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| Matthew 1. |
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| Introducing Jesus. Well, his gospels. Well, him too. |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1-4 |
1.1-18 |
| Jesus’s two genealogies. |
|
1.1-17 |
3.23-38 |
| How Joseph became Jesus’s father. |
| 1.18-25 |
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| Matthew 2. |
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| The magi and the monstrous king. |
| 2.1-18 |
| How Jesus became “Jesus the Nazarene.” |
| 2.19-23 |
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| Matthew 3. |
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| The ministry of John the baptist. |
1.2-6 |
3.1-6 |
3.1-6 |
1.6-8 |
| John the baptist’s message for the religious. |
|
3.7-10 |
3.7-9 |
1.19-23 |
| John the baptist’s message for everyone else. |
1.7-8 |
3.11-12 |
3.11-12 |
1.24-28 |
| The baptism of Jesus. And adoption. And anointing. |
1.9-11 |
3.13-17 |
3.21-22 |
1.29-34 |
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| Matthew 4. |
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| Jesus’s easy victory over the devil. |
1.12-13 |
4.1-11 |
4.1-13 |
| Preaching, relocating, gathering students. |
1.14-20 |
4.12-22 |
4.14-15
5.1-11 |
| Ready to take on the whole of the Galilee. |
1.35-39 |
4.23 |
4.42-44 |
| The crowds who came to see Jesus. |
3.7-12 |
4.24-25
5.1 |
6.17-19 |
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| Matthew 5. |
|---|
| The crowds who came to see Jesus. |
3.7-12 |
4.24-25
5.1 |
6.17-19 |
| Awesome and awful. |
|
5.3-12 |
6.20-26 |
| The earth’s salt. |
9.43-50 |
5.13 |
14.34-35 |
| The world’s light.
| 4.21 |
5.14-16 |
8.16
11.33 |
8.12 |
| Jesus’s most misinterpreted teaching. |
|
5.17-20 |
16.16-17 |
| When our anger gets us into trouble. |
|
5.21-26 |
12.57-59 |
| Getting hold of our lusts… before we end up in the trash. |
9.43-49 |
5.27-32
18.8-9 |
16.18 |
| Multiple levels of truth. |
| 5.33-37
23.16-22 |
| Karma: How we imagine the universe seeks justice.*
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5.38-42 |
6.29-31 |
| Perfect love—without conditions. |
|
5.43-48 |
6.27-36 |
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| Matthew 6. |
|---|
| Acts for God, versus acts for public approval. |
| 6.1-4 |
| The street-corner show-off.* |
| 6.5-6 |
| Keep (most of) your prayers private.* |
| 6.5-6 |
| Get in the closet.* |
| 6.5-6 |
| Short, potent, authentic prayer.* |
| 6.7-8 |
| Sucking up to God.* |
|
6.9-10 |
11.2 |
| Prayer’s one prerequisite: Forgiveness. |
11.25 |
6.14-15 |
| Treasures in heaven. |
|
6.19-21 |
12.33-34 |
| Worshiping Mammon instead of Jesus.* |
|
6.24 |
16.13 |
| Worrying has no place in God’s kingdom. |
|
6.25-34 |
12.22-32 |
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| Matthew 7. |
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| Don’t judge… by double standards. |
4.24 |
7.1-5 |
6.37-38
6.41-42 |
| Deaf ears aren’t opportunities. |
| 7.6 |
| Can we really ask God for anything?* |
|
7.7-11 |
11.9-13 |
14.13-14
15.7
16.24 |
| The Golden Rule. |
|
7.12 |
6.31 |
| The narrow gate. Or door. Either way, tricky to get in. |
|
7.13-14 |
13.23-24 |
| Watch out for the fake prophets. |
|
7.15-20
12.33-35 |
6.43-45 |
| When Jesus says, “I don’t know you.” |
|
7.21-23 |
6.46
13.23-27 |
| The Sermon on the Mount. |
|
7.24-27 |
6.47-49 |
| Jesus doesn’t teach like scribes. |
1.21-22 |
7.28-29 |
4.31-32 |
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| Matthew 8. |
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| The man Jesus cured… then drove away. |
1.40-45 |
8.1-4 |
5.12-16 |
| The centurion’s servant—and his surprising faith. |
|
8.5-13 |
7.1-10 |
| Curing Simon Peter’s mother-in-law. |
1.29-31 |
8.14-15 |
4.38-39 |
| Jesus cures the crowds. |
1.32-34 |
8.16-17 |
4.40-41 |
| Potential, fixable followers. |
|
8.18-22 |
9.57-62 |
| Jesus stops the weather. |
4.35-41 |
8.18
8.23-27 |
8.22-25 |
| The legion of evil spirits. |
5.1-10 |
8.28-29 |
8.26-31 |
| Killing the pigs. |
5.11-20 |
8.30-34 |
8.32-39 |
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| Matthew 9. |
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| Jesus forgives, then heals, a paraplegic. |
2.1-12 |
9.1-8 |
5.17-26 |
| Jesus calls Levi. Or Matthew. Whatever. |
2.13-17 |
9.9-13 |
5.27-32 |
| So why weren’t Jesus’s students fasting? |
2.18-22 |
9.14-17 |
5.33-39 |
| Jesus raises a dead girl. (Or was she only asleep?) |
5.21-24
5.35-43 |
9.18-19
9.23-26 |
8.40-42
8.49-56 |
| Curing a bleeder. |
5.25-34 |
9.20-22 |
8.43-48 |
| Exorcisms by Satan’s power? Hardly. |
3.22-27 |
9.32-34
12.22-30 |
11.14-23 |
| Short-staffed for the big harvest. |
|
9.35-38 |
10.2 |
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| Matthew 10. |
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| The first 12 apostles. |
3.13-19 |
10.1-4 |
6.12-16
9.1-2 |
| Sending out the Twelve. |
6.7-11 |
10.1-15 |
9.1-5 |
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| Matthew 11. |
|---|
| John the baptist checks in on Jesus. |
|
11.2-6 |
7.18-23 |
| What Jesus had to say about John the baptist. |
|
11.7-15 |
7.24-30 |
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| Matthew 12. |
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| Master of the Sabbath. |
2.23-28 |
12.1-8 |
6.1-5 |
| The person with the paralyzed hand. |
3.1-6 |
12.9-14 |
6.6-11 |
| Exorcisms by Satan’s power? Hardly. |
3.22-27 |
9.32-34
12.22-30 |
11.14-23 |
| Blaspheming the Holy Spirit: The unforgiven sin. |
3.28-30 |
12.31-32 |
12.10 |
| Demanding a sign from Jesus, and getting the Jonah sign. |
8.10-13 |
12.38-42
16.1-4 |
| Watch out for the fake prophets. |
|
7.15-20
12.33-35 |
6.43-45 |
| Jesus’s family: No, he didn’t disown them. |
3.20-21
3.31-35 |
12.46-50 |
8.19-21 |
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| Matthew 13. |
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| The Four Seeds story. |
4.1-9
4.13-20 |
13.1-9
13.18-23 |
5.1-3
8.5-8
8.11-15 |
| Parables: Because the kingdom’s secrets are only for us. |
4.10-13
4.25 |
13.10-17 |
8.9-10
8.18
10.23-24
19.26 |
12.37-40 |
| The Wheat and Weeds story. |
| 13.24-30
13.36-43 |
| The Mustard Seed story. |
4.30-32 |
13.31-32 |
13.18-19 |
| The Yeast in Dough story. |
|
13.33 |
13.20-21 |
| Throwing out “treasures” new and old. |
4.33-34 |
13.34-35
13.51-53 |
| The Hidden Treasure, and the Valuable Pearl stories. |
| 13.44-46 |
| The Fish-Sorting story. |
| 13.47-50 |
| Jesus visits his homeland. |
6.1-6 |
13.53-58 |
4.16-30 |
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| Matthew 14. |
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| Antipas Herod and John the baptist. |
6.14-20 |
14.1-5 |
9.7-9 |
| John the baptist’s death. |
6.21-29 |
14.6-12 |
| Trying to get away from it all… and failing. |
6.30-34 |
14.12-14 |
9.10-11 |
6.1-4 |
| Jesus’s students feed thousands of people. |
6.35-44 |
14.15-21 |
9.12-17 |
6.5-13 |
| When the crowds realized Jesus is the Prophet. |
6.45-47 |
14.22-23 |
|
6.14-17 |
| Jesus and Peter walk on water. |
6.46-52 |
14.23-33 |
|
6.16-21 |
| Seeking Jesus—who’s curing people in the next town. |
6.53-56 |
14.34-36 |
|
6.22-25 |
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| Matthew 15. |
|---|
| Jesus didn’t wash his hands before eating. Eww. |
7.1-5 |
15.1-2 |
11.37-38 |
| Jesus critiques the Pharisees’ loopholes. |
7.6-13 |
15.3-9 |
11.37-41 |
| Evil comes from within. |
7.14-16 |
15.10-11 |
| Can’t see; pretty sure they can. |
|
15.12-14 |
6.39-40 |
9.39-41 |
| Jesus’s list of works of the flesh. |
7.17-23 |
15.15-20 |
| When Jesus acted racist. |
7.24-30 |
15.21-28 |
| Jesus makes some funny hand motions. |
7.31-37 |
15.29-31 |
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| Matthew 16. |
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| Demanding a sign from Jesus, and getting the Jonah sign. |
8.10-13 |
12.38-42
16.1-4 |
| The yeast of hypocrisy. |
8.14-21 |
16.5-12 |
12.1 |
| What do people think Jesus is? |
8.27-30 |
16.13-20 |
9.18-21 |
| That time Jesus called Simon Peter “Satan.” |
8.31-33 |
16.21-23 |
9.21-22 |
| Don’t be ashamed of Jesus.
| 8.34-38
9.1 |
16.24-28 |
9.23-27 |
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| Matthew 18. |
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| Getting hold of our lusts… before we end up in the trash. |
9.43-49 |
5.27-32
18.8-9 |
16.18 |
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| Matthew 23. |
|---|
| Multiple levels of truth. |
| 5.33-37
23.16-22 |
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| Matthew 26. |
|---|
| Jesus prays at Gethsemane.* |
14.32-41 |
26.36-45 |
22.39-46 |
18.1 |
| Judas Iscariot sells Jesus out to the authorities.* |
14.41-46 |
26.45-50 |
22.47-48 |
18.1-3 |
| Jesus’s arrest: His abuse begins.* |
14.45-52 |
26.50-56 |
22.49-54 |
18.4-12 |
| Jesus accused with false testimonies.* |
14.55-59 |
26.59-61 |
22.66 |
2.18-22 |
| Jesus testifies about (or against) himself.* |
14.60-64 |
26.62-66 |
22.67-71 |
| Jesus sentenced to death by the Senate.* |
14.61-64 |
26.63-66 |
22.67-71 |
| Jesus getting abused by his guards.* |
14.65 |
26.67-68 |
22.63-65 |
18.22-23 |
| Simon Peter pretends he doesn’t know Jesus. |
14.66-72 |
26.69-75 |
22.54-62 |
18.15-18
18.25-27 |
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| Matthew 27. |
|---|
| Jesus confuses Pontius Pilatus.* |
15.1-5 |
27.1-2
27.11-14 |
23.1-4 |
18.28-38 |
| What became of Judas Iscariot.* |
| 27.3-10 |
| Jesus given a robe and crowned with thorns.* |
15.16-20 |
27.27-31 |
23.11 |
19.2-3
19.5-6 |
| Vinegar to drink.* |
15.23
15.26 |
27.33-34
27.48 |
23.36 |
19.28-30 |