Crisis Bible Discovery - CHIRP

What if we read scripture through the lens of crisis and disaster?

Think about some popular Bible stories...Joseph, Noah, Jesus...these and so many others are filled with crisis and disaster moments, from the famine when Joseph was second in command, the flood when Noah built the ark, the murder of Jesus on behalf of all of us.

Reading The Bible to Find God in Crisis

What could shift if we saw the Bible as a book full of wisdom, direction, comfort, trauma and so much more that relates to the magnitude of crises and disasters today. 

Examples from Scripture

Explore this with your church, family, friends, or quiet time with Jesus.

Here is a deep dive template:

Here is a simple version: CHIRP.

Read through scripture and ask these questions (you can make it into a chart as well)

C - What was the type of crisis?

H - How did the crisis come about?

I - Who was impacted by the crisis?

R - What was the response of the people?

P - Was there a stated purpose?

Keep in mind that there may be multiple answers that are simultaneously true for each question, depending on what is shared in scripture.

Next Steps

What are some significant bible passages that stand out to you as critical to seeing the pattern of crisis/disaster in scripture?

You could make note of 7-12 of these references to share with people through a simple discovery module. (Read the passage together. Discuss the questions together, drawing out specific verses. Looking at the pattern seen in the answers, of what we learn about God, people, or how to obey).

Think about the potential…after you read news tweets, read Bible CHIRPs :-)