*Timing for these weeks were based on the calendar year, starting in June 2020. Click the link below for an alternate schedule to start in September (*based on 2020 calendar) or scroll to the bottom of the page for ideas to start on another date*
Click here to see an alternate schedule beginning in September
Click here to download a printable copy of the Overview
Click here to see an alternate schedule beginning in September
Click here to download a printable copy of the Overview
Part |
Week |
Story |
Scripture Shine On |
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Part 1:
Primeval History |
Week 1
Week 2 Week 3 |
Creation
Adam and Eve Cain and Abel, Flood, Babel |
Genesis 1-2
Genesis 3 Genesis 4-11 |
10-15
17 18-22 |
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Part 2:
Family of God |
Week 4
Week 5 Week 6 |
Call of Abram and Sarai
Jacob and Esau Joseph Saga |
Genesis 12
Genesis 25:19-34, 27:1-28:5, 32-33 Genesis 37-47 |
25
34 -- 37-39 |
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Part 3:
People of God |
Week 7
Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 |
Moses - Baby to Burning Bush
Passover Deliverance God's Provisions Learning to be a people Law of Love: Shemah |
Exodus 2-4
Exodus 7-15:21 Exodus 16, 20:1-17 Numbers 27:1-11 Deuteronomy 6:4-9 |
40-44
46-48 51-53 65 67 |
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Part 4:
A New Land |
Week 12
Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 |
The Jordan and Jericho
The Judges Cycle - Deborah Ordinary People - Ruth and Naomi Call of Samuel |
Joshua 3-4, 6:1-20
Judges 2:16-23, 4:4-24 Book of Ruth 1 Samuel 3 |
72-75
-- 79-80 83-84 |
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Part 5:
Kings and Prophets |
Week 16
Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 |
David's Songs (Psalms)
Solomon Builds a Temple Jeroboam and Rehoboam Elijah and the widow of Zarephath King Josiah Prophetic vision: Jeremiah's shorts |
Psalm 57
1 Kings 8 1 Kings 11-12 1 Kings 17 2 Kings 22: 1-23:25 Jeremiah 13 |
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99 -- 103 112 -- |
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Part 6:
People in Exile |
Week 22
Week 23 Week 24 Week 25 |
People in Exile
Exile Prophet: Ezekiel and the dry bones Exile Story: Esther Ezra - rebuilding of the temple |
Psalm 137
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Book of Esther Ezra 4-6 |
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123 -- 118 |
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Part 7:
Advent |
Week 26
Week 27 Week 28 Week 29 |
Isaiah and the prophets
Genealogy of Jesus Mary's story Travel to Bethlehem |
Isaiah 40
Matthew 1:1-17 Luke 1:26-56 Luke 2:1-5 |
138
-- 161 -- |
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Part 8:
The Messiah is Born |
Week 30
Week 31 Week 32 |
Jesus' birth
Simeon and Anna Magi |
Luke 2:6-20
Luke 2:21-40 Matthew 2:1-12 |
165-167
169 170 |
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Part 9:
Jesus' Beginnings |
Week 33
Week 34 Week 35 Week 36 |
Escape to Egypt
Jesus at the temple John the Baptist and Jesus' baptism Jesus Calls the Disciples |
Matthew 2:13-23
Luke 2:41-52 Matthew 3 Mark 1:16-45; John 1:35-51; Matthew 4:18-22; Luke 5:1-11 |
173
174 177-178 184 |
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Part 10: LENT
Life and Teachings of Jesus |
Week 37
Week 38 Week 39 Week 40 Week 41 Week 42 |
Sermon on the Mount
Jesus calms the storm Feeding of the Multitude Jesus Blesses the Children The Greatest Commandment and the Parable of the Good Samaritan Mary and Martha |
Matthew 5-7
Matthew 14:22-33 Mark 6:30-44; Mark 8:1-10 Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16 Luke 10:25-37 Luke 10:38-42 |
194-203
212 210 238 223 224 |
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Part 11:
Jesus' death and resurrection |
Week 43
Week 44 |
Holy Week
Easter Week |
249-269
270-278 |
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Part 12:
Disciples to all the Nations |
Week 45
Week 46 Week 47 |
Pentecost story
Sharing in Community Stephen's story |
Acts 2
Acts 4 Acts 6-7 |
280
283 287 |
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Part 13:
The Early Church |
Week 48
Week 49 Week 50 |
Saul's story
Peter's dream Lydia - and Philipians |
Acts 9:1-22
Acts 10 Acts 16:11-40 |
291
295 301 |
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Part 14:
The Story Continues |
Week 51
Week 52 |
New Heaven and New Earth
Zechariah's Song |
Revelations 21:1-7
Luke 1:67-79 |
315
158 |
What if I want to start this later in the year?
You can begin this at any point in the year, but beginning in June does make the weeks line up nicely with the church year. If you begin in September, for example, and want to study Jesus' birth at Christmas, there are a few ways you could do this.
You can begin this at any point in the year, but beginning in June does make the weeks line up nicely with the church year. If you begin in September, for example, and want to study Jesus' birth at Christmas, there are a few ways you could do this.
- Marathon-style: Do one big week of watching all the videos to catch up on the story. Do your project in parts instead of stories so that you can catch up.
- Learn in parts instead of smaller stories: Do one part per week, which will gradually catch you up. You could watch the video summaries of all the stories in Part 1, for example, the choose one story that you want to dig into for your conversation and project.
- Learn the big song and jump right in! To create the songs, Jonathan boiled the stories down to their essence, so singing the song can catch you up sufficiently to continue the year. If you want to do more in-depth work with each story later, you can always do that as the year comes around again. But the songs will help you learn the chronological story.