Intro -- Title Page -- Introduction -- Preparation for the Birth of Jesus -- Jesus Is Born, Named, and Instructed -- John, Preaching Righteousness, Baptizes Jesus-Which Is Pleasing to God -- Though Tempted to Seek Power and Glory, Jesus Seeks to Serve -- Jesus Invites Others to Join Him in Bringing the Good News of Healing -- Jesus Discusses the Law and Explains Its Implications -- Healing, and What It Means -- Jesus Travels, Teaches, and Heals -- What It Means to Follow Jesus -- Traveling toward Jerusalem, Jesus Teaches about Discipleship -- What to Expect from God, Your Father -- Making a Choice between the Spirit of God and the Spirit of the Times -- Now Is the Time for Repentance -- Jesus Presses His Hearers to Make a Choice -- What Happens to Those Who Get Lost on the Way to God's Kingdom? -- Do You Know What You Want? -- Still on the Way to Jerusalem -- Still Teaching about Repentance -- How Do You Pray, and What Do You Pray For? -- Why Is Jesus Going to Jerusalem? -- Arguments in the Temple about God's Power to Save -- Teaching in the Temple about Expecting God's Kingdom -- Jesus Celebrates Passover with His Disciples -- He Is Arrested -- Arranging and Achieving a Death -- Jesus, Risen, Preaches Repentance, Then Is Taken into Heaven -- Index -- About the Author.

The books in the Simple Guide to the Gospels series provide accessible new translations of each gospel to help readers understand the important-but often missed-lessons within. Each section includes scripture and brief, engaging commentary about life in early Christianity and today. The books are available individually or as a set.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.