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I have used a chronological presentation of the Gospel. . The angel Gabriel told Mary that she would bear the Christ child..." The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:...therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."( Luke 1:35) The Annunciation.jpg "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem." (Matthew 2:1) The birth of Christ.jpg Adoration of the Magi, by Tristan "...behold the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him." (Matthew 2:13) Flight into Egypt.jpg "And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions." ( Luke 2:46 ) Christ among the doctors.jpg "Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water...the ruler of the feast tasted the water...and saith...thou hast kept the good wine until now." ( John 2:7-10) Jesus turns the water into wine at Cana "Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him." (Matthew 3:13) Christ baptized by John the Baptist.jpg "Again the devil taketh Him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve." (Matthew 4:8-10) The Devil tempts Christ.jpg "And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And He saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." (Matthew 4:18,19) The calling of Peter and Andrew.jpg "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synogogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people." (Matthew 4:23) Jesus healing the sick.jpg
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" And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain:...And He opened His mouth and taught them.... Blessed are the poor in spirit;for theirs is the kingdom of heaven... Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted... Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth... Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled... Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy... Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God... Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God... Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven... Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake... Rejoice and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven." ( Matthew 5:1-12 ) The Sermon on the Mount.jpg "After this manner therefore pray ye,... Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." ( Matthew 6:9-13 ) Christ teaches at the Temple.jpg "There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water...Jesus said unto her...If thou knewest the gift of God...thou wouldest have asked of him....and he would have given thee living water...whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. ( John 4:7-14) Jesus and the woman at the well.jpg "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world." ( John 8:12 ) "I am the good shepherd.: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep...My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." ( John 10:11,27) The Good Sheperd.jpg " (then saith he to the sick of the palsy ) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose and departed to his house." (Matthew 9:6) Man healed of the palsy carrying his bed.jpg "...He cried with a loud voice , Lazarus come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him and let him go ."( John 11: 43,44 ) Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead.jpg
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"But when the people were put forth, He went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose." ( Matthew 9:25) Jairus daughter raised.jpg "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." ( Matthew 11:28-30 ) Joyful Christ.jpg "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." ( John 14:6 ) "..so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father." ( Matthew 13:40-43 ) The Last Judgement, Martin.jpg " And they say unto him, we have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, bring them hither to me. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of all the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children." ( Matthew 14: 17-21) The miracle of the loaves and fishes.jpg " And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea." ( Matthew 14:25 ) Christ walks on the water.jpg " While He yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him." ( Matthew 17: 5 ) The Transfiguration, by Raphael.jpg " Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18: 4) Christ teaches the disciples with a child.jpg "Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." ( Matthew 19:21 ) Jesus and the rich man.jpg "..blind Bartimaeus..said unto Him, Lord, that I might recieve my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he recieved his sight, and followed Jesus in the way." ( Mark 10:46-52 ) Jesus heals a blind man.jpg
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"And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest." ( Matthew 21: 8,9 ) Entry into Jerusalem.jpg "And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves." (Matthew 21:12 ) Christ drives the moneylenders from the Temple.jpg " the Pharisees..sent..saying...Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?...Then saith He unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." ( Matthew 22:15-21 ) Render unto Caesar, Render unto God.jpg "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." ( Matthew 22:37-40 ) Jesus hugging.jpg " And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, And stood at His feet behind Him weeping, and began to wash His feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed His feet, and annointed them with the ointment." ( John 12:3 ) Woman washes Jesus feet.jpg "And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (Matthew 26:26-28) The Last Supper.jpg The Last Supper,(restored) Leonardo Da Vinci " Then cometh Jesus..unto Gethsemane...And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt." (Matthew 26:36-39) Christ prays in the Garden of Gethsemany.jpg "And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left." (Luke 23:33) Calvary, by Rubens.jpg "To whom also he showed himself alive after his crucifixion by many infallible proofs,...And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud recieved him out of their sight."(Acts 1:3-9) . The Ascension of Christ into heaven.jpg . GOSPEL INSIGHT: Christ's life on earth was holy, sinless, and marked by wondrous miracles.He was crucified to pay the penalty for our sins, raised from the dead, and is seated at the right hand of God, now He is our Lord. . . 
Billy Graham's website
. Click below to go to the story called "This Man Jesus", which beautifully describes the wondrous life of Jesus
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