CREATION TO RESTORATION

16-Week Discovery of Creation, Jesus, and New Creation

KEY POINTS:

Weeks 8-13 reflect back on Weeks 1-6.

If time allows, re-read the corresponding passages from previous weeks before moving into that week’s passages.

-CREATION-

1. God: Creator

Genesis 2.4-25 & Psalm 33.6-11

-FALL-

2. Humanity: Fallen

Genesis 3.1-24 & Romans 3.9-20

-REDEMPTION-

3. Promise: Abraham’s Blessing

Genesis 12.1-5; 15.4-21 & Galatians 3.6-9

 

4. Promise: Prophet Like Moses

Exodus 3.1-21 & Deuteronomy 18.14-19

 

5. Promise: Passover Lamb

Exodus 12.21-28 & Isaiah 52.13-53.12

 

6. Promise: King from David

2 Samuel 7.8-16 & Isaiah 11.1-9

 

7. Jesus: Bringer of Good News

Isaiah 52.6-10; 61.1-9 & Luke 4.14-21; 42-44

 

8. Jesus: The Prophet

[Week 4 Passages]; John 5.31-47 & (Optional) John 8.12-59

 

9. Jesus: The Passover Lamb

[Week 5 Passages]; Luke 22.14-20 & 1 Corinthians 5.7

 

10. Jesus: The King

[Week 6 Passages]; John 18.28-19.30 & Philippians 2.5-11

-RESTORATION-

11. Jesus: Creator / Re-Creator

[Week 1 Passages]; John 1.1-14 & John 20.1-23

 

12. Jesus: The New Adam

[Week 2 Passages]; Romans 5.12-21 & 1 Corinthians 15.12-28

 

13. The Church: Sent to Bless in Jesus

[Week 3 Passages]; Matthew 28.16-20 & Ephesians 1.3-23

 

14. The Church: Spirit Empowered

John 14.15-21 & Acts 2.1-39

 

15. The Church: Ambassadors & Exiles

2 Corinthians 5.14-21 & 1 Peter 2.9-12; 3.8-16

 

16. Hope: Re(New)ed Creation

Romans 8.18-27 & Revelation 21.1-8; 22-27