The Life of Christ
| THE LIFE of JESUS CHRIST- Pastor Alan F. Johnson | ||
| Section [1] | Scripture | |
| Christ is God | John 1:1-5 | |
| The visitation of Mary to Elisabeth | Lk 1:39-55 | |
| Her return to Nazareth | Lk 1:56 | |
| Joseph’s vision | Mt 1:20-25 | |
| Birth of John the Baptist | Lk 1:57-80 | |
| Birth of Jesus | Lk 2:1-7 | |
| Shepherds | Lk 2:8-16 | |
| Circumcision | Mt 1:25 Lk 2:21 | |
| Presentation and purification to the LORD! | Lk 2:22-29 | |
| The Genealogies | Mt 1:1-17 Lk 3:23-38 | |
| The wise men | Mt 2:1-12 | |
| Flight into Egypt | Mt 2:13-15 | |
| Massacre of the children | Mt 2:16-18 | |
| Return to Nazareth | Mt 2:19-23 Lk 2:39 | |
| Childhood of Jesus | Lk 2:40 | |
| The Temple | Lk 2:46-50 | |
| Youth of Jesus | Lk 2:51 | |
| The Life of Christ Continued | ||
| Section [2] | Scripture | |
| Ministry of John the Baptist | Mt 3:1-4 Mk 1:1-8 Lk 3:1-6 John 1:6-15 | |
| Baptisms by John | Mt 3:5 Mk 1:5 Lk 3:7 | |
| First testimony of the Baptist to Christ | Mt 3:11,12 Mk 1:7,8 Lk 3:15-18 | |
| Baptism of Jesus by John | Mt 3:13-17 Mk 1:9-11 Lk 3:21,22 | |
| Temptation of Jesus Wilderness Of Judea | Mt 4:1-11 Mk 1:12,13 Lk 4:1-13 | |
| John the Baptist’s second testimony | John 1:19-35 | |
| Call of the first disciples | John 1:37-51 | |
| First Miracle at Cana | John 2:1-11 | |
| Visit to Capernaum | John 2:12 | |
| First Passover: Cleansing of the Temple | John 2:13-23 | |
| Nicodemus | John 3:1-21 | |
| The Life of Christ Continued | ||
| Section [3] | Scripture | |
| The Baptist’s last testimony | John 3:23-36 | |
| Christ’s visit to Samaria | John 4:1-42 | |
| Return to Cana | John 4:43-46 | |
| Miraculous Healing of the Nobleman’s son | John 4:46-54 | |
| Brief visit to Jerusalem | John 5:1-47 | |
| Miracle at pool of Bethesda | John 5:1-47 | |
| John the Baptist in prison | Mt 4:12,17 Mk 1:14,15 | |
| Christ preaches in Galilee | Lk 4:14,15 | |
| Christ preaches at Nazareth | Mk 6:1 Lk 4:15-30 | |
| Christ preaches at Capernaum | Mt 4:13-16 Lk 4:31 | |
| Call of Andrew,Peter,James and John | Mt 4:18-22 Mk 1:16-20 Lk 5:1-11 | |
| Miracle catch of fish | Lk 5:1-11 | |
| Miraculous Healing of a demoniac | Mk 1:23-27 Lk 4:33-36 | |
| Miraculous Healing of Peter’s mother-in-law | Mt 8:14,15 Mk 1:29-31 Lk 4:38,39 | |
| Miraculous Healing of many sick and diseased | Mt 8:16,17 Mk 1:32-34 Lk 4:40,41 | |
| Retirement for solitary prayer | Mk 1:35 Lk 4:42 | |
| Circuit through Galilee | Mk 1:35-39 Lk 4:42-44 | |
| Miraculous Healing of a leper | Mt 8:1-4 Mk 1:40-45 Lk 5:12-16 | |
| Retirement for a prayer | Mk 1:45 Lk 5:16 | |
| Miraculous Healing of a paralytic | Mt 9:1-8 Mk 2:1-12 Lk 5:18-26 | |
| Call of Matthew(Levi) Discourse at the feast | Mt 9:9-17 Mk 2:13-22 Lk 5:27-39 | |
| Disciples pick the ears of corn | Mt 12:1-8 Mk 2:23-28 Lk 6:1-5 | |
| Miraculous Healing of the man with a withered hand | Mt 12:9-14 Mk 3:1-6 Lk 6:6-11 | |
| Retirement for prayer | Lk 6:12 | |
| Call of the Twelve Apostles | Mt 10:2-4 Mk 3:13-19 Lk 6:13-16 | |
| Sermon on the Mount | Mt 5:7-29 Lk 6:17-49 | |
| Parable of House on rock or sand | Mt 7:24-29 Lk 6:47-49 | |
| Miraculous Healing of the centurion’s servant | Mt 8:5-13 Lk 7:1-10 | |
| Miraculous Raising of the son of the Widow of Nain | Lk 7:11-17 | |
| Message from John the Baptist | Mt 11:2-19 Lk 7:18-35 | |
| Christ’s testimony | Mt 11:2-19 Lk 7:18-35 | |
| The woman who was a sinner | Lk 7:36-50 | |
| Parable of two debtors | Lk 7:41,42 | |
| Tour through Galilee with the twelve | Lk 8:1-3 | |
| Miraculous Healing of a demoniac | Mt 12:22 | |
| Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit | Mt 12:24-37 Mk 3:22-30 | |
| The unclean spirit | Mt 12:43-46 | |
| The interruption of his relatives | Mt 12:46 Mk 3:31 | |
| Parables: The Sower | Mt 13:1-9,18-23 Mk 4:1,14-20 Lk 8:4,11-15 | |
| Parables: The Tares | Mt 13:24 | |
| Parables: The Mustard seed | Mt 13:31 Mk 4:30 | |
| Parables: The Leaven | Mt 13:33 Lk 13:20,21 | |
| Parables: The Candle | Mt 5:15 Mk 4:21 Lk 8:16 | |
| Parables: The Candle | Mt 5:15 Mk 4:21 Lk 11:33 | |
| Parables: The Treasure | Mt 13:44 | |
| Parables: The Pearl | Mt 13:45 | |
| Parables: The Drawnet | Mt 13:47 | |
| Parables: The Seed growing secretly | Mk 4:26-29 | |
| Christ miraculously calms the storm | Mt 8:24-27 Mk 4:37-41 Lk 8:23-25 | |
| Miracle involving the Gergesene demoniacs | Mt 8:28-34 Mk 5:1-15 Lk 8:27-35 | |
| Parables: The Bridegroom | Mt 9:15 | |
| Parable of new cloth on old garment | Mt 9:16 Mk 2:21 Lk 5:36 | |
| Parable of new wine in old bottles | Mt 9:17 Mk 2:22 Lk 5:37,38 | |
| Miracles: Woman with issue of blood | Mt 9:18 Mr 5:22 Lu 8:41 | |
| Miracles: Jairus’ daughter | Mt 9:18 Mr 5:22 Lu 8:41 | |
| Miracles: Two blind men | Mt 9:27,30 | |
| Miracles: Dumb spirit | Mt 9:32,33 | |
| Mission of Twelve Apostles | Mt 10:1 Mr 6:7-12 Lk 9:1-6 | |
| Death of John the Baptist | Mt 14:1-12 Mk 6:14-29 Lk 9:7 | |
| Feeding of the five thousand | Mt 14:13-21 Mk 6:30-44 Lk 9:12-17 John 6:1-13 | |
| Miraculous walking on the water | Mt 14:25 Mk 6:48 John 6:19 | |
| Discourse in synagogue on the Bread of Life | Mt 14:34 John 6:26-70 | |
| The Life of Christ Continued | |||
| Section [4] | Notes | Scripture | |
| Opposition of Scribes and Pharisees | Mt 15:1 | ||
| Discourse on Pollution | Mt 15:2-20 Mk 7:1-23 | ||
| Miraculous Healing of the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman | Mt 15:21-29 Mk 7:24-30 | ||
| Miraculous Healing of the deaf and dumb man | Mk 7:32 | ||
| Miraculous Healing of many sick people | Mt 15:30,31 | ||
| Miraculous Feeding of the four thousand | Mt 15:32-39 Mk 8:1-9 | ||
| Parable of the leaven of Pharisees | Mt 16:1-12 Mk 8:14-22 | ||
| Miraculous Healing of the Blind man | Mk 8:23-27 | ||
| Peter’s confession of Christ | Mt 16:13-21 Mk 8:27-30 | ||
| First prediction of the passionweek | Mt 16:21-28 Mk 8:31-38 Lk 9:22-27 | ||
| The transfiguration | Mt 17:1-8 Mk 9:2-8 Lk 9:28-36 | ||
| Miraculous Healing the demoniac child | Mt 17:14-21 Mk 9:14-27 Lk 9:37-42 | ||
| Second prediction of the passion week | Mt 17:22,23 Mk 9:31 Lk 9:43,44 | ||
| Miracle: The coin in the fish’s mouth | Mt 17:27 | ||
| Lesson on being docile | Mt 18:1-14 Mk 9:33-37 Lk 9:46-48 | ||
| Lesson on forgiveness | Mt 18:15 Mk 9:43 | ||
| Lesson on self-denial | Mt 18:18 | ||
| Parable of the unmerciful servant | Mt 18:23-35 | ||
| Journey to Jerusalem through Samaria | Lk 9:51,52 | ||
| Jealousy of the Samaritans | Lk 9:53 | ||
| Anger of the ‘sons of thunder’ | Lk 9:54-56 | ||
| The feast of tabernacles | John 7:2-10 | ||
| Discourses | John 7:10-46 | ||
| Officers sent to arrest Christ | John 7:30,46 | ||
| The adulteress | John 8:3 | ||
| Discourses | John 8:12 | ||
| Christ threatened with stoning | John 8:59 | ||
| Miraculous Healing of the Blind man and discourses | John 9:1 | ||
| Christ is the Door | John 10:1 | ||
| Christ is the Good Shepherd | John 10:11 | ||
| Departure from Jerusalem. | |||
| Mission of the seventy | Lk 10:1-16 | ||
| Return of the seventy | Lk 10:17-24 | ||
| Parable of the Good Samaritan | Lk 10:30-37 | ||
| Visit to Martha, Mary | Lk 10:38-42 | ||
| Jesus teaches his disciples to pray | Lk 11:1-13 | ||
| Parable of persistent friend | Lk 11:5-8 | ||
| He miraculously heals the mute demoniac | Mt 12:22-45 Lk 11:14 | ||
| He rebukes the blasphemy of the Pharisees | Mt 12:22-45 Lk 11:14 | ||
| Discourses:- The repentant Ninevites | Mt 12:41 Lk 11:29-36 | ||
| God’s providence to birds and flowers | Lk 12:1-12 | ||
| Parable of the Rich fool | Lk 12:13-21 | ||
| Parable of the servants watching | Lk 12:35-40 | ||
| Parable of the wise steward | Lk 12:42-48 | ||
| The murdered Galileans | Lk 13:1-5 | ||
| The barren fig tree | Lk 13:6-9 | ||
| Miraculous Healing of a woman with an infirmity | Lk 13:10-17 | ||
| Visit to Jerusalem at the feast of Dedication | John 10:22-30 | ||
| Attempt to stone Jesus | John 10:31 | ||
| Jesus retires across Jordan | John 10:40 | ||
| Are there few that be saved? | Lk 13:23-30 | ||
| The message to Herod | Lk 13:31-33 | ||
| Miraculous Healing of the man with the dropsy | Lk 14:1-6 | ||
| Parable of the great supper | Lk 14:15-24 | ||
| Parable of Tower, King going to war | Lk 14:28-33 | ||
| Parable of the lost sheep | Mt 18:12,13 Lk 15:1-7 | ||
| Parable of the lost coin | Lk 15:8-10 | ||
| Parable of the prodigal son | Lk 15:11-32 | ||
| Parable of the unjust steward | Lk 16:1-13 | ||
| Parable of the rich man and Lazarus | Lk 16:19-31 | ||
| Parable of the unprofitable servants | Lk 17:7-10 | ||
| Sickness of Lazarus | John 11:1-10 | ||
| Return of Jesus from Peraea to Bethany | John 11:11-16 | ||
| Miraculous Resurrection of Lazarus | John 11:17-46 | ||
| The council: Advice of Caiaphas | John 11:47-53 | ||
| Jesus retires to the town of Ephraim | John 11:54 | ||
| Last journey to Jerusalem | Mt 19:1 Mk 10:1 Lk 17:11 | ||
| Miraculous Healing of the ten lepers | Lk 17:12-19 | ||
| Parable of the unjust judge | Lk 18:1-8 | ||
| Parable of the Pharisee and the publican | Lk 18:9-14 | ||
| The question of divorce | Mt 19:3-12 Mk 10:2-12 | ||
| Christ blesses the little children | Mt 19:13-15 Mk 10:13-16 Lk 18:15-17 | ||
| The rich young ruler | Mt 19:16-22 Mk 10:17-22 Lk 18:18-23 | ||
| Parable of the labourers in the vineyard | Mt 20:1-16 | ||
| Third prediction of the passion week | Mt 20:17-19 Mk 10:32-34 Lk 18:31-34 | ||
| Request of James and John | Mt 20:20-28 Mk 10:35-45 | ||
| Miraculous Healing of Blind Bartimaeus | Mt 20:29-34 Mk 10:46-52 Lk 18:35-43 | ||
| Jesus at the house of Zacchaeus | Lk 19:1-10 | ||
| Parable of the pounds | Lk 19:11-28 | ||
PASSION WEEK
| The Death and Burial | ||
| Section [5] | Scripture | |
| Triumphant Entry | Matthew 21:1-9 | |
| Fig Tree Cursed / Temple Cleansed | Matthew 21:10-19 | |
| Jesus Praying, Teaching, on the Mt. of Olives | Matthew 24:3-51 | |
| Washing the apostles’ feet | John 13:1-17 | |
| The breaking of bread | Mt 26:26 Mk 14:22 Lk 22:19 | |
| “One of you shall betray me” | Mt 26:21 Mk 14:18 Lk 22:21 John 13:21 | |
| “Is it I ?” | Mt 26:22-25 Mk 14:19 | |
| Giving of the sop “That thou doest, do quickly” | John 13:26,27 | |
| Departure of Judas Iscariot | John 13:30 | |
| Peter warned of deniles | Mt 26:34 Mk 14:30 Lk 22:34 John 13:38 | |
| Blessing the cup | Mt 26:27,28 Mk 14:23,24 Lk 22:17 | |
| The discourses after supper | John 14:1-16:33 | |
| Christ’s prayer for his apostles | John 17:1-17:26 | |
| The hymn | Mt 26:30 Mk 14:26 | |
| The agony | Mt 26:37 Mk 14:33 Lk 22:39 John 18:1 | |
| The thrice-repeated prayer | Mt 26:39-44 Mk 14:36-39 Lk 22:42 | |
| His sweat and comforting by the angel | Lk 22:43,44 | |
| The sleep of the apostles | Mt 26:40-45 Mk 14:37-41 Lk 22:45,46 | |
| Betrayal by Judas | Mt 26:47-50 Mk 14:34,44 Lk 22:47 Jn 18:2-5 | |
| Peter smites Malchus | Mt 26:51 Mk 14:47 Lk 22:50 John 18:10 | |
| Christ miraculously heals the ear of Malchus | Lk 22:51 | |
| Christ forsaken by his disciples | Mt 26:56 Mk 14:50 | |
| Christ led to Annas | John 18:12,13 | |
| Christ tried by Caiaphas | Mt 26:57 Mk 14:53 Lk 22:54 John 18:15 | |
| Peter follows Christ | Mt 26:58 Mk 14:54 Lk 22:55 John 18:15 | |
| The high priest’s statements | Mt 26:63 Mk 14:61 | |
| Christ condemned, buffeted, mocked | Mt 26:66,67 Mk 14:64,65 Lk 22:63-65 | |
| Peter’s denial of Christ | Mt 26:69-75 Mk 14:66-72 Lk 22:54-62 John 18:17-27 | |
| Christ before Pilate | Mt 27:1,2 Mk 15:1 Lk 23:1 John 18:28 | |
| Repentance of Judas | Mt 27:3 | |
| Pilate comes out to the people | John 18:29 | |
| Pilate speaks to Jesus privately | John 18:33 | |
| Pilate orders him to be scourged | Mt 27:26 Mk 15:15 John 19:1 | |
| Jesus crowned with thorns | Mt 27:29 Mk 15:17 John 19:2 | |
| Jesus exhibited by Pilate;’Behold the man’ | John 19:5 | |
| Jesus accused formally | Mt 27:11 Mk 15:2 Lk 23:2 | |
| Jesus sent by Pilate to Herod | Lk 23:6-11 | |
| Jesus mocked, arrayed in purple | Lk 23:6-11 | |
| ‘Behold your King’ | John 19:14 | |
| Pilate desires to release him | Mt 27:15 Mk 15:6 Lk 23:17 John 19:12 | |
| Pilate receives a message from his wife | Mt 27:19 | |
| Pilate washes his hands | Mt 27:24 | |
| Pilate releases Barabbas | Mt 27:26 | |
| Pilate delivers Jesus to be crucified | Mt 27:26 Mk 15:15 Lk 23:25 John 19:16 | |
| Simon of Cyrene carries the cross | Mt 27:32 Mk 15:21 Lk 23:26 | |
| They give him vinegar and gall | Mt 27:34 Mk 15:23 Lk 23:36 | |
| They nail him to the cross | Mt 27:35 Mk 15:24,25 Lk 23:33 John 19:18 | |
| The superscription | Mt 27:37 Mk 15:26 Lk 23:38 John 19:19 | |
| THE SEVEN [7] SAYING’S | ||
| 1. “Father, forgive them…” | Lk 23:34 | |
| His garments parted, and vesture allotted | Mt 27:35 Mk15:24 Lk 23:34 John 19:23 | |
| Passers-by rail, the two thieves revile Him | Mt 27:39-44 Mk 15:29-32 Lk 23:35 | |
| The penitent thief | Lk 23:40 | |
| 2. “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” | Lk 23:43 | |
| 3.” Woman, behold thy son,” | John 19:26,27 | |
| Darkness over all the land | Mt 27:45 Mk 15:33 Lk 23:44,45 | |
| 4. “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me.” | Mt 27:46 Mk 15:34 | |
| 5. “I thirst” | John 19:28 | |
| The vinegar | Mt 27:48 Mk 15:36 John 19:29 | |
| 6. “It is finished” | John 19:30 | |
| 7. “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit” | Lk 23:46 | |
| Rending of the veil | Mt 27:51 Mk 15:38 Lk 23:45 | |
| Opening of the graves, resurrection of saints | Mt 27:52 | |
| Testimony of Centurion | Mt 27:54 Mk 15:39 Lk 23:47 | |
| Watching of the women | Mt 27:55 Mk 15:40 Lk 23:49 | |
| The piercing of his side | John 19:34 | |
| Taking down from the cross | Mt 27:57-60 Mk 15:46 Lk 23:53 John 19:38-42 | |
| Burial by Joseph of Arimethea, Nicodemus | Mt 27:57-60 Mk 15:46 Lk 23:53 John 19:38-42 | |
| A guard placed over the sealed stone | Mt 27:65,66 | |
| The Resurrection and the next Forty Days | ||
| Description [6] | Scripture | |
| Women carry spices to the tomb | Mt 28:1 Mk 16:1,2 Lk 24:1 | |
| The angel had rolled away the stone | Mt 28:2 | |
| Mary Magdalene announces the resurrection | Mt 28:8 Lk 24:9,10 John 20:1,2 | |
| Peter and John run to the tomb | Lk 24:12 John 20:3 | |
| The women return to the tomb | Lk 24:1 | |
| The guards report these things to the chief priests | Mt 28:11-15 | |
| CHRIST SEEN AFTER HIS RESURRECTION | ||
| 1. To Mary Magdalene | Mk 16:9,10 John 20:14 | |
| “All hail! Fear not. Touch me not” | Mt 28:9 John 20:17 | |
| 2. To the women returning home | Mt 28:9 | |
| “Go tell my brethren that they go | Mt 28:10 | |
| Into Galilee – there shall they see me” | Mt 28:10 | |
| 3. The two disciples going to Emmaus | Mk 16:12 Lk 24:13 | |
| 4. To Peter | 1Co 15:5 Lk 24:34 | |
| 5. To ten Apostles in the upper room | Lk 24:33 Jn 20:19 | |
| “Peace be unto you As my Father hath..” | John 20:21 | |
| “sent me, so send I you” | John 20:21 | |
| “Receive ye the Holy Spirit..” | John 20:22,23 | |
| “Whose sover sins ye remit,” | John 20:22,23 | |
| 6. To the eleven Apostles in the upper room | Mk 16:14 John 20:26 | |
| “Peace be unto you” | John 20:26 | |
| 7. To Thomas “reach hither thy finger, “ | John 20:27 | |
| “Blessed are they that have not seen, yet have believed” | John 20:29 | |
| Miracle – Draught of fishes | John 21:1-11 | |
| To the disciples at the sea of Tiberias | John 21:1-24 | |
| 8. To Peter;”Feed my sheep,fead my lambs” | John 21:15-17 | |
| 9. To the eleven disciples on a mountain.. | Mt 28:16 | |
| 10. in Galilee (1 Cor.15.5) | Mt 28:16 | |
| “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” | Mt 28:18 | |
| “Go ye and teach all nations, baptizing them, “ | Mt 28:19 | |
| “Lo, I am with you alway,..” | Mt 28:20 | |
| :even unto the end of the world. Amen” | Mt 28:20 | |
| 11. To five hundred brethren at once | 1Co 15:6 | |
| 12. To James | 1Co 15:7 | |
| THE ASCENSION | Mk 16:19 Lk 24:50,51 | |