Whether you grew up hearing Bible stories in Sunday School or you're exploring Scripture for the first time, it can be easy to see the Bible as a disjointed collection of tales, poems, genealogies, letters and prophecies. But what if I told you the Bible tells one complex, interconnected story from beginning to end - a story that makes sense of our existence and points towards a glorious future?

In this series, we're going to walk through that story by looking at 16 key Bible verses. These verses, taken together, provide a summary of the Bible's central narrative that will help us better understand God's unfolding plan to redeem humanity and all of creation. We'll see how the Bible's account perfectly sets the stage for Jesus to resolve humanity's deepest problems in a surprising yet supremely satisfying way.

Let's begin at the very s ...