1. What does "In the beginning, God" establish about reality, before anything else?

2. John mirrors Genesis 1 intentionally. What is he saying about Jesus and creation?

3. What does it mean that creation was "very good"? What were human beings made for?

1. Genesis 3:15 is called the "proto-evangelium" — the first gospel. What does it promise?

2. The Fall introduced death, shame, and broken relationship. Where do you see that story continuing?

3. What does the curse reveal about what was lost — and what must be restored?

1. God's covenants with Abraham and David are the backbone of the Old Testament story. What is promised in each?

2. How are these promises connected — and how do they point forward to Christ?

3. What does it mean to be "blessed to be a blessing"?

1. Matthew opens with "son of David, son of Abraham." Why does this matter?

2. In Luke 4 Jesus announces His mission. What is He claiming to fulfill?

3. How does the Incarnation address everything that was broken in the Fall?

1. What does the cross accomplish, according to Romans 3? What is being dealt with?

2. The Resurrection is the "firstfruits" of a larger harvest. What harvest?

3. Why is the gospel — not just good advice, but good news — the center of everything?

1. The story ends not with escape from the world, but with God making everything new. How does this change your view of the future?

2. "He will wipe every tear from their eyes." What tears will He wipe from yours?

3. How does knowing the end of the story change how you live in the middle of it?