Phase 1 – Preparation Period
Become what you want to multiply.
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Phase 1 – Preparation Period
Section 1
Luke's purpose in writing a gospel
| Luke 1:1-4 |
| 1Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the events that have been fulfilled among us, 2just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3it seemed good to me also, having carefully investigated all things from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed. |
Section 2
John's prologue: Jesus Christ, the preexistent word incarnate
| John 1:1-18 |
| 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made through him, and none of the things that were made were made without him. 4In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. 8He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light. 9The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, but the world did not know him. 11He came to his own, but his own people did not receive him. 12But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15John testified about him and cried out, “This is he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ ” 16Of his fullness we have all received, even grace upon grace. 17For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is at the Father's side, has made him known. |
Section 3
Jesus' legal lineage through Joseph and natural lineage through Mary
| Matthew 1:1-17 | Luke 3:23b-38 |
| 1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. | 23bbeing the son (so it was thought) of Joseph, the son of Heli, |
| 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac was the father of Jacob, Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers, 3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron was the father of Ram, 4Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon, 5Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed was the father of Jesse, 6and Jesse was the father of David the king.David the king was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam was the father of Abijah, Abijah was the father of Asa, 8Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat was the father of Joram, Joram was the father of Uzziah, 9Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham was the father of Ahaz, Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah, 10Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh was the father of Amon, Amon was the father of Josiah, 11and Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the Babylonian resettlement. 12After the Babylonian resettlement, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel, 13Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud was the father of Eliakim, Eliakim was the father of Azor, 14Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Achim, Achim was the father of Eliud, 15Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar was the father of Matthan, Matthan was the father of Jacob, 16and Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the Babylonian resettlement fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian resettlement to the Christ fourteen generations. | 24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, 25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, 27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, 29the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, 31the son of Melea, the son of Mainan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, 33the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. |
Section 4
John's birth foretold to Zechariah
Jerusalem, in the temple
Section 5
Jesus' birth foretold to Mary
Nazareth
| Luke 1:26-38 |
| 26In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28The angel came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you! Blessed are you among women!” 29But when Mary saw him, she was greatly perplexed by his statement and began wondering what sort of greeting this might be. 30Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name him Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. 33He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” 35The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the holy child that is to be born will be called the Son of God. 36And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37For nothing is impossible with God.” 38Then Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; may it happen to me according to your word.” And the angel went away from her. |
Section 6
Mary's visit to Elizabeth and Elizabeth's song
Judean hills
| Luke 1:39-45 |
| 39In those days Mary arose and went with haste to the hill country, to a town of Judah, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42Then she exclaimed with a loud voice, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43How has this happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For behold, when the sound of your greeting came into my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45Blessed is she who has believed, for what the Lord has spoken to her will be fulfilled.” |
Section 7
Mary's song of joy
Judean hills
Section 8a
John's birth
Judean hills
| Luke 1:57-66 |
| 57Now the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58Then her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her. 59On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to give him the name of his father Zechariah. 60But the child's mother responded, “No! He is to be called John.” 61But they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” 62Then they began making signs to the child's father to find out what he wanted to name him. 63So he asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. 64At once Zechariah's mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, blessing God. 65Then fear came upon all who dwelt around them, and in the entire hill country of Judea all these things were being discussed. 66All who heard about this laid it up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child become?” And the hand of the Lord was with him. |
Section 8b
Zechariah's prophetic song
Judean hills
Section 8c
John's growth and early life
Judean desert
| Luke 1:80 |
| 80And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel. |
Section 9
Circumstances of Jesus' birth explained to Joseph
Nazareth
Section 10
Birth of Jesus
Betlehem
| Luke 2:1-7 |
| 1In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered in a census. 2This was the first census, and it took place when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. 4Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 5to register himself along with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6While they were there, the days were fulfilled for her to give birth, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn son. Then she wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. |
Section 11
Praise of the angels and witness of the shepherds
Fields near Bethlehem
| Luke 2:8-20 |
| 8In the same region there were shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which will be for all the people. 11For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, 14“Glory to God in the highest,and peace on earth,good will among men.” 15When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. 17After seeing him, they made widely known what they had been told about the child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. |
Section 12
Circumcision of Jesus
Betlehem
| Luke 2:21 |
| 21When the eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. |
Section 13
Jesus presented in the temple with the homage of Simeon and Anna
Jerusalem, in the temple
Section 14
Visit of the Magi
Jerusalem & Betlehem
Section 15
Escape into Egypt and murder of boys in Bethlehem
Betlehem & Egypt
Section 16
Return to Nazareth
Egypt & Nazareth
| Matthew 2:19-23 | Luke 2:39 |
| 19After Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the life of the child are dead.” 21So Joseph rose, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee | |
| 23and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.” | 39When Joseph and Mary had finished everything that was required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. |
Section 17
Growth and early life of Jesus
Nazareth
| Luke 2:40 |
| 40And the child grew and became strong in spirit; he was filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him. |
Section 18
Jesus' first Passover in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, in the temple
| Luke 2:41-50 |
| 41Now Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. 42When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. 43And when they had completed their days there and started returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But Joseph did not know it, and neither did Jesus' mother. 44They assumed that he was in the company of travelers, so they went a day's journey before they began looking for him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him. 46After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you in great distress.” 49He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?” 50But they did not understand what he said to them. |
Section 19
Jesus' growth to adulthood
Nazareth
| Luke 2:51-52 |
| 51Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart. 52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men. |
Section 20
John the Baptist - His ministry launched
Judean desert
| Mark 1:1 | Luke 3:1-2 |
| 1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. | 1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, 2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. |
Section 21
John the Baptist - His person, proclamation, and baptism
Judean desert & Country around the Jordan River
Section 22
John the Baptist - His messages to the Pharisees, Sadducees, crowds, tax collectors, and soldiers
Judean desert & Country around the Jordan River
| Matthew 3:7-10 | Luke 3:7-14 |
| 7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8Produce fruit consistent with repentance. 9And do not think that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. | 7John said to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8Produce fruit consistent with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. |
| 10Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. | 9Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” 10So the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” 11John answered them, “Whoever has two tunics must share with him who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.” 12Some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” 13He said to them, “Collect no more than what you have been authorized to collect.” 14Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusations, and be content with your wages.” |
Section 23
John the Baptist - His description of the Christ
Country around the Jordan River
| Matthew 3:11-12 | Mark 1:7-8 | Luke 3:15-18 |
| 11“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. | 7He proclaimed, “After me comes one who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” | 15Now as the people were waiting in expectation and were all questioning in their hearts whether John might be the Christ, 16John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but one is coming who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
| 12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean out his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.” | 17His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean out his threshing floor and gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.” 18With these and many other exhortations John preached good news to the people. |
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