OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

 1

• Genealogy of Jesus Christ (1-17)

• Birth of Jesus (18-25)

 2

• Astrologers’ visit (1-12)

• Flight to Egypt (13-15)

• Herod kills young boys (16-18)

• Return to Nazareth (19-23)

 3

• John the Baptist preaches (1-12)

• Baptism of Jesus (13-17)

 4

• The Devil tempts Jesus (1-11)

• Jesus begins preaching in Galilee (12-17)

• First disciples called (18-22)

• Jesus preaches, teaches, and heals (23-25)

 5

• SERMON ON THE MOUNT (1-48)

  • Jesus begins teaching on the mountain (1, 2)

  • Nine happinesses (3-12)

  • Salt and light (13-16)

  • Jesus to fulfill the Law (17-20)

  • Counsel on anger (21-26), adultery (27-30), divorce (31, 32), oaths (33-37), retaliation (38-42), love for enemies (43-48)

 6

• SERMON ON THE MOUNT (1-34)

  • Shun show of righteousness (1-4)

  • How to pray (5-15)

    • Model prayer (9-13)

  • Fasting (16-18)

  • Treasures on earth and in heaven (19-24)

  • Stop being anxious (25-34)

    • Keep seeking Kingdom first (33)

 7

• SERMON ON THE MOUNT (1-27)

  • Stop judging (1-6)

  • Keep asking, seeking, knocking (7-11)

  • Golden Rule (12)

  • Narrow gate (13, 14)

  • Known by their fruits (15-23)

  • House on rock, house on sand (24-27)

• Crowds astounded at Jesus’ teaching (28, 29)

 8

• A leper healed (1-4)

• Faith of an army officer (5-13)

• Jesus heals many at Capernaum (14-17)

• How to follow Jesus (18-22)

• Jesus calms a storm (23-27)

• Jesus sends demons into swine (28-34)

 9

• Jesus heals a paralytic (1-8)

• Jesus calls Matthew (9-13)

• Question about fasting (14-17)

• Jairus’ daughter; a woman touches Jesus’ outer garments (18-26)

• Jesus heals the blind and the speechless (27-34)

• Harvest great but workers few (35-38)

10

• The 12 apostles (1-4)

• Instructions for the ministry (5-15)

• Disciples will be persecuted (16-25)

• Fear God, not men (26-31)

• Not peace, but a sword (32-39)

• Receiving Jesus’ disciples (40-42)

11

• John the Baptist praised (1-15)

• Unresponsive generation condemned (16-24)

• Jesus praises his Father for favoring the humble (25-27)

• Jesus’ yoke refreshing (28-30)

12

• Jesus, “Lord of the Sabbath” (1-8)

• Man with a withered hand healed (9-14)

• God’s beloved servant (15-21)

• Demons expelled by holy spirit (22-30)

• Unforgivable sin (31, 32)

• Tree known by its fruit (33-37)

• Sign of Jonah (38-42)

• When unclean spirit returns (43-45)

• Jesus’ mother and brothers (46-50)

13

• KINGDOM ILLUSTRATIONS (1-52)

  • The sower (1-9)

  • Why Jesus used illustrations (10-17)

  • Illustration of the sower explained (18-23)

  • The wheat and the weeds (24-30)

  • The mustard grain and the leaven (31-33)

  • Use of illustrations fulfills prophecy (34, 35)

  • Illustration of the wheat and the weeds explained (36-43)

  • Hidden treasure and the fine pearl (44-46)

  • The dragnet (47-50)

  • Treasures new and old (51, 52)

• Jesus rejected in home territory (53-58)

14

• John the Baptist beheaded (1-12)

• Jesus feeds 5,000 (13-21)

• Jesus walks on water (22-33)

• Healings in Gennesaret (34-36)

15

• Human traditions exposed (1-9)

• Defilement comes from the heart (10-20)

• Phoenician woman’s great faith (21-28)

• Jesus heals many ailments (29-31)

• Jesus feeds 4,000 (32-39)

16

• Request for a sign (1-4)

• Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees (5-12)

• The keys of the Kingdom (13-20)

  • Congregation built on a rock (18)

• Jesus’ death foretold (21-23)

• True discipleship (24-28)

17

• Jesus’ transfiguration (1-13)

• Faith like a mustard grain (14-21)

• Jesus’ death again foretold (22, 23)

• Tax paid with coin from fish’s mouth (24-27)

18

• The greatest in the Kingdom (1-6)

• Stumbling blocks (7-11)

• Illustration of the lost sheep (12-14)

• How to gain a brother (15-20)

• Illustration of the unforgiving slave (21-35)

19

• Marriage and divorce (1-9)

• Gift of singleness (10-12)

• Jesus blesses the children (13-15)

• A rich young man’s question (16-24)

• Sacrifices for the Kingdom (25-30)

20

• Vineyard workers and equal payment (1-16)

• Jesus’ death again foretold (17-19)

• Request for positions in Kingdom (20-28)

  • Jesus a ransom for many (28)

• Two blind men healed (29-34)

21

• Jesus’ triumphal entry (1-11)

• Jesus cleanses the temple (12-17)

• Fig tree cursed (18-22)

• Jesus’ authority challenged (23-27)

• Illustration of the two sons (28-32)

• Illustration of murderous cultivators (33-46)

  • Chief cornerstone rejected (42)

22

• Illustration of the marriage feast (1-14)

• God and Caesar (15-22)

• Question about resurrection (23-33)

• Two greatest commandments (34-40)

• Is the Christ the son of David? (41-46)

23

• Do not imitate scribes and Pharisees (1-12)

• Woes to scribes and Pharisees (13-36)

• Jesus laments over Jerusalem (37-39)

24

• SIGN OF CHRIST’S PRESENCE (1-51)

  • Wars, food shortages, earthquakes (7)

  • Good news to be preached (14)

  • Great tribulation (21, 22)

  • Sign of the Son of man (30)

  • The fig tree (32-34)

  • Like Noah’s day (37-39)

  • Keep on the watch (42-44)

  • The faithful slave and an evil slave (45-51)

25

• SIGN OF CHRIST’S PRESENCE (1-46)

  • Illustration of the ten virgins (1-13)

  • Illustration of the talents (14-30)

  • The sheep and the goats (31-46)

26

• Priests plot to kill Jesus (1-5)

• Perfumed oil poured on Jesus (6-13)

• The last Passover and betrayal (14-25)

• Institution of the Lord’s Evening Meal (26-30)

• Peter’s denial foretold (31-35)

• Jesus prays in Gethsemane (36-46)

• Jesus arrested (47-56)

• Trial before the Sanhedrin (57-68)

• Peter denies Jesus (69-75)

27

• Jesus handed over to Pilate (1, 2)

• Judas hangs himself (3-10)

• Jesus before Pilate (11-26)

• Publicly mocked (27-31)

• Nailed to a stake at Golgotha (32-44)

• Death of Jesus (45-56)

• Burial of Jesus (57-61)

• Tomb securely guarded (62-66)

28

• Jesus is resurrected (1-10)

• Soldiers bribed to lie (11-15)

• Commission to make disciples (16-20)