The Power of Prayer
15. Second Coming of Christ
*Matthew 25:1-13 Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
16. Resurrection
*John 11:17-25 Jesus Consoles Martha
Revelation 21:1-8 The New Jerusalem
Judgement
*Matthew 13:24-30, 37-43 The Parable of the Wheat and Weeds
Destiny
*Luke 16:19-31 (The Rich Man and Lazarus)