The Gospel

Disciple Stephen was the first Christian martyr. He was stoned by the envious Jewish religious leaders; A great persecution against the newly forming Christian church began buy the Jewish religious authorities; the disciples of the risen Jesus were spreading the message of Jesus everywhere they could; one of the greatest Jewish persecutors of the newly forming church, the Pharisee Saul, had an enc...

Three thousand people became followers of Jesus at one time due to Peter's preaching; the apostles were now performing signs and wonders in Jesus's name; the believers in Jesus helped and supported eachother and their numbers grew daily; Peter heal a man crippled from birth; Peter strongly preaches about Jesus to everyone; As the followers of Jesus grew due to the apostles preaching, Peter and Joh...

After Jesus died, Joseph of Arimathea buried Him. On the third day, followers of Jesus found His tomb empty. Two angels and Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene at Jesus's empty tomb. Jesus appeared to His disciples and gave them the Holy Spirit. The risen Jesus performed many signs in front of His disciples. The risen Jesus asked Peter three times if he loves Him. Jesus told Peter that one day Peterw...

THE CRUCIFIXION EVENTS OF JESUS IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN: Jesus is arrested by the chief priests and Pharisees; Peter pulled out his sword and sliced off the ear of the high priest's servant trying to protect Jesus from being arrested. Jesus tells Peter to stop- these upcoming events are what Jesus came here for; Peter gets separated from Jesus, loses his courage and denies knowing Jesus three times;...

Jesus tells His disciples that He is the only way to get to God the Father; Jesus says if we keep His commands, God the Father will give us the Holy Spirit; anyone who obeys Jesus's commands and teachings will be loved by Him and God the Father; Jesus teaches that He is the vine and His followers are the branches- we can only bear fruit if we remain in Jesus; Jesus repeatedly states how important...

Jesus publically criticizes the experts of the law for being evil hypocrites; Jesus instructed to worry about what God thinks about you, not what the Pharisees think about you; Jesus gave the Parable of the Rich Fool; Jesus teaches to not worry but trust in God; Jesus taught to always be ready to face God; Jesus tells us to make peace with God while we are alive and still have a chance to do so; J...

Jesus gives sight to a man that was born blind, and He healed him on the Sabbath. The Pharisees debated with eachother if Jesus was sent by God because he healed the blind man, but healed him on the Sabbath. Jesus told the Pharisees they are guilty of sin because they know what they are doing and are doing it willfully; Jesus tells the parable of The Good Shepherd and His Sheep, and anyone who com...

The Jewish leaders were looking to kill Jesus; Jesus asks the crowd why are they trying to kill Him? Jesus asks they why are they angry at Him for healing sick and suffering people on the Sabbath? The Jewish religious leaders tried to arrest Jesus but they could not lay a han on him because Jesus's time to die to pay for our sins had not yet come; the crowds were conflicted about whether or not Je...

The Jewish leaders wanted to kill Jesus for healing a crippled man on the Sabbath and for calling God His (Jesus's) Father; Jesus tells the Jewish leaders that He (Jesus) gives people life, He is the one that judges people, Jesus is the one John the Baptist testified to the peope about, the miracles that Jesus is doing testifies that He has been sent by God the Father, and Holy Scripture testifies...

Jesus does his first miracle turning water into wine; Jesus chases the sellers and money-changers out of the temple court; Jesus teaches the Pharisee Nicodemus that to see the kingdom of God we must be born again (born of the Holy Spirit); Jesus tells Nicodemus that He (Jesus) came from heaven and whoever believes in Jesus will have eternal life; John 3:16- Jesus said "For God so loved the world t...

Joseph of Arimathea took Jesus's body and placed it in a new tomb. Women followers of Jesus came on the first day of the week to anoint Jesus's body. The stone was rolled away from the tomb and the tomb was empty. Two angels appeared telling the women that Jesus was risen. They told this to the 11 apostles and Peter ran to Jesus's tomb finding it empty. The risen Jesus appeared to 2 men on their w...

THE CRUCIFIXION EVENTS OF JESUS IN LUKE: Judas agrees with the chief priests and teachers of the law to betray Jesus to them; The Last Supper, as the 12 apostles were arguing among themselves about who was the 'greatest apostle', Jesus told them his followers don't do that, and Jesus tells Peter Satan has asked to sift all of them like wheat; Jesus tells Peter he will deny him 3 times that night;...

Jesus enters Jerusalem for the Passover Festival and he is worshipped by the people as their King; Jesus drove people selling things out of the temple; The chief priests, teachers of the law & the elders question by what authority Jesus is doing all these things; Jesus gives the Parable of the Tenants, Jesus outsmarts the teachers of thelaw & chief priests who were trying to trap Jesus in...

Jesus teaches about the seriousness of sin; Jesus talks about faith and how to be a servant; Jesus heals 10 men with leprosy but only one of them came back to thank Him; Jesus teaches about the End Times; Jesus teaches the Parable of the Persistent Widow and the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector; A man who asked Jesus what he must do to get eternal life rejected Jesus's offer to follow...

Jesus was warned by the Pharisees to leave Jerusalem because Herod wanted to kill Him; Jesus healed a sick man in front of the Pharisees on the Sabbath; Jesus teaches if we humble ourselves we will be exalted but if we exalt ourselves we will be humbled, Jesus teaches us to do good to the lowly people who cannot repay us and God will repay us; Jesus gives the Parable of the Great Banquet; Jesus te...

Jesus said He will accept you if you acknowledge Him before others, but He will disown you if you disown Him before others; Jesus gives the Parable of the Rich Fool; Jesus tells us to not worry about the things we need. Instead, seek the Kingdom of God and God will then give you the things you need; Jesus tells us to live our lives always in a state of being prepared to face Hi because you do not...

Jesus teaches the importance of following him for eternal life vs. following the world and not him; Jesus transfigures, or turns into what he looks like as God in heaven in front of Peter, James and John; Jesus cast a demon out of a boy that the apostles could not due to their lack of faith in Jesus; Jesus tells the apostles a second time that he would be killed; Jesus again teaches the importance...

Jesus says that those that hear God's word and put it into practice are family members of His; Jesus calms a storm; Jesus cast numerous (a legion) demons out of a possessed man and the man was well; Jesus heals a woman who was bleeding for 12 years and raises a girl from the dead; Jesus sends out the 12 apostles with the power and authority to cast out demons, heal the sick, and proclaim the kingd...

Jesus tells us to not judge others but to forgive others; We can tell a good person from a bad person by the things that they do (fruit they produce); We must put what Jesus tells us in these gospels into practice in our lives; The faith a Roman Centurion had in Jesus amazed Jesus and Jesus happily healed the Centurian's servant who was dying; John the Baptist was in prison and this had shaken Joh...

Jesus lets the people of Nazareth know that the prophesy about the Messiah in Isaiah is about Him. These people immediately turn on Jesus and try to throw Him off a cliff because He tells them they will later reject Him so He will not save most of them; Jesus heals and casts demons out of many people; Jesus does a miracle in front of Simon the fisherman and asks Simon to follow Him to fish for peo...

The Word of God came to John the Baptist. John the Baptist preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. John the Baptist announced the imminent coming of the Messiah, who would be Jesus. Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and heaven was opened, the Holy Spirit descended in Jesus like a dove and a voice from heaven said "You are my Son whom I love; with you I am well pleased."...

END OF MARK: Crucified Jesus is buried in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb; Three days later women followers of Jesus came to his tomb. The stone was rolled away and an angel was there who told them Jesus had risen from the dead and they will see him alive in Galilee. Jesus appeared to the women and the apostles. Jesus gave the apostles the Great Commission; Jesus rose in front of them and was taken bac...

THE CRUXIFIXION EVENTS OF JESUS IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK: The Last Supper; Jesus reveals to the 12 apostles one of them will betray Him; Jesus tells Peter he will disown Him 3 times later that night- Peter responds he would never do that; Jesus prays to God the Father asking for another way to save us from our sins besides Him being crucified- God the Father said there is no other way- Jesus agrees t...

Jesus states the most important commandment is to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind & strength and to love your neighbor as yourself." Jesus warns that the teachers of the law are evil hypocrites; the widow's offering; Jesus speaks in depth about end time events; Jesus states that no one but God the Father know the day and hour that Jesus will return to us; the chief prie...

Jesus says we must receive the kingdom of God like a little child to enter it; a man declined Jesus's offer to follow Hom because he would have to give up his riches to do it; we will be given eternal life for following Jesus; Jesus tells his disciples a third time he will be killed and rise from the dead on the third day; Jesus tells his followers they are to serve others, not be served by others...