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A HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS
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An Account of
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The Life of Jesus Christ

  

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A Total Overview - given in a series of seven lectures

  1. An Introduction to the Life of Jesus Christ - Outline 01

  2. Preparation and Public Ministry - Outline 02

  3. Obscurity and Popularity - Outline 03

  4. Opposition - Outline 04

  5. Passion week - early events - Outline 05

  6. Passion week - trials & crucifixion - Outline 06

  7. Passion week - resurrection & ascension - Outline 07
     

 Table of Contents  (These begin the "in-depth" lectures)  >  Top of Page                

      I.   Period of Preparation

A.     Prologue

B.    Birth and Childhood

 

II.   Period of Public Ministry

      A.  Period of Obscurity

            1.  Opening Events

            2.  Early Judean Ministry

      B.  Period of Popularity

            1.  Early Galilean Ministry

            2.  Middle Galilean Ministry
                  a. 
The Sermon on the Mount 
                  b. 
Second Tour of Galilee 
                 
c.  Opposition Increases
                  d.  Third Tour of Galilee 

    
C.  Period of Opposition

            1.  Later Galilean Ministry 

            2.  Later Judean Ministry 

            3.  Perean Ministry  (Our plan is to finish the lecture series with this section early in October of 2008.  We are now in the process of completing the Life of Christ series during Sunday Morning sermons, using a sermon type format.  Later in October, we plan to do a lecture series on Systematic Theology.  The remaining Harmony will be on-line as soon as possible.

 

     III.   Period of Sacrifice - being covered in sermon format.

                  A.  Passion Week

                        1.  Early Events  (Harmony not yet printed)

                        2.  Trials  (Harmony not yet printed)

                        3.  Crucifixion  (Harmony not yet printed)

                  B.  Resurrection  (Harmony not yet printed)

                  C.  Ascension  (Harmony not yet printed)

 

 

A HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS

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A listing of the lectures and their Biblical
references in a chronological order

 

 

I. Period of Preparation

 

A. Prologue

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

1

Preincarnate Existence of Christ: The Logos

08  09

 

 

 

1:1-18

2

Luke’s “Orderly Account”

10

 

 

1:1-4

 

3

Genealogies of Christ

10

1:1-17

 

3:23b-38

 

 

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B. Birth and Childhood

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

4

Announcement of the Birth of John

11

 

 

1:1-25

 

5

Announcement of the Birth of Jesus  to Mary

12

 

 

1:26-38

 

6

Mary visits Elizabeth

13

 

 

1:39-45

 

7

Mary’s Magnificat

13

 

 

1:46-56

 

8

Birth of John the Baptist

13  14

 

 

1:57-80

 

9

Announcement of the Birth of Jesus to Joseph

14

1:18-25

 

 

 

10

Birth of Jesus

15

 

 

2:1-7

 

11

Announcement to Shepherds

16

 

 

2:8-20

 

12

Circumcision of Jesus

16

 

 

2:21

 

13

Presentation of Jesus

16

 

 

2:22-38

 

14

Visit of the Magi

17

2:1-12

 

 

 

15

Flight to Egypt

18

2:13-15

 

 

 

16

Herod Kills the Boys in Bethlehem

18

2:16-18

 

 

 

17

Jesus in Nazareth

18  19

2:19-23

 

2:39

 

18

Jesus Grows in Wisdom and Knowledge

19

 

 

2:40

 

19

Jesus Visits Jerusalem at Age 12

19

 

 

2:41-50

 

20

Jesus Continues to Grow in Wisdom

19

 

 

2:51-52

 

     

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II. His Public Ministry

 

A. Period of Obscurity

 

1. Opening Events

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

21

Christ’s Ministry Begins

20

 

1:1

3:1-2

 

22

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

20

3:1-6

1:2-6

3:3-6

 

23

John Confronts the Jewish Leaders

21

3:7-10

 

3:7-14

 

24

John Speaks of the Coming Messiah

22

3:11-12

1:7-8

3:15-18

 

25

The Baptism of Jesus

22

3:13-17

1:9-11

3:21-23a

 

26

The Temptation of Jesus

22  23

4:1-11

1:12-13

4:1-13

 

27

John Explains Himself to the Jewish Leaders

24

 

 

 

1:19-28

28

John Identifies Jesus as the Messiah

24

 

 

 

1:29-34

29

Jesus Recruits His First Disciples

25

 

 

 

1:35-51

30

Jesus Turns Water into Wine

25  26

 

 

 

2:1-11

31

Jesus Visits Capernaum

26

 

 

 

2:12

 

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2. Early Judean Ministry

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

32

First Cleansing of the Temple

27

 

 

 

2:13-22

33

Jesus Distrusts the Crowd’s Faith

28

 

 

 

2:23-25

34

Jesus Speaks with Nicodemus

28  29  30  31  32

 

 

 

3:1-21

35

John’s Disciples Complain of Losing Influence

33

 

 

 

3:22-36

36

Jesus Returns to Galilee

34

4:12

1:14

3:19-20

4:1-4

37

Jesus Speaks to the Samaritan Woman

34  35  36

 

 

 

4:5-42

 

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B. Period of Popularity

 

1. Early Galilean Ministry

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

38

Jesus Arrives in Galilee

37

4:17

1:15

4:14-15

4:43-45

39

Jesus Heals the Nobleman’s Son

38

 

 

 

4:46-54

40

Jesus is Rejected in Nazareth

38

 

 

4:16-30

 

41

Jesus Moves to Capernaum

38

4:13-16

 

 

 

42

Jesus Calls Four Fishermen to Fish for Men

39

4:18-22

1:16-20

5:1-11

 

43

Jesus Casts out Demon While in Synagogue

40

 

1:21-28

4:31-37

 

44

Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother-in-law

40

8:14-17

1:29-34

4:38-41

 

45

Jesus’ First Tour of Galilee

40

4:23-25

1:35-39

4:42-44

 

46

Jesus Heals a Leper

41

8:2-4

1:40-45

5:12-16

 

47

Jesus Heals Paralytic Lowered through Roof

42

9:1-8

2:1-12

5:17-26

 

48

Jesus Calls Matthew (Levi)

42  43

9:9-13

2:13-17

5:27-32

 

49

Jesus Defends His Disciples for Not Fasting

43

9:14-17

2:18-22

5:33-39

 

50

Jesus Heals Paralytic on Sabbath at Bethesda

44  45  46  47  48  49

 

 

 

5:1-47

51

Controversy: Plucking Grain on the Sabbath

49

12:1-8

2:23-28

6:1-5

 

52

Controversy: Healing Withered Hand on Sabbath

49

12:9-14

3:1-6

6:6-11

 

53

Jesus Leaves Jerusalem for Galilee

49

12:15-21

3:7-12

 

 

    

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2. Middle Galilean Ministry: The Sermon on the Mount

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

54

 see also sermon series "Sermon on The Mount"
Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles

50

 

3:13-19

6:12-16

 

55

Sermon on the Mount

 

 

 

 

 

     a.

     Introduction

50  51

5:1-2

 

6:17-19

 

     b.

     Beatitudes

52  53  54  55

5:3-12

 

6:20-26

 

     c.

     Salt and Light

56

5:13-15

 

 

 

     d.

     Law: Christ Came to Fulfill…Not Abolish

57

5:17-20

 

 

 

     e.

     Murder

57  58

5:21-26

 

 

 

     f.

     Adultery

59

5:27-30

 

 

 

     g.

     Divorce
    (these lectures also cover scene 135)

60  61

5:31-32

 

 

 

     h.

     Oaths

61  62

5:33-37

 

 

 

     i.

     Retaliation: Eye for an Eye

62  63

5:38-42

 

6:29-30

 

     j.

     Love Your Enemies

64

5:43-48

 

6:27-28, 32-36

 

     k.

     Giving

65

6:1-4

 

 

 

     l.

     Prayer

66  67  68

6:5-15

 

 

 

     m.

     Fasting

68

6:16-18

 

 

 

     n.

     Storing Treasures

69  70

6:19-24

 

 

 

     o.

     Worry

70

6:25-34

 

 

 

     p.

     Judging

71

7:1-6

 

6:37-42

 

     q.

     Asking and Receiving

 72

7:7-11

 

 

 

     r.

     Golden Rule

 73

7:12

 

6:31

 

     s.

     Narrow Gate and Broad Road

  73  74

7:13-14

 

 

 

     t.

     Beware of False Prophets: Recog. by Fruit

 75  76

7:15-23

 

6:43-45

 

     u.

     Two Foundations: Rock and Sand

77

7:24-27

 

6:46-49

 

     v.

     Conclusion

77

7:28—8:1

 

 

 

     

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        Middle Galilean Ministry (Cont.): Second Tour of Galilee

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

56

Jesus Heals the Centurion’s Servant

77

8:5-13

 

7:1-10

 

57

Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son at Nain

 77

 

 

7:11-17

 

58

John the Baptist Asks if Jesus is the Messiah

 78

11:2-6

 

7:18-23

 

59

Jesus Declares:  John the Greatest Man Born

78

11:7-15

 

7:24-30

 

60

Jesus Compares Response to John & Himself

 79

11:16-19

 

7:31-35

 

61

Jesus Denounces Cities in Galilee

 79

11:20-24

 

 

 

62

Jesus Discusses Belief and Unbelief

 

 

 

 

 

     a.

     God’s Sovereignty in Unbelief

 79

11:25-27

 

 

 

     b.

     Invitation to Believe: Yoke is Easy

 80

11:28-30

 

 

 

63

Jesus is Anointed by Sinful Woman

 80

 

 

7:36-50

 

64

Second Tour Completed

 80

 

 

8:1-3

 

     

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         Middle Galilean Ministry (Cont.): Opposition Increases

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

65

His Family Thinks He is Out of His Mind

 80

 

3:20-21

 

 

66

Accused: Casting out Demons by Beelzebub

 81  82

12:22-37

3:22-30

 

 

67

Sign of Jonah

 82  83

12:38-45

 

 

 

68

Jesus Declares Believers are His True Family

83

12:46-50

3:31-35

8:19-21

 

69

The Kingdom Parables

      (Introduction lectures ---->)

83  84

85

 

 

 

 

     a.

     Parable of the Sower

86  87

13:1-9

4:1-9

8:4-8

 

     b.

     The Reason for Parables
      (covered in 'Introduction lectures')

83  84

85

13:10-17

4:10-12

8:9-10

 

     c.

     Parable of the Sower Interpreted

 87

13:18-23

4:13-20

8:11-15

 

     d.

     Parable of the Tares/Weeds

 88

13:24-30

 

 

 

     e.

     Parable of the Lamp

 89

 

4:21-25

8:16-18

 

     f.

     Parable of the Seed that Grows of Itself

 89

 

4:26-29

 

 

     g.

     Parable of the Mustard Seed

cf: scene 119

 89

13:31-32

4:30-32

 

 

     h.

     Parable of the Yeast/Leaven

cf: scene 119

 90

13:33

 

 

 

     i.

     Reason for the Parables

 90

13:34-35

4:33-34

 

 

     j.

     Parable of the Tares/Weeds Interpreted

  88  90

13:36-43

 

 

 

     k.

     Parable of the Hidden Treasure

90 

13:44

 

 

 

     l.

     Parable of the Pearl

 90

13:45-46

 

 

 

     m.

     Parable of the Net

 91

13:47-50

 

 

 

     n.

     Parable of the Owner of the House

 91

13:51-52

 

 

 

     o.

     Conclusion

 91

13:53

4:33-34

 

 

70

Jesus Calms the Storm

 91

8:18, 23-37

4:35-41

8:22-25

 

71

Jesus Casts Demons into Pigs in Gerasa

 92

8:28-34

5:1-20

8:26-39

 

72

Jairus, His Daughter and a Bleeding Woman

 

 

 

 

 

     a.

     Request

 93

9:1, 18-19

5:21-24

8:40-42

 

     b.

     Healing of the Woman who was Bleeding

 93

9:20-22

5:25-34

8:43-48

 

     c.

     Raising Jairus’ Daughter

 93

9:23-26

5:35-43

8:49-56

 

73

Healing Two Blind Men

 94

9:27-31

 

 

 

74

Jesus Casts Out Demon in Mute

 94

9:32-34

 

 

 

75

Rejection in Nazareth

 94

13:54-58

6:1-6a

 

 

 

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   Middle Galilean Ministry (Cont.): Third Tour of Galilee

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

76

Instructions and Sending out of the Twelve

cf: scenes 93 &  125

 94  95 96

9:35—11:1

6:6b-13

9:1-6

 

77

Herod Fears Jesus

97

14:1-12

6:14-29

9:7-9

 

78

The Disciples Return

 97

 

6:30

9:10a

 

79

Feeding the 5000 (…plus)

98

14:13-21

6:31-44

9:10b-17

6:1-13

80

Jesus Rejects Attempt to Make Him King

 98

14:22-23

6:45-46

 

6:14-15

81

Jesus Walks on Water

 99

14:24-33

6:47-52

 

6:16-21

82

Healing the Sick in Gennesaret

 100

14:34-36

6:53-56

 

 

83

Sermon on the Bread of Life

 100  101

 

 

 

6:22—7:1

84

Disciples Criticized for Not Washing Hands

 102  103

15:1-20

7:1-23

 

 

    

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C. Period of Opposition

 

1. Later Galilean Ministry

 

Scene

Event

Lecture

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

85

Deliverance of Girl in Tyre and Sidon

 104

15:21-28

7:24-30

 

 

86

Healing Deaf and Mute Man

 104

15:29-31

7:31-37

 

 

87

Feeding 4000 (…plus)

 105

15:32-38

8:1-9a

 

 

88

Leaders Request a Sign from Heaven

 105

15:39—16:4

8:9b-12

 

 

89

Jesus Warns of the Yeast of the Leaders

 105

16:5-12

8:13-21

 

 

90

Jesus Heals Blind Man (first saw men as trees)

 105

8:22-26

 

 

 

91

Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ

 106  107

16:13-20

8:27-30

9:18-21

 

92

Jesus Discusses His Death and Resurrection

 108

16:21-23

8:31-33

9:22

 

93

Disciple Must Deny Himself and Lose Life

cf: scenes 76 & 125

 109

16:24-28

8:34—9:1

9:23-27

 

94

The Transfiguration

 109  110 111

17:1-8

9:2-8

9:28-36

 

95

Jesus Discusses Elijah Preparing the Way

112

17:9-13

9:9-13

 

 

96

Jesus Casts Out Demon in Deaf-Mute Boy

112  113

17:14-21

9:14-29

9:37-43a

 

97

Second Discussion of Death and Resurrection

114

17:22-23

9:30-32

9:43b-45

 

98

Temple Tax from Fish’s Mouth

 114

17:24-27

 

 

 

99

Discussion of Humility and Greatness

 114

18:1-5

9:33-37

9:46-48

 

100

Disciples Upset with “Stranger”

 114

 

9:38-41

9:49-50

 

101

Warning Against Harming Children and Sinning

 115

18:6-14

9:42-50

 

 

102

Principles: Correcting Christians & Forgiveness

       cf: scene 128b

 116  117

18:15-35

 

 

 

103

Discipleship: Foxes and Birds have Homes

118

8:19-22

 

9:57-62

 

104

Jesus’ Brothers Urge Him to be More Public