The Jesus Passages

  1. Passage #1: Genesis 12:1-3 and Galatians 3:6-14, Was Jesus Some Last-Minute Solution?
  2. Passage #2: Luke 1:1-4, Can I Really Trust the Jesus Story?
  3. Passage #3: Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-38, Nuts in the Family Tree?
  4. Passage #4: John 1:1-18, God Slips Into a Body
  5. Passage #5: Luke 1:26-38 and Isaiah 7:14, A Woman's Worst Nightmare
  6. Passage #6: Luke 1:46-55, Answer Life With The Bible!
  7. Passage #7: Matthew 1:18-19, Sacrifice Doesn’t Always Hurt
  8. Passage #8: Matthew 1:20-21, Stain Removal
  9. Passage #9: Matthew 1:22-25, Closer Than You Think
  10. Passage #10: Micah 5:2 and Galatians 4:4-5, Set Your Clock by God's
  11. Passage #11: Luke 2:1-7, Seeing God in Strange Places
  12. Passage #12: Luke 2:8-14, Reclaiming Your Joy
  13. Passage #13: Luke 2:15-20, God Never Stutters
  14. Passage #14: Luke 2:19 and Isaiah 9:6-7, The Pause that Refreshes
  15. Passage #15: Luke 2:21-24, A Window on Your Soul
  16. Passage #16: Luke 2:25-32, Passion for the Right Stuff
  17. Passage #17: Luke 2:33-35, No Time for Neutrality
  18. Passage #18: Luke 2:36-38, Faithfulness Opens Doors
  19. Passage #19: Matthew 2:1-6, When People Think the Worst
  20. Passage #20: Matthew 2:7-12, Controlling People
  21. Passage #21: Matthew 2:13-18, Anger Management
  22. Passage #22: Matthew 2:19-23, Sweet Dreams
  23. Passage #23: Matthew 2:23 and Luke 2:39-40, No Place Like Home
  24. Passage #24: Luke 2:41-51, Balancing Dual Responsibilities
  25. Passage #25: Luke 2:52, Jesus the Teenager
  26. Passage #26: Matthew 3:1-6, The Big Turn
  27. Passage #27: Luke 3:7-20, Hollow Apologies
  28. Passage #28: Matthew 3:13-17, Humility Pays
  29. Passage #29: Matthew 4:1-11, Beating Temptation
  30. Passage #30: John 1:19-28, Connecting People
  31. Passage #31: John 1:29-34, Barriers to God
  32. Passage #32: John 1:35-39, It’s Not About You
  33. Passage #33: John 1:40-51, No Fear
  34. Passage #34: John 2:1-12, A Glimpse of Glory
  35. Passage #35: John 2:13-22, Upside-Down Worship
  36. Passage #36: John 2:23-25, The Nature of Human Nature
  37. Passage #37: John 3:1-21, Born Again
  38. Passage #38: John 3:22-36, Celebrating Others
  39. Passage #39: John 4:1-26, Crossing Racial Lines
  40. Passage #40: John 4:27-42, Hunger Pains
  41. Passage #41: John 4:43-54, Need a Miracle?
  42. Passage #42: Luke 4:16-30, Hometown Rejection
  43. Passage #43: Matthew 4:13-17, Closed Doors
  44. Passage #44: Luke 5:1-11, Gone Fishing
  45. Passage #45: Mark 1:21-28, Authority Matters
  46. Passage #46: Luke 4:38-41, Seeing Through Sickness
  47. Passage #47: Luke 4:42-44, Good News is for Sharing
  48. Passage #48: Luke 5:12-16, Jesus is Willing
  49. Passage #49: Luke 5:17-26, Connecting the Dots
  50. Passage #50: Luke 5:27-32, Good Enough for God?
  51. Passage #51: Luke 5:33-39, Food Fight
  52. Passage #52: John 5:1-9, Leap of Faith
  53. Passage #53: John 5:10-18, Calling Good
  54. Passage #54: John 5:19-30, Words Matter
  55. Passage #55: John 5:31-47, Defending Yourself
  56. Passage #56: Luke 6:1-11, In Your Face
  57. Passage #57: Mark 3:7-12, The Masses Get It
  58. Passage #58: Luke 6:12-16, Prayer Prep
  59. Passage #59: Matthew 5:1-12, Be Happy
  60. Passage #60: Matthew 5:13-16, Touch Your World
  61. Passage #61: Matthew 5:17-20, Measure Yourself
  62. Passage #62: Matthew 5:21-26, Dartboard
  63. Passage #63: Matthew 5:27-32, Lust Leftovers
  64. Passage #64: Matthew 5:33-37, Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
  65. Passage #65: Matthew 5:38-42, Sweet Revenge
  66. Passage #66: Matthew 5:43-48, Loving Your Enemies
  67. Passage #67: Matthew 6:1-4, Money Motives
  68. Passage #68: Matthew 6:5-8, Fear of Praying
  69. Passage #69: Matthew 6:9-15, Living the Lord’s Prayer
  70. Passage #70: Matthew 6:16-18, Full from Fasting
  71. Passage #71: Matthew 6:19-24, It's Only Money, Honey
  72. Passage #72: Matthew 6:25-34, Worry-Free Living
  73. Passage #73: Matthew 7:1-6, What Is in Your Eye?
  74. Passage #74: Matthew 7:7-12, Behind the Door
  75. Passage #75: Matthew 7:13-14, The Minority View
  76. Passage #76: Matthew 7:15-23, A Scary Passage
  77. Passage #77: Matthew 7:24-29, Weathering Storms
  78. Passage #78: Luke 7:1-10, Standing Out
  79. Passage #79: Luke 7:11-17, Bumping into Strangers
  80. Passage #80: Luke 7:18-35, Honest Questions
  81. Passage #81: Matthew 11:20-24, Is God Fair?
  82. Passage #82: Matthew 11:25-30, God’s Inner Circle
  83. Passage #83: Luke 7:36-50, Confession is Good for the Soul
  84. Passage #84: Matthew 12:22-37, The Unpardonable Sin
  85. Passage #85: Matthew 12:38-45, Stubborn Rejecters
  86. Passage #86: Matthew 12:46-50, The Relationship Test
  87. Passage #87: Matthew 13:1-23, Your Spiritual Garden
  88. Passage #88: Mark 4:26-29, A Lifelong Process
  89. Passage #89: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, Fake Believers
  90. Passage #90: Matthew 13:31-32, Big Things Come in Small Packages
  91. Passage #91: Matthew 13:33-35, A Cure for Discouragement
  92. Passage #92: Matthew 13:44-46, Valuing the Right Stuff
  93. Passage #93: Matthew 13:47-50, Equal Justice
  94. Passage #94: Matthew 13:51-53, Open to New Ideas
  95. Passage #95: Mark 4:35-41, Power Words
  96. Passage #96: Mark 5:1-20, Pig-itis
  97. Passage #97: Mark 5:21-43, Take a Knee
  98. Passage #98: Matthew 9:27-34, Blind Faith
  99. Passage #99: Mark 6:1-6, Hometown Jealousy
  100. Passage #100: Matthew 9:35-38, The Compassionate Few
  101. Passage #101: Matthew 10:1-42, Confidence in You
  102. Passage #102: Mark 6:12-13, A Lost Art
  103. Passage #103: Mark 6:14-16, Compliment of Compliments
  104. Passage #104: Mark 6:17-29, Unfair People
  105. Passage #105: Mark 6:30-34, Being Available
  106. Passage #106: Mark 6:35-44, What Is In Your Hands?
  107. Passage #107: John 6:14-15, Selfish Desires
  108. Passage #108: Mark 6:47-52, Hard Hearts
  109. Passage #109: Mark 6:53-56, Hurting Hearts
  110. Passage #110: John 6:22-59, Essential Bread
  111. Passage #111: John 6:60-71, Dangers of Criticism
  112. Passage #112: Mark 7:1-23, Substitute Rules
  113. Passage #113: Mark 7:24-30, Unexpected Friendship
  114. Passage #114: Mark 7:31-37, Use and Abuse
  115. Passage #115: Mark 8:1-9, Why Worry?
  116. Passage #116: Matthew 15:39-16:4, Never Satisfied
  117. Passage #117: Matthew 16:5-12, Discernment
  118. Passage #118: Mark 8:22-26, Always Learning
  119. Passage #119: Matthew 16:13-20, Cracking a Tough Nut
  120. Passage #120: Matthew 16:21-23, Faith Questions
  121. Passage #121: Luke 9:23-27, Winning at Losing
  122. Passage #122: Mark 9:2-8, A Glimpse of Glory
  123. Passage #123: Mark 9:9-13, Shadows Before Glory
  124. Passage #124: Mark 9:14-29, Faith in Yourself
  125. Passage #125: Mark 9:30-32, Paralyzing Fear
  126. Passage #126: Matthew 17:24-27, Choose Your Battles
  127. Passage #127: Mark 9:33-37, The Race to the Bottom
  128. Passage #128: Mark 9:38-41, A Competitive Spirit
  129. Passage #129: Matthew 18:6-14, Playing Tag with Sin
  130. Passage #130: Matthew 18:15-20, When Someone Hurts You
  131. Passage #131: John 7:32-44, Power Styles
  132. Passage #132: John 7:45-52, Blinding Bias
  133. Passage #133: John 7:53 - 8:11, Mean People
  134. Passage #134: John 8:12-20, Light of the World
  135. Passage #135: John 8:21-30, Life without Consequences
  136. Passage #136: John 8:31-47, Fooling Yourself
  137. Passage #137: John 8:48-59, Greatness Perspective
  138. Passage #138: John 9:1-7, Beyond the Pain
  139. Passage #139: John 9:8-12, Neighborly Indifference
  140. Passage #140: John 9:13-34, Thin Loyalty
  141. Passage #141: John 9:35-41, Blind Vision
  142. Passage #142: John10:1-21, The Good Shepherd
  143. Passage #143: Luke 10:1-16, The Few
  144. Passage #144: Luke 10:17-24, Bumping into Pride
  145. Passage #145: Luke 10:25-37, The Good Samaritan
  146. Passage #146: Luke 10:38-42, Choosing the Best
  147. Passage #147: Luke 11:1-13, Prayer Boldness
  148. Passage #148: Luke 11:14-28, Cheap Shots
  149. Passage #149: Luke 11:29-32, Patience in Rejection
  150. Passage #150: Luke 11:33-36, Eye Drops
  151. Passage #151: Luke 11:37-54, Too Much Religion
  152. Passage #152: Luke 12:1-12, Justice for Critics
  153. Passage #153: Luke 12:13-21, The Poverty of Riches
  154. Passage #154: Luke 12:22-34, Financial Planning in Reverse
  155. Passage #155: Luke 12:35-48, Getting Motivated
  156. Passage #156: Luke 12:49-53, Family Divisions
  157. Passage #157: Luke 12:54-59, Missing the Obvious
  158. Passage #158: Luke 13:1-9, Claiming Self Innocence
  159. Passage #159: Luke13:10-17, When Rules Rule
  160. Passage #160: Luke 13:18-21, Think Big
  161. Passage #161: John 10:22-39, Deity Matters
  162. Passage #162: John 10:40-42, Time Will Tell
  163. Passage #163: Luke 13:22-30, The Last Will Be First
  164. Passage #164: Luke 13:31-35, A Broken Heart
  165. Passage #165: Luke 14:1-14, The Way Up is Down
  166. Passage #166: Luke 14:15-24, When God Gets Angry
  167. Passage #167: Luke 14:25-35, Getting What You Pay For
  168. Passage #168: Luke 15:1-32, Making God Smile
  169. Passage #169: Luke 16:1-15, Money Talks
  170. Passage #170: Luke 16:16-18, Going Casual
  171. Passage #171: Luke 16:19-31, Eternal Destinies
  172. Passage #172: Luke 17:1-10, Protecting Others from Sin
  173. Passage #173: John 11:1-16, Purposeful Delays
  174. Passage #174: John 11:17-44, Wake Up
  175. Passage #175: John 11:45-54, Jealousy Corrupts
  176. Passage #176: Luke 17:11-19, Taken for Granted
  177. Passage #177: Luke 17:20-37, Price of Procrastination
  178. Passage #178: Luke 18:1-8, Asking God
  179. Passage #179: Luke 18:9-14, Praying with a Mirror
  180. Passage #180: Matthew 19:1-12, The Big Marriage Problem
  181. Passage #181: Mark 10:13-16, Learning from a Child
  182. Passage #182: Matthew 19:16-30, Chasing Stuff
  183. Passage #183: Matthew 20:1-16, Payday Jealousy
  184. Passage #184: Luke 18:31-34, Reading is Believing
  185. Passage #185: Mark 10:35-45, Path to Glory
  186. Passage #186: Mark 10:46-52, Simple Faith
  187. Passage #187: Luke 19:1-10, Faith Changes
  188. Passage #188: Luke 19:11-27, The Waiting Game
  189. Passage #189: John 11:55-57, People with an Agenda
  190. Passage #190: Luke 19:28-44, Facing Rejection
  191. Passage #191: Mark 11:12-14, Fake Fruit
  192. Passage #192: Mark 11:15-18, Quick Changes
  193. Passage #193: John 12:20-36a, Light at the End of the Tunnel
  194. Passage #194: John 12:36b - 50, Seeing the Father
  195. Passage #195: Mark 11:19-25, God is Able
  196. Passage #196: Matthew 21:23-27, Refusing to Get It
  197. Passage #197: Matthew 21:28-32, Fooling Yourself
  198. Passage #198: Matthew 21:33-46, Running Out of Patience
  199. Passage #199: Matthew 22:1-14, Banquet Blues
  200. Passage #200: Matthew 22:15-22, Feeling Trapped
  201. Passage #201: Matthew 22:23-33, Dealing with Ridicule
  202. Passage #202: Matthew 22:34-40, The Bottom Line
  203. Passage #203: Matthew 22:41-46, Jesus is Lord
  204. Passage #204: Matthew 23:1-12, Best Leadership Practices
  205. Passage #205: Mark 12:41-44, Putting Others to Shame
  206. Passage #206: Matthew 24:1-14, Bringing on Suffering
  207. Passage #207: Matthew 23:13-39, Slamming Heaven’s Door Shut
  208. Passage #208: Matthew 24:15-25, The Worst is Yet to Come
  209. Passage #209: Matthew 24:26-31, The Second Coming of Jesus
  210. Passage #210: Matthew 24:32-41, Be Alert
  211. Passage #211: Matthew 24:42-51, Expectations
  212. Passage #212: Matthew 25:1-13, Self-Deception
  213. Passage #213: Matthew 25:14-30, Faithfulness Rewarded
  214. Passage #214: Matthew 25:31-46, Look over Their Shoulder
  215. Passage #215: Matthew 26:1-5, Jesus Knows
  216. Passage #216: John 12:1-8, The Fragrance of a Life
  217. Passage #217: Luke 22:1-6, When the Target is You
  218. Passage #218: Luke 22:7-13, Funeral Arrangements
  219. Passage #219: Luke 22:14-16, 24-30, Bragging Rights
  220. Passage #220: John 13:1-20, Washing Feet
  221. Passage #221: John 13:21-30, The Judas Friendship
  222. Passage #222: John 13:31-38, A New Commandment
  223. Passage #223: Matthew 26:26-29, Grace Dementia
  224. Passage #224: John 14:1-4, A Portrait of Heaven
  225. Passage #225: John 14:5-14, Going Home
  226. Passage #226: John 14:15-31, Passing the Test
  227. Passage #227: John 15:1-17, Closeness to God
  228. Passage #228: John 15:18-16:4, Behind Hate
  229. Passage #229: John 16:5-15, Meet Your Counselor
  230. Passage #230: John 16:16-22, Joy Robbers
  231. Passage #231: John 16:23-33, Asking the Father
  232. Passage #232: John 17:1-5, Glory That Lasts
  233. Passage #233: John 17:6-19, Prayer for Protection
  234. Passage #234: John 17:20-26, The Attraction of Unity
  235. Passage #235: Luke 22:39-46, Strength in a Crisis
  236. Passage #236: Matthew 26:46-56, Who Is in Control?
  237. Passage #237: John 18:12-14, 19-23, The Style of Untruth
  238. Passage #238: Matthew 26:57, 59-68, Jealousy’s Chaos
  239. Passage #239: Matthew 26:58, 69-75, Loyalty Choices
  240. Passage #240: Luke 22:66-71, Refusing Truth
  241. Passage #241: Matthew 27:1-10, Even Blood Money Talks
  242. Passage #242: John 18:28-38, On the Side of Truth
  243. Passage #243: Luke 23:6-12, Strange Bedfellows
  244. Passage #244: Matthew 27:15-26, The Wrath of Jealousy
  245. Passage #245: Mark 15:16-19, Intentional Hurts
  246. Passage #246: Luke 23:26, The Ripples of Rejection
  247. Passage #247: Luke 23:33-43, Ultimate Forgiveness
  248. Passage #248: Mark 15:33-37, Feeling Alone
  249. Passage #249: Mark 15:38-41, Truth is Obvious
  250. Passage #250: John 19:31-42, Method in the Madness
  251. Passage #251: Mark 15:42-47, The Loyal Few
  252. Passage #252: Matthew 27:62-66, Stopping the Inevitable
  253. Passage #253: Luke 24:1-12, Slow Learners
  254. Passage #254: John 20:10-18, Blinding Emotions
  255. Passage #255: Matthew 28:9-15, Cheating Backfires
  256. Passage #256: Luke 24:13-35, Seeing Is Not Essential to Believing
  257. Passage #257: Luke 24:36-43, The Resurrected Body
  258. Passage #258: John 20:24-31, Jesus Saw You Coming
  259. Passage #259: John 21:1-14, Instant Perspective
  260. Passage #260: John 21:15-17, Second Chances
  261. Passage #261: John 21:18-25, Enjoying Contentment
  262. Passage #262: Matthew 28:16-20, Struggles With Authority
  263. Passage #263: Acts 1:1-11, Coming Back