Table of Contents
PAGE CHAPTER
SECTION 1—LEADING UP TO JESUS’ MINISTRY
12 2 Jesus Is Honored Before His Birth
14 3 Someone to Prepare the Way Is Born
16 4 Mary—Pregnant But Not Married
18 5 Jesus’ Birth—Where and When?
20 6 The Child Who Was Promised
24 8 They Escape From a Wicked Ruler
28 10 Jesus’ Family Travels to Jerusalem
30 11 John the Baptist Prepares the Way
SECTION 2—THE BEGINNING OF JESUS’ MINISTRY
36 13 Learn From the Way Jesus Faced Temptations
38 14 Jesus Begins to Make Disciples
40 15 Performing His First Miracle
42 16 Jesus Shows Zeal for True Worship
44 17 He Teaches Nicodemus at Night
46 18 Jesus Increases as John Decreases
48 19 Teaching a Samaritan Woman
SECTION 3—JESUS’ GREAT MINISTRY IN GALILEE
54 20 Second Miracle While in Cana
56 21 At the Synagogue in Nazareth
58 22 Four Disciples Will Be Fishers of Men
60 23 Jesus Performs Great Works in Capernaum
62 24 Expanding His Ministry in Galilee
64 25 Compassionately Curing a Leper
66 26 “Your Sins Are Forgiven”
70 28 Why Do Jesus’ Disciples Not Fast?
72 29 Can One Do Good Works on the Sabbath?
74 30 Jesus’ Relationship With His Father
76 31 Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
78 32 What Is Lawful on the Sabbath?
80 33 Fulfilling Isaiah’s Prophecy
82 34 Jesus Chooses Twelve Apostles
84 35 The Famous Sermon on the Mount
92 36 A Centurion Shows Great Faith
94 37 Jesus Resurrects a Widow’s Son
96 38 John Wants to Hear From Jesus
98 39 Woe to an Unresponsive Generation
100 40 A Lesson in Forgiveness
102 41 Miracles—By Whose Power?
104 42 Jesus Rebukes the Pharisees
106 43 Illustrations About the Kingdom
112 44 Jesus Silences a Storm at Sea
116 46 Healed by Touching Jesus’ Garment
118 47 A Young Girl Lives Again!
120 48 Performing Miracles, But Rejected Even in Nazareth
122 49 Preaching in Galilee and Training the Apostles
124 50 Prepared to Preach Despite Persecution
126 51 Murder During a Birthday Party
128 52 Feeding Thousands With a Few Loaves and Fish
130 53 A Ruler Who Can Control the Elements
132 54 Jesus—“The Bread of Life”
134 55 Jesus’ Words Shock Many
136 56 What Really Defiles a Person?
138 57 Jesus Cures a Girl and a Deaf Man
140 58 He Multiplies Loaves and Warns About Leaven
144 60 The Transfiguration—A View of Christ in Glory
146 61 Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
148 62 An Important Lesson in Humility
150 63 Jesus Offers Counsel About Stumbling and Sin
154 65 Teaching While Traveling to Jerusalem
SECTION 4—JESUS’ LATER MINISTRY IN JUDEA
158 66 In Jerusalem for the Festival of Tabernacles
160 67 “Never Has Any Man Spoken Like This”
162 68 “The Light of the World”—The Son of God
164 69 Their Father—Abraham or the Devil?
166 70 Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
168 71 Pharisees Confront the Man Who Was Blind
170 72 Jesus Sends 70 Disciples to Preach
172 73 A Samaritan Proves to Be a Real Neighbor
174 74 Lessons About Hospitality and Prayer
176 75 Jesus Reveals the Source of Happiness
180 77 Jesus Gives Counsel About Riches
182 78 Keep Ready, Faithful Steward!
184 79 Why Destruction Is Ahead
186 80 The Fine Shepherd and the Sheepfolds
188 81 One With the Father, But Not God
SECTION 5—JESUS’ LATER MINISTRY EAST OF THE JORDAN
192 82 Jesus’ Ministry in Perea
194 83 Invitations to a Meal—Whom Does God Invite?
196 84 Discipleship—How Serious?
198 85 Rejoicing Over the Sinner Who Repents
200 86 The Son Who Was Lost Returns
204 87 Plan Ahead—Use Practical Wisdom
206 88 A Change for the Rich Man and for Lazarus
210 89 Teaching in Perea on the Way to Judea
212 90 “The Resurrection and the Life”
216 92 Ten Lepers Healed—One Shows Gratitude
218 93 The Son of Man Will Be Revealed
220 94 Two Great Needs—Prayer and Humility
222 95 Teaching About Divorce and Love for Children
224 96 Jesus Answers a Rich Young Ruler
226 97 Illustration of the Workers in the Vineyard
228 98 The Apostles Again Seek Prominence
230 99 Jesus Heals Blind Men and Helps Zacchaeus
232 100 His Illustration of Ten Minas
SECTION 6—JESUS’ FINAL MINISTRY
236 101 A Meal at Simon’s House in Bethany
238 102 The King Enters Jerusalem on a Colt
240 103 The Temple Cleansed Again
242 104 The Jews Hear God’s Voice—Will They Show Faith?
244 105 A Fig Tree Is Used to Teach a Lesson About Faith
246 106 Two Illustrations About Vineyards
248 107 A King Calls Those Invited to a Marriage Feast
250 108 Jesus Thwarts Attempts to Entrap Him
252 109 Denouncing Religious Opposers
254 110 Jesus’ Final Day at the Temple
256 111 The Apostles Ask for a Sign
260 112 A Lesson in Vigilance—The Virgins
262 113 A Lesson in Diligence—The Talents
264 114 Christ in Power Judges the Sheep and the Goats
266 115 Jesus’ Final Passover Approaches
268 116 Teaching Humility at the Last Passover
270 117 The Lord’s Evening Meal
272 118 A Dispute Over Greatness
274 119 Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life
276 120 Bearing Fruit as Branches and Being Jesus’ Friends
278 121 “Take Courage! I Have Conquered the World”
280 122 Jesus’ Concluding Prayer in the Upper Room
282 123 Praying When Deeply Grieved
284 124 Christ Is Betrayed and Arrested
286 125 Jesus Is Taken to Annas, Then to Caiaphas
288 126 Denials at the House of Caiaphas
290 127 Tried by the Sanhedrin, Then On to Pilate
292 128 Found Innocent by Both Pilate and Herod
294 129 Pilate Proclaims: “Look! The Man!”
296 130 Jesus Is Handed Over and Led Away to Die
298 131 An Innocent King Suffers on the Stake
300 132 “Certainly This Man Was God’s Son”
302 133 Jesus’ Body Is Prepared and Buried
304 134 An Empty Tomb—Jesus Is Alive!
306 135 The Resurrected Jesus Appears to Many
308 136 On the Shore of the Sea of Galilee
310 137 Hundreds See Him Prior to Pentecost