New Testament Study Guide, Pt. 1: The Life & Ministry of Jesus Christ (Making Precious Things Plain)

The Life & Ministry of Jesus Christ. This volume is the first of three on the New Testament. It covers the life of Christ from his premortal selection as the Lamb of God through His birth and childhood. Then we follow the Master during the first year of His ministry as He is tempted, baptized, performs miracles, selects Twelve Apostles, and then teaches with parables and in the Sermon on the Mount. During the second year of His ministry, He teaches the Bread of Life sermon, is transfigured, and bestows priesthood keys to the Twelve. He finishes the second year of His ministry at Jerusalem, where He declares Himself to be the Light of the World, the Son of God, and the Messiah. The cover features the classic image of “The Sermon on the Mount” painted by Carl Heinrich Bloch in 1890. Table of Contents: Ch. Title Scripture Refs 1a A New Testament of Christ (Mk1;Lk1;Jn1) 1b Jesus Christ is the Way ** EVENTS PRECEDING CHRIST’S MINISTRY 2 John, Mary, Joseph & Annunciations (Mt1;Lk1) 3 The Birth & Childhood of Jesus Christ (Mt2;Lk1-2) ** THE FIRST YEAR OF JESUS’ MINISTRY 4 Baptism, Temptation, & Beginnings (Mt3-4;Lk3;Jn1) 5 Nicodemus, Born Again, Woman @ Well (Jn3-4) 6a Nazareth Rejection;Capernaum & Jerusalem (Mt9,11,13;Mk3;Lk) ** THE SECOND YEAR OF JESUS’ MINISTRY 6b Calling Twelve Apostles (Mt9-10,16-17;Mk2-3,6; Lk5-6,10;Jn1,15) 7 The Miracles of Jesus (Mt4,8-9;Mk1-5; Lk4-5,7-8;Jn4-5) 8 Sermon on Mount Pt.1, Beatitudes (Mt5) 9 Sermon on Mount Pt.2, Seek Kingdom (Mt6-7) 10 Take My Yoke, My Burden Is Light (Mt11-15;Lk7-8) 11 Teaching with Parables (Mt13,18,22,25;Mk4; Lk8,10,14-15;Jn8) 12 The Bread of Life (Mt14;Mk6;Jn5-6) ** THE THIRD YEAR OF JESUS’ MINISTRY 13 Transfiguration & Keys of Kingdom (Mt15-17;Mk9;Lk9) 14 Principles of Forgiveness & Love (Mt17-18;Mk9) 15 The Light of the World (Jn7-8) APPENDIX ** Life & Ministry of Christ, Chronological List of Events ** Special chapters providing additional information