Bible study plan

The Whole Story: Creation to Jesus

Fifteen weeks tracing God's redemptive story from creation to the resurrection — a great overview study.

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A fifteen-week journey through the Bible’s single storyline — from creation, through the fall and God’s long work of redemption, to the restoration of all things in Jesus. Each week pairs a passage with the part of the story it belongs to, so the whole arc holds together.

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Creation

  1. Week 1
    Long

    Genesis 1:1-31John 1:1-14

Fall

  1. Week 2
    Long

    Genesis 3:1-24Romans 3:9-20

Redemption

  1. Week 3

    God's promise to and through Abram

    Standard

    Genesis 12:1-5Genesis 15:1-6Galatians 3:6-9

  2. Week 4

    The promise of Passover

    Standard

    Exodus 12:21-301 Corinthians 5:7

  3. Week 5

    The sacrificial system

    Long

    Leviticus 4:1-35Hebrews 9:11-10:14

  4. Week 6

    Covenant with David

    Long

    2 Samuel 7:8-16Acts 13:16-41

  5. Week 7

    Sheep and shepherd

    Long

    Ezekiel 34:11-31John 10:2-14

  6. Week 8

    Jesus, bringer of good news

    Long

    Isaiah 61:1-9Luke 4:16-22

  7. Week 9

    Isaiah foreshadows the coming promise

    Standard

    Isaiah 53

  8. Week 10

    Jesus fulfills the promise

    Long

    Luke 23:26-49

  9. Week 11

    Jesus fulfills the promise (part 2)

    Long

    John 20:1-18

Restoration

  1. Week 12

    The task

    Standard

    Matthew 28:16-20Acts 1:8

  2. Week 13

    The Holy Spirit

    Long

    John 14:15-21Acts 2:1-41

  3. Week 14

    Our identity as ambassadors

    Short

    2 Corinthians 5:17-21

  4. Week 15

    The fulfillment of everything

    Standard

    Revelation 21:1-8

Passage links open in the Open Bible (OTB). Scripture quotations are from the Open Translation Bible (OTB), used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How to use a Bible study plan

Read one passage at a time together and ask a few simple questions: What does this tell us about God? About people? What will you obey this week, and who will you share it with? Simple, repeatable, and easy to pass on.