Theme (12/24/03)

The theme of the Gospels is Jesus: Jesus, Son of God, Son of Man; Jesus, the Messiah of Israel, the Salvation of nations; Jesus, the King over the kingdom of heaven now come to earth. We are presented with four views of the God Man, as each author displays a particular aspect of something too large, in the end, to be fully comprehended. In Matthew we see what He said, in Mark what He did. Luke follows with an effort to make clear to us who He was, and John closes the quartet by explaining what His being means. One interesting note: it occurs to me this morning that every one of these books is an appeal to reason. There is no particular playing on the emotions going on, just a laying out of the facts and events with, perhaps, some explanation of their significance. It is an opportunity for every man to see the facts of the life of Jesus, and in those facts to see the facts of his own life. It is an opportunity to make an informed decision. Indeed, it is a bringing on of the crisis-point of decision, creating not just the opportunity but a necessity that one decide. With the Jews about whom we read in these books, we may be asking "Is He truly God, or is He but another man?" The answer from our Lord rings out: "I AM." Will you believe His answer?

Outline

  1. Purpose (Mk 1:1 Lk 1:1-1:4)
  2. Pre-Birth
    1. Eternal Word (Jn 1:1-1:5)
    2. Isaiah's Message (Mk 1:2-1:3)
    3. Elizabeth and Mary (Lk 1:5-1:56)
      1. A Righteous Couple (Lk 1:5-1:7)
      2. An Appointed Time (Lk 1:8-1:10)
      3. A Message (Lk 1:11-1:23)
        1. Fear Not (Lk 1:11-1:13)
        2. The Forerunner (Lk 1:14-1:17)
        3. A Shadow of Doubt (Lk 1:18)
        4. A Sign of Proof (Lk 1:19-1:23)
      4. Five Months of Seclusion (Lk 1:24-1:25)
      5. A Second Message (Lk 1:26-1:38)
        1. Introductions (Lk 1:26-1:27)
        2. An Odd Greeting (Lk 1:28-1:29)
        3. The King (Lk 1:30-1:33)
        4. How? (Lk 1:34)
        5. With God (Lk 1:35-1:37)
        6. Let it Be (Lk 1:38)
      6. Filled with the Spirit (Lk 1:39-1:41)
      7. Elizabeth's Blessing (Lk 1:42-1:45)
      8. Mary's Song (Lk 1:46-1:55)
      9. Mary Goes Home (Lk 1:56)
    4. John the Baptist (Lk 1:57-1:80)
      1. His Name is John (Lk 1:57-1:63)
      2. What Will He Be? (Lk 1:64-1:66)
      3. A Father's Prophecy (Lk 1:67-1:79)
        1. Seeing the Past (Lk 1:67-1:75)
        2. Seeing the Future (Lk 1:76-1:79)
      4. A Sign Prepared (Lk 1:80)
    5. Genealogy (Mt 1:1-1:17 Lk 3:23-3:38)
  3. Birth
    1. Mary and Joseph (Mt 1:18-1:25 Lk 2:1-2:7)
    2. Shepherds (Lk 2:8-2:20)
      1. The Announcement (Lk 2:8-2:14)
      2. The Response (Lk 2:15-2:20)
    3. Fulfilling Legal Requirements (Lk 2:21-2:40)
      1. An Act of Obedience (Lk 2:21-2:24)
      2. Simeon (Lk 2:25-2:35)
        1. A Man in the Spirit (Lk 2:25-2:27a)
        2. A Word for God (Lk 2:27b-2:33)
        3. A Word for Mary (Lk 2:34-2:35)
      3. Anna (Lk 2:36-2:38)
      4. Back Home (Lk 2:39-2:40)
    4. The Magi and Herod (Mt 2:1-2:12)
    5. Exodus and Return (Mt 2:13-2:23)
    6. Youthful Vignettes (Lk 2:41-2:52)
    7. John the Baptist (Mt 3:1-3:12 Mk 1:4-1:8 Lk 3:1-3:20 Jn 1:6-1:28)
      1. Man of God (Mt 3:1-3:3 Mk 1:4 Lk 3:1-6 Jn 1:6)
      2. John’s Message (Mt 3:4-3:12 Mk 1:5-1:8 Lk 3:7-3:14)
      3. One, But Not THE One (Lk 3:15-3:17 Jn 1:7-1:8)
      4. Ministry Postscript (Lk 3:18-3:20)
      5. The True Light, Word Made Flesh (Jn 1:9-1:14)
      6. This Was He (Jn 1:15-1:18)
      7. John's Witness (Jn 1:19-1:28)
    8. Jesus' Baptism (Mt 3:13-3:17 Mk 1:9-1:11 Lk 3:21-3:22 Jn 1:29-1:34)
    9. First Contact (Jn 1:35-1:42)
    10. Second Contact (Jn 1:43-1:51)
    11. Jesus' Temptation (Mt 4:1-4:11 Mk 1:12-1:13 Lk 4:1-4:13)
  4. Start of Ministry
    1. John Imprisoned (Mt 4:12 Mk 1:14 Lk 4:14-4:15)
    2. First Disciples Called (Mt 4:18-4:22 Mk 1:16-1:20 Lk 5:1-5:11)
    3. Preaching in Nazareth (Lk 4:16-4:30)
    4. Day 3 After Baptism - Wedding in Cana (Jn 2:1-2:11)
    5. Beginnings in Capernaum (Mt 4:13-4:17 Mk 1:15 Jn 2:12)
    6. First Teaching / Demoniac Miracle (Mk 1:21-1:28 Lk 4:31-4:37)
  5. Early Ministry
    1. Around Galilee
      1. Simon's Mother Healed (Mt 8:14-8:15 Mk 1:29-1:31 Lk 4:38-4:39)
      2. Healing in Capernaum (Mt 8:16-8:17 Mk 1:32-1:34 Lk 4:40-4:41)
      3. Around Galilee (Mt 4:23-4:25 Mk 1:35-1:39 Lk 4:42-4:44)
    2. Jerusalem: 1st Passover - Temple Cleansed (Jn 2:13-2:25)
    3. Nicodemus - True Birth (Jn 3:1-3:21)
      1. Meeting Jesus (Jn 3:1-3:3)
      2. Born Again (Jn 3:4-3:8)
      3. The Mission (Jn 3:9-3:21)
    4. John the Baptist Acknowledges Christ (Jn 3:22-3:36)
    5. From Judea to Galilee - Woman at the Well (Jn 4:1-4:42)
      1. Through Samaria (Jn 4:1-4:6)
      2. Living Water (Jn 4:7-4:14)
      3. True Worship (Jn 4:15-4:26)
      4. Food to Eat (Jn 4:27-4:34)
      5. The Harvest (Jn 4:35-4:42)
    6. Two Days Later in Galilee (Jn 4:43-4:45)
    7. Cana - The Official's Son (Jn 4:46-4:54)
    8. Sermon on the Mount
      1. Beatitudes (Mt 5:1-5:12 Lk 6:20-6:26)
      2. Meaning of the Law
        1. More Righteous than Pharisees (Mt 5:17-5:20)
        2. True Murder (Mt 5:21-5:24)
        3. True Adultery (Mt 5:27-5:32)
        4. True Vows (Mt 5:33-5:37)
        5. True Vengeance (Mt 5:38-5:42 Lk 6:27-6:30)
        6. True Love (Mt 5:43-5:48 Lk 6:32-6:36)
      3. Against Hypocrisy (Mt 6:1-6:8)
      4. How to Fast (Mt 6:16-6:18)
      5. Against Judgmentalism (Mt 7:1-7:5 Mk 4:24-4:25 Lk 6:37-6:38)
      6. The Golden Rule (Mt 7:12 Lk 6:31)
      7. Blind Leaders (Lk 6:39)
      8. Bad Leaders (Mt 12:33-12:37 Mt 7:15-7:23 Lk 6:43-6:45)
      9. Obedience - House on Rock (Mt 7:24-7:27 Lk 6:46-6:49)
    9. Authority Recognized (Mt 7:28-7:29)
    10. Leper Healed (Mt 8:1-8:4 Mk 1:40-1:45 Lk 5:12-5:16)
  6. Ministry Years
    1. Capernaum Paralytic (Mt 9:1-9:8 Mk 2:1-2:12 Lk 5:17-5:26)
    2. Levi Joins / Dining with Sinners (Mt 9:9-9:13 Mk 2:13-2:17 Lk 5:27-5:32)
    3. Not Like Others - New Wineskins (Mt 9:14-9:17 Mk 2:18-2:22 Lk 5:33-5:39)
    4. Sabbath Law - Lord of the Sabbath (Mt 12:1-12:8 Mk 2:23-2:28 Lk 6:1-6:5)
    5. Hand Healed on the Sabbath (Mt 12:9-12:14 Mk 3:1-3:6 Lk 6:6-6:11)
    6. Jerusalem - Bethesda Pool Healing (Jn 5:1-5:8)
    7. Jewish Reaction - Sabbath (Jn 5:9-5:18)
    8. Doing the Father's Work (Jn 5:19-5:47)
      1. Doing What the Father is Doing (Jn 5:19-5:23)
      2. Out of Death Into Life (Jn 5:24-5:29)
      3. Not My Will But His (Jn 5:30)
      4. God Witnesses (Jn 5:31-5:37a)
      5. If You Believed (Jn 5:37b-5:47)
    9. The Twelve Named (Mt 10:1-10:4 Mk 3:13-3:19 Lk 6:12-6:16)
    10. He Healed Them All (Mt 12:15-12:21 Mk 3:7-3:12 Lk 6:17-6:19)
    11. The Twelve Sent Out
      1. To Israel Alone (Mt 10:5-10:15 Mk 6:7-6:13 Lk 9:1-9:6)
      2. Like Sheep Among Wolves (Mt 10:16-10:18 Lk 10:3)
      3. The Spirit Speaks in You (Mt 10:19-10:23 Mk 13:11-13:13 Lk 12:11-12:12)
      4. As the Teacher, So the Disciple (Mt 10:24-10:27)
      5. Against Anxiety (Mt 10:28-10:33 Lk 12:4-12:8)
      6. Families divided by Christ (Mt 10:34-10:39 Lk 14:25-14:26 Lk 12:49-12:53)
      7. Count the Cost (Lk 14:28-14:30)
      8. Parable of King's Counsel (Lk 14:31-14:33)
      9. How to Pray (Mt 6:9-6:15 Lk 11:1-11:4)
      10. Seek and Find (Mt 7:7-7:11 Lk 11:5-11:13)
  7. Spreading Ministry
    1. Into Capernaum - The Centurion's Slave (Mt 11:1 Mt 8:5-8:13 Lk 7:1-7:10)
    2. Nain - Dead Man Raised (Lk 7:11-7:17)
    3. Who Was With Him (Lk 8:1-8:3)
    4. Back to Nazareth - Whose is He? (Mk 3:20-3:21)
    5. John the Baptist: Are You the One? (Mt 11:2-11:6 Lk 7:18-7:23)
    6. Who Was John? (Mt 11:7-11:19 Lk 7:24-7:35 Lk 16:14-16:18)
    7. Dinner with Simon the Pharisee - Forgiveness (Lk 7:36-7:50)
    8. Woes to Hardened Cities (Mt 11:20-11:24 Lk 10:13-10:16)
    9. Come All You Weary (Mt 11:25-11:30 Lk 10:21-10:24)
    10. Blind Mute Healed (Mt 12:22-12:24 Mk 3:22 Lk 11:14-11:16)
    11. House divided (Mt 12:25-12:28 Mk 3:23-3:26 Lk 11:17-11:20)
    12. Binding the Strong Man (Mt 12:29 Mk 3:27 Lk 11:21-11:22)
    13. What Cannot Be Forgiven (Mt 12:30-12:32 Mk 3:28-3:30 Lk 11:23 Lk 12:10)
    14. No Sign But Jonah's (Mt 12:38-12:42 Lk 11:29-11:32)
    15. Stay Clean (Mt 12:43-12:45 Lk 11:24-11:26)
    16. Blessed are the Doers (Lk 11:27-11:28)
    17. These Are My Family (Mt 12:46-12:50 Mk 3:31-3:35 Lk 8:19-8:21)
    18. Sermon by the Sea
      1. Parable of the Sower (Mt 13:1-13:9 Mk 4:1-4:9 Lk 8:4-8:8)
      2. Why Parables? (Mt 13:10-13:17)
      3. Parable Explained (Mt 13:18-13:23 Mk 4:10-4:20 Lk 8:9-8:15)
      4. Parable of the Lamp (Mt 5:14-5:16 Mk 4:21-4:23 Lk 8:16-8:18 Lk 11:33)
      5. Wheat & Tares (Mt 13:24-13:30)
      6. Seed Growth (Mk 4:26-4:29)
      7. Mustard Seed (Mt 13:31-13:32 Mk 4:30-4:32 Lk 13:18-13:19)
      8. Leaven (Mt 13:33 Lk 13:20-13:21)
      9. Prophecy Fulfilled (Mt 13:34-13:35 Mk 4:33-4:34)
      10. Tares Explained (Mt 13:36-13:43)
      11. Hidden Treasure (Mt 13:44)
      12. The Pearl (Mt 13:45-13:46)
      13. The Dragnet (Mt 13:47-13:50)
      14. Disciples bring Out Treasures (Mt 13:51-13:52)
    19. Crossing the Sea - Foxes, Let the Dead (Mt 8:18-8:22 Lk 9:57-9:62)
    20. The Storm Rebuked, Lord of Wind and Sea (Mt 8:23-8:27 Mk 4:35-4:41 Lk 8:22-8:25)
    21. Gadarene/Gerasene Demoniac (Mt 8:28-8:34 Mk 5:1-5:20 Lk 8:26-8:39)
    22. Jairus' Daughter
      1. The Woman Sick 12 Years (Mt 9:18-9:23 Mk 5:21-5:34 Lk 8:40-8:48)
      2. The Daughter Healed (Mt 9:24-9:26 Mk 5:35-5:43 Lk 8:49-8:56)
    23. Two Blind Men - Son of David! (Mt 9:27-9:31)
    24. Demon Cast Out of Dumb Man (Mt 9:32-9:34)
    25. Back to Nazareth - No Respect (Mt 13:53-13:58 Mk 6:1-6:6)
    26. Death of John the Baptist (Mt 14:1-14:12 Mk 6:14-6:29 Lk 9:7-9:9)
    27. Five Loaves and Two Fishes (Mt 14:13-14:21 Mk 6:30-6:44 Lk 9:10-9:17 Jn 6:1-6:14)
    28. Retreat to the Mountain (Jn 6:15)
    29. Water Walk, It is I, Fear Not (Mt 14:22-14:33 Mk 6:45-6:52 Jn 6:16-6:21)
    30. Gennesaret - Arrival and Healing (Mt 14:34-14:36 Mk 6:53-6:56)
    31. Bread of Life (Jn 6:22-6:51)
      1. All the Wrong Reasons (Jn 6:22-29)
      2. A Better Bread (Jn 6:30-6:40)
      3. I AM the Bread (Jn 6:41-6:51)
    32. Who Eats My Flesh (Jn 6:52-6:59)
    33. A Difficult Statement (Jn 6:60-6:71)
    34. Regarding the Pharisees - Hollow Honor
      1. Unwashed Hands / Jesus' Reaction (Mt 15:1-15:9 Mk 7:1-7:13)
      2. The Inside Defiles (Mt 15:10-15:20 Mk 7:14-7:23)
    35. To Tyre - Dogs & Crumbs (Mt 15:21-15:28 Mk 7:24-7:30)
    36. A Mountain by the Sea - 3 Days of Healing (Mt 15:29-15:31 Mk 7:31-7:37)
    37. Seven Loaves and a Fish (Mt 15:32-15:38 Mk 8:1-8:9)
    38. Across to Magadan or Dalmanutha (Mt 15:39 Mk 8:10)
    39. Bethsaida - Blind Man Healed (Mk 8:22-8:26)
    40. Caesaria Philippi - Who Am I? (Mt 16:13-16:20 Mk 8:27-8:30 Lk 9:18-9:21)
    41. Around Galilee - Make Yourelf Known (Jn 7:1-7:9)
    42. Jerusalem - Feast of Booths
      1. Not My Teaching (Jn 7:10-7:24)
        1. Anticipation (Jn 7:10-7:13)
        2. True Teaching (Jn 7:14-7:18)
        3. Righteous Judgment (Jn 7:19-7:24)
      2. Is This the Christ? (Jn 7:25-7:27)
      3. He Sent Me (Jn 7:28-7:32)
  8. The Approaching End
    1. Get Behind Me! (Mt 16:21-16:23 Mk 8:31-8:33 Lk 9:22)
    2. Take Up Your Cross (Mt 16:24-16:27 Mk 8:34-8:38 Lk 14:27 Lk 9:23-9:26)
    3. Some Will See the Kingdom Come (Mt 16:28 Mk 9:1 Lk 9:27)
    4. 6/8 Days Later - Transfiguration (Mt 17:1-17:8 Mk 9:2-9:8 Lk 9:28-9:36)
    5. Don't Tell It Until Afterwards (Mt 17:9-17:13 Mk 9:9-9:13)
    6. Next Day: How Long? Only by Prayer (Mt 17:14-17:21 Mk 9:14-9:29 Lk 9:37-9:43)
    7. Around Galilee - Will Rise in 3 Days (Mt 17:22-17:23 Mk 9:30-9:32 Lk 9:44-9:45)
    8. Capernaum - The Tax Fish (Mt 17:24-17:27)
    9. Capernaum - Who Is Greatest? (Mt 18:1-18:4 Mk 9:33-9:37 Lk 9:46-9:48)
    10. John: Others Use Your Name (Mk 9:38-9:40 Lk 9:49-9:50)
    11. Messages About Stumbling
      1. Cup of Blessing (Mk 9:41)
      2. Better a Millstone (Mt 18:5-18:6 Mk 9:42 Lk 17:1-17:2)
      3. The Sinful Limb (Mt 18:7-18:9 Mk 9:43-9:49)
      4. The One Lost Sheep (Mt 18:10-18:14 Lk 15:1-15:7)
      5. The Lost Coin (Lk 15:8-15:10)
      6. Christian Reproof (Mt 18:15-18:18)
      7. Saltless Salt (Mt 5:13 Mk 9:50 Lk 14:34-14:35)
    12. Other Instruction
      1. Agree in Prayer (Mt 18:19-18:20)
      2. Forgiveness - 7 x 70 (Mt 18:21-18:22 Lk 17:3-17:4)
      3. The Debt Parable (Mt 18:23-18:35)
    13. More at the Feast of Tabernacles
      1. A Little Longer (Jn 7:33-7:36)
      2. Living Water (Jn 7:37-7:44)
      3. None Speaks Like Him (Jn 7:45-7:53)
      4. On Olivet - Sinless Throw First Stone (Jn 8:1-8:11)
    14. Feast of Dedication
      1. In Jerusalem - I Am the Light (Jn 8:12)
      2. I Am My Own Witness (Jn 8:13-8:20)
      3. You Cannot Come (Jn 8:21-8:30)
      4. Abide in Truth (Jn 8:31-8:32)
      5. Sons of Abraham (Jn 8:33-8:40)
      6. Son of God (Jn 8:41-8:47)
      7. Before Abraham Was (Jn 8:48-8:59)
      8. Blind Man Healed
        1. Blind Man - Who Sinned? (Jn 9:1-9:12)
        2. The Blind Man Interrogated (Jn 9:13-9:23)
        3. And Again (Jn 9:24-9:34)
        4. Jesus Revisits Him (Jn 9:35-9:41)
      9. The True Shepherd (Jn 10:1-10:6)
      10. The Door of the Fold (Jn 10:7-10:18)
      11. Jews divided (Jn 10:19-10:21)
      12. Galilean Report - Repent or Perish (Lk 13:1-13:5)
      13. Parable of the Fruitless Fig Tree (Lk 13:6-13:9)
      14. Sabbath Healing - Woman of 18 Years (Lk 13:10-13:17)
      15. Dinner With Pharisees (Lk 14:1-14:6)
      16. Parable of Feast Seating (Lk 14:7-14:11)
      17. Who to Invite (Lk 14:12-14:14)
      18. We Are One (Jn 10:22-10:30)
      19. Why Stone Me? (Jn 10:31-10:39)
    15. Across the Jordan
      1. Many Healed (Mt 19:1-19:2 Mk 10:1 Jn 10:40-10:42)
      2. The Seventy Sent (Mt 9:35-9:38 Lk 10:1-10:2 Lk 10:4-10:12)
      3. The Seventy Report (Lk 10:17-10:20)
    16. Testing: Is divorce Legal? (Mt 19:3-19:12 Mk 10:2-10:12)
    17. Let the Children Come (Mt 19:13-19:15 Mk 10:13-10:16 Lk 18:15-18:17)
    18. The Rich Young Man (Mt 19:16-19:22 Mk 10:17-10:22 Lk 18:18-18:23)
    19. Easier for a Camel (Mt 19:23-19:24 Mk 10:23-10:25 Lk 18:24-18:25)
    20. Who Can be Saved? (Mt 19:25-19:26 Mk 10:26-10:27 Lk 18:26-18:27)
    21. We Left It All (Mt 19:27 Mk 10:28 Lk 18:28)
    22. But What Reward! (Mt 19:28-19:29 Mk 10:29-10:30 Lk 18:29-18:30)
    23. Narrow is the Way (Mt 7:13-7:14 Lk 13:22-13:29)
    24. First Shall Be Last (Mt 19:30 Mk 10:31 Lk 13:30)
    25. Parable of Equal Pay (Mt 20:1-20:16)
  9. Collected Sayings
    1. Pearls Before Swine (Mt 7:6)
    2. Against Greed - Parable of the Barn (Lk 12:13-12:21)
    3. Against Anxiety
      1. Where Your Treasure Is (Mt 6:19-6:21 Lk 12:33-12:34)
      2. God or Mammon (Mt 6:24, Lk 16:13)
      3. Don't Be Anxious
        1. Consider Nature's Example (Mt 6:25-6:30 Lk 12:22-12:28)
        2. Consider World's Example (Mt 6:31-6:32 Lk 12:29-12:30)
        3. Consider Heaven's Example (Mt 6:33-6:34 Lk 12:31-12:32)
      4. The Lamp of the Body (Mt 6:22-6:23 Lk 11:34-11:36)
    4. Prodigal Son (Lk 15:11-15:32)
      1. Return from Death (Lk 15:11-15:24)
      2. The Prodigal at Home (Lk 15:25-15:32)
    5. Parable of the Sly Steward (Lk 16:1-16:12)
    6. Parable of Lazarus (Lk 16:19-16:31)
    7. Not for Praise (Lk 17:7-17:10)
    8. Ten Lepers (Lk 17:11-17:19)
    9. The Kingdom Is Here (Lk 17:20-17:21)
    10. Parable of the Unrighteous Judge (Lk 18:1-18:8)
    11. Parable of the Self Righteous Pharisee (Lk 18:9-18:14)
  10. Towards Jerusalem
    1. They Will Kill, But 3 Days... (Mt 20:17-20:19 Mk 10:33-10:34 Lk 18:31-18:34)
    2. Tears for Jerusalem (Mt 23:37-23:39 Lk 13:31-13:35)
    3. Zebedee's Request (Mt 20:20-20:24 Mk 10:35-10:40)
    4. Christian Leadership (Mt 20:25-20:28 Mk 10:41-10:45 Lk 22:24-22:30)
    5. Remain Ready - Faithful Slave (Lk 12:35-12:48)
    6. Know the Signs (Mt 16:1-16:4 Mk 8:11-8:13 Lk 12:54-12:56)
    7. Against Hypocrisy (Mt 16:5-16:12 Mk 8:14-8:21)
    8. Judge Righteously (Mt 5:25-5:26 Lk 12:57-12:59)
    9. Samarian Rejection - Call Down Fire (Lk 9:51-9:56)
    10. Lazarus is Dead (Jn 11:1-11:16)
    11. Lazarus Revived (Jn 11:17-11:46)
      1. Martha (Jn 11:17-11:27)
      2. Mary (Jn 11:28-11:37)
      3. Lazarus (Jn 11:38-11:46)
    12. Martha and Mary (Lk 10:38-10:42)
    13. The Pharisees' Council (Mt 26:3-26:5 Mk 14:1-14:2 Lk 22:1-22:2 Jn 11:47-11:53)
    14. Out to Ephraim (Mt 26:1-26:2 Jn 11:54-11:57)
    15. Jericho - Blind Bartimaeus (Mt 20:29-20:34 Mk 10:46-10:52 Lk 18:35-18:43)
    16. Jericho - Zaccheus (Lk 19:1-19:10)
    17. Parable of the Talents (Mt 25:14-25:30 Lk 19:11-19:27)
    18. Final Approach (Mk 10:32 Lk 19:28)
  11. Six Days Before Passover
    1. Dinner with Mary et al - Mary Anoints (Mt 26:6-26:13 Mk 14:3-14:9 Jn 12:1-12:8)
    2. Sight Seers and Death Threats (Jn 12:9-12:11)
    3. Judas' Betrayal (Mt 26:14-26:16 Mk 14:10-14:11 Lk 22:3-22:6)
  12. Entry Into Jerusalem
    1. Bethany - Get the Colt (Mt 21:1-21:7 Mk 11:1-11:7 Lk 19:29-19:35)
    2. Hosanna! (Mt 21:8-21:11 Mk 11:8-11:10 Lk 19:36-19:38 Jn 12:12-12:19)
    3. Rocks Will Cry Out (Lk 19:39-19:40)
    4. Sorrow for Jerusalem (Lk 19:41-19:44)
    5. The Temple Seen - Back to Bethany (Mk 11:11)
  13. Day Two in Jerusalem
    1. The Fig Tree (Mt 21:18-21:19a Mk 11:12-11:14)
    2. Cleansing the Temple (Mt 21:12-21:13 Mk 11:15-11:18 Lk 19:45-19:46)
    3. Healing (Mt 21:14)
    4. Indignant Authorities (Mt 21:15-21:17)
    5. Nights in Bethany (Mk 11:19 Lk 19:47-19:48)
  14. Day Three in Jerusalem
    1. The Fig Tree Revisited(Mt 21:19b-21:20 Mk 11:20-11:21)
    2. Faith Moves Mountains (Mt 21:21-21:22 Mk 11:22-11:26 Lk 17:5-17:6)
    3. We Wish to See Jesus (Jn 12:20-12:26)
    4. Troubled Soul, Beloved Son (Jn 12:27-12:36)
    5. Still They Didn't Believe (Jn 12:37-12:50)
    6. Whose Authority? Who Was John? (Mt 21:23-21:27 Mk 11:27-11:33 Lk 20:1-20:8)
    7. Parable of Two Sons (Mt 21:28-21:32)
    8. Parable of the Vineyard Tenants (Mt 21:33-21:46 Mk 12:1-12:12 Lk 20:9-20:18)
    9. Parable of the Wedding Feast (Mt 22:1-22:14 Lk 14:15-14:24)
    10. Entrapment
      1. Pharisees: Taxation (Mt 22:15-22:22 Mk 12:13-12:17 Lk 20:19-20:26)
      2. Sadducees: Whose Wife? (Mt 22:23-22:33 Mk 12:18-12:27 Lk 20:27-20:40)
      3. Scribes: Greatest Commandment (Mt 22:34-22:40 Mk 12:28-12:34)
      4. The Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-10:37)
    11. Jesus Teaches
      1. How Can Son Be Lord? (Mt 22:41-22:46 Mk 12:35-12:37 Lk 20:41-20:44)
      2. Don't Be Like Them (Mt 23:5-23:12 Mk 12:38-12:40 Lk 20:45-20:47)
      3. The Inside Defiles (Mt 23:25-23:26 Lk 11:37-11:41)
    12. Woe to the Pharisees
      1. Empty Tithing (Mt 23:23-23:24 Lk 11:42)
      2. Hunger for Recognition (Lk 11:43)
      3. Concealed Tombs (Mt 23:27-23:28 Lk 11:44)
      4. Proselytizing for Hell (Mt 23:15)
    13. Woe to the Lawyers
      1. Burdens (Mt 23:1-23:4 Lk 11:45-11:46)
      2. Prophet Killers (Mt 23:29-23:36 Lk 11:47-11:51)
      3. Hindering Entry (Mt 23:13-23:14 Lk 11:52)
      4. You've Been Bought (Mt 23:16-23:22)
      5. Reaction (Lk 11:53-11:54)
    14. Against Hypocrisy (Lk 12:1-12:3)
    15. The Widow's Mite (Mk 12:41-12:44 Lk 21:1-21:4)
    16. Not One Stone... (Mt 24:1-24:2 Mk 13:1-13:2 Lk 21:5-21:6)
  15. Olivet Discourse - When Lord?
    1. Rumors of War/Birth Pangs (Mt 24:3-24:8 Mk 13:3-13:8 Lk 21:7-21:11)
    2. Be on Guard, You Will be Hated (Mt 24:9-24:13 Mk 13:9-13:10 Lk 21:12-21:13)
    3. Flee the False, Know the Signs, Get Out (Mt 24:14-24:28 Mk 13:14-13:23 Lk 21:14-21:24 Lk 17:22-17:24)
    4. Signs in Nature (Lk 21:25-21:26)
    5. Great Darkness / Redemption Draws Near (Mt 24:29-24:31 Mk 13:24-13:27 Lk 21:27-21:28 Lk 17:37)
    6. Parable of the Fig Tree (Mt 24:32-24:35 Mk 13:28-13:31 Lk 21:29-21:33)
    7. Days of Noah (Mt 24:36-24:39 Lk 17:25-17:32)
    8. None Know the Hour (Mt 24:40-24:44 Mk 13:32 Lk 17:33-17:36)
    9. Remain Alert Servants (Mt 24:45-24:51 Mk 13:33-13:37 Lk 21:34-21:36)
    10. The Ten Virgins (Mt 25:1-25:13)
    11. The Sheep & the Goats (Mt 25:31-25:46)
    12. Nights in Olivet (Lk 21:37-21:38)
  16. Passover Meal
    1. The Upper Room (Mt 26:17-26:19 Mk 14:12-14:16 Lk 22:7-22:13)
    2. Washing the Feet (Jn 13:1-13:11)
    3. Copy Your Teacher (Jn 13:12-13:18)
    4. First Communion (Mt 26:26-26:29 Mk 14:22-14:25 Lk 22:14-22:20)
    5. From Now On, Prophecies (Mt 10:40-10:42 Jn 13:19-13:20)
    6. One Will Betray (Mt 26:20-26:25 Mk 14:17-14:21 Lk 22:21-22:23 Jn 13:21-13:30)
    7. A New Commandment (Jn 13:31-13:35)
    8. Peter's Message (Mt 26:31-26:35 Mk 14:27-14:31 Lk 22:31-22:34 Jn 13:36-13:38)
    9. Buy Swords (Lk 22:35-22:38)
    10. I Go to Prepare (Jn 14:1-14:7)
    11. Show Us the Father (Jn 14:8-14:11)
    12. Greater Works (Jn 14:12-14:17)
    13. I Will Not Leave You (Jn 14:18-14:24)
    14. The Spirit Will Come (Jn 14:25-14:31)
    15. I Am the Vine (Jn 15:1-15:11)
    16. Love is a Commandment (Jn 15:12-15:17)
    17. The World Will Hate You (Jn 15:18-15:27)
    18. Remember I Told You (Jn 16:1-16:6)
    19. The Spirit's Work (Jn 16:7-16:16)
    20. Birth Pains (Jn 16:17-16:24)
    21. Plain Speaking Will Come (Jn 16:25-16:33)
    22. High Priestly Prayer (Jn 17:1-17:26)
      1. The Hour Is Come (Jn 17:1-17:5)
      2. Now They Know (Jn 17:6-17:12)
      3. Requests for the Disciples (Jn 17:13-17:21)
      4. Unity of Faith (Jn 17:22-17:26)
    23. Closing Hymn - Back to Olivet (Mt 26:30 Mk 14:26)
  17. In the Garden
    1. Time of Heavy Prayer (Mt 26:36-26:46 Mk 14:32-14:42 Lk 22:39-22:46)
    2. Betrayal! (Mt 26:47-26:56 Mk 14:43-14:50 Lk 22:47-22:53 Jn 18:1-18:11)
    3. To Annas First (Jn 18:12-18:14)
    4. One or Two Followed (Mt 26:57-26:58 Mt 26:69-26:70 Mk 14:51-14:52 Mk 14:66-14:68 Lk 22:54 Jn 18:15-18:18)
  18. Before the Jews
    1. The False Testimonies (Mt 26:59-26:62 Mk 14:53-14:60 Jn 18:19-18:24)
    2. Are You the One? (Mt 26:63 Mk 14:61 Lk 22:66-22:67a)
    3. I AM (Mt 26:64 Mk 14:62 Lk 22:67b-22:70)
    4. Blasphemy! (Mt 26:65-26:68 Mk 14:63-14:65 Lk 22:71 Lk 22:63-22:65)
    5. Peter's Denial (Mt 26:71-26:75 Mk 14:69-14:72 Lk 22:55-22:62 Jn 18:25-18:27)
  19. Before the Romans
    1. Bound to Pilate (Mt 27:1-27:2 Mk 15:1 Lk 23:1 Jn 18:28)
    2. Judas' Suicide (Mt 27:3-27:10)
    3. Pilate's 1st Audience - Are You the King? (Mt 27:11-27:14 Mk 15:2-15:5 Lk 23:2-23:7 Jn 18:29-18:38)
    4. Before Herod (Lk 23:8-23:12)
    5. Pilate's 2nd Audience - No Issue (Lk 23:13-23:16)
    6. Barabbas Released (Mt 27:15-27:26 Mk 15:6-15:15 Lk 23:17-23:25 Jn 18:39-18:40)
    7. Taunts and Abuse (Mt 27:27-27:31 Mk 15:16-15:20 Jn 19:1-19:16)
  20. The Crucifixion
    1. Led Out (Jn 19:17)
    2. Simon Cyrene Bears the Cross (Mt 27:32 Mk 15:21 Lk 23:26)
    3. Weep For Yourself, Not Me (Lk 23:27-23:31)
    4. The Crucifixion (Mt 27:33-27:44 Mk 15:22-15:32 Lk 23:32-23:43 Jn 19:18-19:24)
    5. Three Dark Hours (Mt 27:45 Mk 15:33 Lk 23:44-23:45)
    6. Final Words / Truly This Man... (Mt 27:46-27:54 Mk 15:34-15:39 Lk 23:46-23:48 Jn 19:28-19:30)
    7. The Women Were There (Mt 27:55-27:56 Mk 15:40-15:41 Lk 23:49 Jn 19:25-19:27)
    8. No Bones broken (Jn 19:31-19:37)
    9. Joseph Prepares the Body (Mt 27:57-27:61 Mk 15:42-15:47 Lk 23:50-23:56 Jn 19:38-19:42)
    10. Guard That Grave! (Mt 27:62-27:66)
  21. After the Sabbath
    1. Mary's Morning Visit (Mt 28:1-28:7 Mk 16:1-16:7 Lk 24:1-24:8 Jn 20:1-20:2)
    2. Peter Ran (Lk 24:12 Jn 20:3-20:10)
    3. First to See Jesus (Mt 28:8-28:10 Mk 16:8-16:11 Lk 24:9-24:11 Jn 20:11-20:18)
    4. Conspiracy of the Priesthood (Mt 28:11-28:15)
    5. Appearance to Two (Mk 16:12-16:13 Lk 24:13-24:35)
    6. Appearance to Eleven (Mk 16:14 Lk 24:36-24:43 Jn 20:19-20:23)
    7. Thomas' Turn (Jn 20:24-20:29)
    8. Wait For the Power (Lk 24:44-24:49)
    9. At the Designated Place (Mt 28:16)
    10. Commission (Mt 28:17-28:20 Mk 16:15-16:18)
    11. Ascension (Mk 16:19-16:20 Lk 24:50-24:53)
    12. So Much More to Say (Jn 20:30-20:31)
  22. Later Events
    1. breakfast By the Sea (Jn 21:1-21:14)
    2. Peter Do You Love Me? (Jn 21:15-21:19)
    3. The Other Disciple (Jn 21:20-21:25)