Course · 12 lessons · From Eden to the tree of life
In the Garden with God
The Bible begins in a garden and ends with the tree of life. Walk through every garden in between, and the growing stories Jesus told.
- 1God Made EverythingGenesis 1:1–2:3 · CreationIn six days God made the light, the sky and the seas, the dry land and the plants, the sun, moon and stars, the fish and birds, the animals, and…
- 2The Garden of EdenGenesis 2:4–25 · EdenGod planted a garden eastward in Eden, with every tree that is pleasant to see and good for food, and a river to water it. He put Adam there to…
- 3Where Art Thou?Genesis 3:1–24 · EdenThe serpent tempted Eve, and Adam and Eve ate the fruit God had told them not to eat. They hid, but God came looking for them, and He promised that…
- 4A Tree by the RiverPsalm 1 · By the riverThe first psalm says the blessed person delights in God’s law and thinks about it day and night. That person is like a strong tree planted by rivers…
- 5Consider the LiliesMatthew 6:25–34 · Luke 12:22–31 · The fieldsJesus told the people not to worry. God feeds the birds and dresses the lilies of the field more beautifully than King Solomon. If He cares for…
- 6The Parable of the SowerMatthew 13:1–23 · Mark 4:1–20 · Luke 8:4–15 · The fieldJesus told a story about seed that fell on the wayside, on stony places, among thorns and on good ground. Only the seed on good ground brought forth…
- 7The Mustard SeedMatthew 13:31–32 · Mark 4:30–32 · Luke 13:18–19 · The fieldJesus said the kingdom of heaven is like a tiny mustard seed. A man sowed it in his field, and it grew into a tree so big that birds came and lodged…
- 8The True VineJohn 15:1–17 · The vineyardOn the night before the cross, Jesus told His disciples that He is the true vine and they are the branches. A branch that stays joined to the vine…
- 9In the Garden of GethsemaneMatthew 26:36–56 · Mark 14:32–50 · Luke 22:39–53 · John 18:1–11 · GethsemaneJesus went to a garden called Gethsemane to pray. He asked Peter, James and John to watch with Him, but they fell asleep. Jesus prayed, “Not my…
- 10Mary in the GardenJohn 20:1–18 · The garden tombEarly on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene stood weeping outside the empty tomb in the garden. She thought Jesus was the gardener, until He…
- 11The Fruit of the SpiritGalatians 5:16–26 · Fruit of the SpiritPaul wrote to the Galatians that when we walk in the Spirit, God grows good fruit in our lives, like a tree grows fruit.
- 12Behold, I Come QuicklyRevelation 22:1–21 · The tree of lifeJohn saw the river of the water of life and the tree of life. The Bible ends with Jesus’ promise that He is coming quickly, and John’s answer: “Even…