The Bible in Five Acts

Act I: Creation
The creation: Genesis 1; 2:1-3
Praise God for his creation: Psalm 8
Praise to the Creator of all things: Psalm 104
Praise for creating me: Psalm 139
Act II: The Fall
The fall into sin: Genesis 3
Noah, the flood and the ark: Genesis 6, 7, 8, 9:1-17
A prayer of repentance: Psalm 51
No one is righteous: Romans 3:9-26
Act III: Israel
God’s covenant with Abraham: Genesis 12:1-9, 15:1-21
Abraham almost sacrifices his son Isaac: Genesis 22:1-19
Jacob receives his father’s blessing: Genesis 27:1-40
Jacob’s (Israel’s) family: Genesis 29:16-35, 30:1-24
Joseph the dreamer: Genesis 37:2-36 (see also chapters 39-50)
Moses is born in Egypt: Exodus 1; 2:1-10
Ten plagues: Exodus 7:14-24; 8; 9; 10; 11:1-10
The Passover: Exodus 12:1-17
The Israelites leave Egypt: Exodus 12:17-50; 13; 14; 15:1-21
God’s covenant with Israel: Exodus 19; 20
Rahab the prostitute hides the Israelite spies: Joshua 2
God keep his promise: Joshua 23; 24
David kills Goliath: 1 Samuel 17
David becomes king: 2 Samuel 5:1-5
God’s promise to David: 2 Samuel 7
David and Bathsheba: 2 Samuel 11; 12:1-25
The Lord is my shepherd: Psalm 23
A prayer of thanksgiving: Psalm 100
Israel sent into exile: 2 Chronicles 36:15-23
Queen Esther saves her people: Esther 1
Messiah’s birth prophesied: Isaiah 9:1-7
God’s promise to return: Isaiah 52:1-12
Daniel’s dream of God’s kingdom: Daniel 7
Act IV: Jesus
The birth of Jesus: Luke 1; 2
The temptation of Jesus: Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13
The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5; 6
Jesus shares his calling with the people: Luke 4:16-30
Jesus’ teaching on prayer: Luke 11:1-13
The lost son: Luke 15
New birth: John 3
Jesus is the resurrection and the life: John 11
Three prayers of Jesus: John 17
The Lord’s Supper: Luke 22:7-38; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
The death of Jesus: Luke 23:26-56; John 19:16-42
The resurrection of Jesus: Luke 24; John 20
Jesus ascends into heaven: Acts 1:1-11
Act V: The New People of God
The Great Commission from Jesus: Matthew 28:16-20
The coming of the Holy Spirit: Acts 2:1-21
“Repent and be baptized”: Acts 2:22-47
Jesus, the fulfillment of Abraham’s covenant: Acts 3
Salvation in Jesus alone: Acts 4
Paul’s conversion: Acts 9:1-31
Paul’s testimony before King Agrippa: Acts 25:23-27; 26:1-32
What real love is: 1 Corinthians 13
The fruit of the Holy Spirit: Galatians 5:22-23
The armor of God: Ephesians 6:10-18
Imitating Christ: Philippians 2:1-11
Heroes of the faith: Hebrews 11
Faith in action: James 2:14-26
The return of Christ: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 2 Peter 3:3-14
The new heaven and earth: Revelation 21; 22