"The Gospel in the Garden" | Genesis 1-3 | Tim Parlier

If you’ve ever wondered why life feels beautiful and broken at the same time…this message is for you.

Starting in Gospel of Luke 24 and walking all the way back to Genesis, we trace the story Jesus says we often miss: the whole Bible is about Him. Not moral heroes to copy. Not disconnected stories. But one unfolding rescue...from a good God, in a good world, shattered by a terrible lie…and pursued by relentless grace.

Why do we hide? Why do we blame? Why do we try to fix ourselves with success, religion, or control, only to feel more exhausted? Because, like Adam and Eve, we’ve believed something about God that isn’t true. And that lie still shapes our fear, shame, and striving today.

But the story doesn’t end in the garden.

In the middle of our rebellion, God comes looking: “Where are you?”
He provides a covering.
He makes a promise.
And He sends a Child who would be wounded—but would ultimately crush the serpent.

This isn’t abstract theology. It’s hope for hospital rooms. Hope for grief. Hope for anxiety. Hope for the moments when you’re walking through disappointment and wondering where God is.

If you’re tired of trying to be your own savior…
If suffering has made you question whether God is really good…
If you long for home, wholeness, and peace…

Come see how the Gospel didn’t begin in Matthew. It began in a garden and it changes how you walk through yours today.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. What do you learn about God’s character from Genesis 1-3?

2. What subtle lie about God is easiest for you to believe? Especially in times of stress, suffering, or disappointment?

3. Adam and Eve try to cover their shame with fig leaves. Do you ever wear a mask to protect yourself or hide the broken parts of you? What is that mask or “fig leaf?”

4. How does seeing Jesus as “The Greater Adam” shape the way you understand yourself? (Rom 5:6-21)

5. If you took 1 thing away from this study/reflection what would it be, why?



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