Outline 1. The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry ( 1:1–4:13 ) a. Dedication to Theophilus ( 1:1–4 ) b. The Births of John the Baptist and Jesus ( 1:5–2:40 ) i. Gabriel Foretells John’s Birth ( 1:5–25 ) ii. Gabriel Foretells Jesus’ Birth ( 1:26–38 ) iii. Mary Visits Elizabeth ( 1:39–45 ) iv. Mary’s Song ( 1:46–56 ) v. The Birth of John the Baptist ( 1:57–66 ) vi. Zechariah’s Song ( 1:67–80 ) vii. The Birth of Jesus ( 2:1–40 ) 1. The Child Born in Bethlehem ( 2:1–7 ) 2. The Shepherds and the Angels ( 2:8–20 ) 3. Jesus Presented at the Temple ( 2:21–24 ) 4. The Prophecy of Simeon ( 2:25–35 ) 5. The Prophecy of Anna ( 2:36–38 ) 6. The Return to Nazareth ( 2:39–40 ) c. The Boy Jesus at the Temple ( 2:41–52 ) d. The Baptism of Jesus ( 3:1–38 ) i. The Mission of John the Baptist ( 3:1–20 ) ii. The Baptism ( 3:21–22 ) iii. The Genealogy of Jesus ( 3:23–38 ) e. The Temptation of Jesus ( 4:1–13 ) 2. Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee ( 4:14–9:50 ) a. Early Ministry ( 4:14–6:16 ) i. Jesus Begins His Ministry ( 4:14–15 ) ii. The Rejection at Nazareth ( 4:16–30 ) iii. Miracles at Capernaum ( 4:31–44 ) 1. Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit ( 4:31–37 ) 2. Jesus Heals at Peter’s House ( 4:38–41 ) 3. Jesus Preaches in Judea ( 4:42–44 ) iv. Jesus Calls His Disciples ( 5:1–6:16 ) 1. The First Disciples ( 5:1–11 ) 2. The Leper’s Prayer ( 5:12–16 ) 3. Jesus Heals a Paralytic ( 5:17–26 ) 4. Jesus Calls Levi ( 5:27–32 ) 5. Questions about Fasting ( 5:33–35 ) 6. The Patches and the Wineskins ( 5:36–39 ) 7. The Lord of the Sabbath ( 6:1–11 ) a. The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath ( 6:1–5 ) b. Jesus Heals on the Sabbath ( 6:6–11 ) 8. The Twelve Apostles ( 6:12–16 ) b. Later Ministry ( 6:17–9:50 ) i. The Sermon on the Plain ( 6:17–49 ) 1. Jesus Heals the Multitudes ( 6:17–19 ) 2. The Beatitudes ( 6:20–23 ) 3. Woes to the Satisfied ( 6:24–26 ) 4. The Laws of the Kingdom ( 6:27–36 ) 5. Justice in the Kingdom ( 6:37–49 ) a. Judging Others ( 6:37–42 ) b. A Tree and Its Fruit ( 6:43–45 ) c. The House on the Rock ( 6:46–49 ) ii. Miracles in Capernaum and Nain ( 7:1–17 ) 1. The Faith of the Centurion ( 7:1–10 ) 2. Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son ( 7:11–17 ) iii. John the Baptist in Prison ( 7:18–35 ) 1. John’s Inquiry ( 7:18–23 ) 2. Jesus Testifies about John ( 7:24–35 ) iv. A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus ( 7:36–50 ) v. Women Minister to Jesus ( 8:1–3 ) vi. Parables of the Kingdom ( 8:4–21 ) 1. The Parable of the Sower ( 8:4–15 ) 2. The Lesson of the Lamp ( 8:16–18 ) 3. Jesus’ Mother and Brothers ( 8:19–21 ) vii. The Authority of Jesus ( 8:22–39 ) 1. Jesus calms the Storm ( 8:22–25 ) 2. The Demons and the Pigs ( 8:26–39 ) viii. The Healing Touch of Jesus ( 8:40–56 ) 1. Jairus’ Daughter is Near Death ( 8:40–42 ) 2. The Woman Suffering from Bleeding ( 8:43–48 ) 3. Jairus’ Daughter Raised from the Dead ( 8:49–56 ) ix. The Ministry of the Twelve ( 9:1–6 ) x. Herod Tries to See Jesus ( 9:7–9 ) xi. The Feeding of the Five Thousand ( 9:10–17 ) xii. Peter’s Confession of Christ ( 9:18–20 ) xiii. Christ’s Passion Foretold ( 9:21–22 ) xiv. Take Up Your Cross ( 9:23–27 ) xv. The Transfiguration ( 9:28–36 ) xvi. The Boy with an Evil Spirit ( 9:37–42 ) xvii. The Second Prediction of the Passion ( 9:43–45 ) xviii. The Greatest in the Kingdom ( 9:46–50 ) 3. The Way to Jerusalem ( 9:51–19:27 ) a. The First Section of the Journey ( 9:51–13:21 ) i. The Samaritans ( 9:51–10:42 ) 1. The Samaritans Reject Jesus ( 9:51–56 ) 2. The Cost of Discipleship ( 9:57–62 ) 3. Preparing the Way of the Lord ( 10:1–24 ) a. Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two ( 10:1–12 ) b. Woe to the Unrepentant ( 10:13–16 ) c. The Joyful Return ( 10:17–20 ) d. Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving ( 10:21–24 ) 4. The Parable of the Good Samaritan ( 10:25–37 ) 5. Martha and Mary ( 10:38–42 ) ii. Jesus Teaches ( 11:1–13:21 ) 1. The Lord’s Prayer ( 11:1–4 ) 2. Ask, Seek, Knock ( 11:5–13 ) 3. Opposition to Jesus ( 11:14–54 ) a. A House Divided ( 11:14–23 ) b. An Unclean Spirit Returns ( 11:24–26 ) c. True Blessedness ( 11:27–28 ) d. The Sign of Jonah ( 11:29–32 ) e. The Lamp of the Body ( 11:33–36 ) f. Woe to Pharisees and Experts in the Law ( 11:37–54 ) 4. Warnings against Worldly Living ( 12:1–13:9 ) a. The Leaven of the Pharisees ( 12:1–3 ) b. Fear God Alone ( 12:4–7 ) c. Confessing Christ ( 12:8–12 ) d. The Parable of the Rich Fool ( 12:13–21 ) e. Do Not Worry ( 12:22–34 ) f. Readiness at Any Hour ( 12:35–48 ) i. The Parable of the Watchful Servant ( 12:35–38 ) ii. The Parable of the Thief in the Night ( 12:39–40 ) iii. The Parable of the Wise Managers ( 12:41–48 ) g. Not Peace but Division ( 12:49–53 ) h. Interpreting the Present Time ( 12:54–56 ) i. Reconciling with an Adversary ( 12:57–59 ) j. A Call to Repentance ( 13:1–5 ) k. The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree ( 13:6–9 ) 5. The Kingdom of God Is Like… ( 13:10–21 ) a. Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath ( 13:10–17 ) b. The Parable of the Mustard Seed ( 13:18–19 ) c. The Parable of the Leaven ( 13:20–21 ) b. The Second Section of the Journey ( 13:22–17:10 ) i. Living in the Kingdom of God ( 13:22–14:35 ) 1. The Narrow Door ( 13:22–30 ) 2. Lament over Jerusalem ( 13:31–35 ) 3. Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy ( 14:1–6 ) 4. The Parable of the Guests ( 14:7–14 ) 5. The Parable of the Banquet ( 14:15–24 ) 6. The Cost of Discipleship ( 14:25–33 ) 7. Good Salt ( 14:34–35 ) ii. “This Man Eats with Sinners” ( 15:1–16:13 ) 1. The Parable of the Lost Sheep ( 15:1–7 ) 2. The Parable of the Lost Coin ( 15:8–10 ) 3. The Parable of the Prodigal Son ( 15:11–32 ) 4. The Parable of the Shrewd Manager ( 16:1–13 ) iii. Lovers of Money ( 16:14–17:10 ) 1. The Law and the Prophets ( 16:14–18 ) 2. The Rich Man and Lazarus ( 16:19–31 ) 3. Temptations and Trespasses ( 17:1–4 ) 4. The Power of Faith ( 17:5–10 ) c. The Third Section of the Journey ( 17:11–19:27 ) i. The Coming of the Kingdom ( 17:11–18:8 ) 1. The Ten Lepers ( 17:11–19 ) 2. The Coming of the Kingdom ( 17:20–37 ) 3. The Persistent Widow ( 18:1–8 ) ii. Entrance into the Kingdom ( 18:9–19:27 ) 1. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector ( 18:9–14 ) 2. Jesus Blesses the Children ( 18:15–17 ) 3. The Rich Young Ruler ( 18:18–30 ) 4. The Third Prediction of the Passion ( 18:31–34 ) 5. Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar ( 18:35–43 ) 6. Jesus and Zacchaeus ( 19:1–10 ) 7. The Parable of the Ten Minas ( 19:11–27 ) 4. Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem ( 19:28–23:56 ) a. Jesus Arrives in Jerusalem ( 19:28–48 ) i. The Triumphal Entry ( 19:28–40 ) ii. Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem ( 19:41–44 ) iii. Jesus Cleanses the Temple ( 19:45–48 ) b. Jesus Examined for Blemish ( 20:1–21:4 ) i. The Chief Priests and Scribes Question Jesus ( 20:1–18 ) 1. Jesus’ Authority Challenged ( 20:1–8 ) 2. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants ( 20:9–18 ) ii. Spies Question Paying Taxes to Caesar ( 20:19–26 ) iii. The Sadducees Question the Resurrection ( 20:27–40 ) iv. Jesus Questions the Crowd ( 20:41–21:4 ) 1. Whose Son Is the Christ? ( 20:41–44 ) 2. Beware the Scribes ( 20:45–47 ) 3. The Poor Widow’s Offering ( 21:1–4 ) c. Temple Destruction Foretold ( 21:5–38 ) i. Let No Man Deceive You ( 21:5–9 ) ii. Witnessing to All Nations ( 21:10–19 ) iii. The Destruction of Jerusalem ( 21:20–24 ) iv. The Return of the Son of Man ( 21:25–28 ) v. The Lesson of the Fig Tree ( 21:29–33 ) vi. Be Watchful for the Day ( 21:34–38 ) d. Passover Approaching ( 22:1–13 ) i. The Plot to Kill Jesus ( 22:1–6 ) ii. Preparing the Passover ( 22:7–13 ) e. The Last Supper ( 22:14–22:38 ) i. The Bread and the Cup ( 22:14–23 ) ii. Who Is the Greatest? ( 22:24–30 ) iii. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial ( 22:31–38 ) f. On the Mount of Olives ( 22:39–53 ) i. Jesus Prays ( 22:39–46 ) ii. The Betrayal of Jesus ( 22:47–53 ) g. One Long Night ( 22:54–23:25 ) i. Peter Denies Jesus ( 22:54–62 ) ii. The Soldiers Mock Jesus ( 22:63–65 ) iii. Jesus before the Sanhedrin ( 22:66–71 ) iv. Jesus before Pilate ( 23:1–5 ) v. Jesus before Herod ( 23:6–12 ) vi. The Crowd Chooses Barabbas ( 23:13–25 ) h. The Crucifixion ( 23:26–49 ) i. The Burial of Jesus ( 23:50–56 ) 5. The Resurrection of Jesus ( 24:1–53 ) a. The Empty Tomb ( 24:1–12 ) b. The Road to Emmaus ( 24:13–35 ) c. Jesus Appears to the Disciples ( 24:36–49 ) d. The Ascension ( 24:50–53 ) |