Special Event – Summer Series; John 1:19-20: Dr. Chris Kugler, 07/26/26

What does the opening of John’s Gospel have to do with Genesis? Everything.

Dr. Chris Kugler explores how John’s Gospel is saturated with echoes and allusions to the Old Testament — from Genesis and Exodus to the story of Adam and Eve, the tabernacle, and the glory of God. We trace how Jesus, the eternal Word who was with God and was God, didn’t just enter history as a generic human being, he took the place of cursed Adam, reversed the curse of sin and death, and launched a new creation.

Chris covers these key themes:
• Why John opens his Gospel with “In the beginning” (and what that’s meant to evoke)
• The logic of the incarnation: God doesn’t give up on Genesis 1 or Genesis 12
• How the tabernacle in Exodus points to Jesus dwelling among us
• “Behold the human” Pilate’s words, the crown of thorns, and Genesis 3
• The resurrection garden: Jesus as the new Adam, breathing new life
• Our fresh commission in John 20: the announcing-of-forgiveness people

Whether you’re a longtime Bible reader or just beginning to explore Scripture, Dr. Kugler will show you how the Bible’s 66 books are woven together with extraordinary depth and beauty, and why the story of Jesus is the story the whole Bible has been telling all along.

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