Volume 1 - Creation and Covenant
The Bible begins with creation. God created everything for His glory. When sin entered the world through Adam and Eve, God made a promise and set into motion His plan to redeem His people through His Son, Jesus Christ—a descendant of Abraham.
Unit 1: God Rules Over Creation
God created the universe out of nothing. The eternal God rules of His creation. Everything was created to give glory to God the Father through His Son, Jesus, but people chose to reject God’s good plan. The whole Bible reveals how Jesus came to restore the relationship between God and humanity.
Big Picture Question: Who is God? God is our Creator and the King of everything.
Key Passage: Psalm 104:24
September 1 - Session 1: God Created the World (Genesis 1-2)
Story Point: God created everything for His glory.
September 8 - Session 2: Sin Entered the World (Genesis 2-3)
Story Point: Sin is disobeying God and His commands.
September 16 - Session 3: The First Family (Genesis 4)
Story Point: Sin separates us from God.
September 22 - Session 4: The Great Flood (Genesis 6-9)
Story Point: God is right to judge sin.
September 29 - Session 5: The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11)
Story Point: God is great and deserves all worship.
Unit 2: God Made a Promise
God’s faithfulness is demonstrated in His fulfillment of the promises He made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The promises of God are not dependent upon the understanding or faithfulness of man. He is always faithful to keep His promises. God’s covenant with Abraham, that all people would be blessed through his family, is a promise that points to Jesus as the hope of the world.
Big Picture Question: Does God keep His promises? Yes, God always keeps His promises because He is faithful.
Key Passage: Psalm 100:5
October 6 - Session 1: Abraham Followed God (Genesis 11-13)
Story Point: Abram obeyed God’s call.
October 13 - Session 2: God’s Covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12; 15; 17)
Story Point: Abraham believed God’s promise.
October 20 - Session 3: Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 22)
Story Point: Abraham trusted God even when he did not understand God’s plan.
October 27 - Session 4: A Wife for Isaac (Genesis 24-25)
Story Point: God gave Isaac a wife to keep His promises to bless the nations.
Unit 3: God is in Control
God is in control of all things in heaven, and on earth. Nothing is outside of His good plan. We see this in the lives of Jacob, Joseph, and Job. God is a faithful promise keeper who is always present with His people despite their difficulties and suffering.
Big Picture Question: Who is in control of everything? God is in control of everything in heaven and on earth. Nothing is outside of God’s good plan.
Key Passage: Genesis 50:20
November 3 - Session 1: Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25; 27)
Story Point: Rebekah and Jacob tricked Isaac into blessing Jacob.
November 10 - Session 2: Jacob Fled from Canaan (Genesis 28; 32)
Story Point: God promised to be with Jacob.
November 17 - Session 3: Joseph Taken to Egypt (Genesis 37; 39-46; 50)
Story Point: God was always with Joseph and blessed him.
November 24 - Session 4: The Suffering of Job (Job)
Story Point: God is good even in suffering.