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New Testament Journey

Cover the New Testament in order: the birth of Jesus, his teaching and signs, the cross and resurrection, the birth of the church in Acts, and the letters that shaped Christian thinking.

8 lessons about 65 minutes totalbeginner

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  1. 1

    The Birth of Jesus

    Matthew and Luke tell the nativity from different angles, and both are more political than sentimental.

    9 min · Life of Jesus

  2. 2

    The Sermon on the Mount

    The best known and least followed sermon in history — Jesus' description of life under God's reign.

    8 min · Teachings of Jesus

  3. 3

    The Parables of Jesus

    Jesus's parables were not simple illustrations. They used the ordinary to unsettle hearers and demand a personal response.

    8 min · Parables

  4. 4

    The Miracles of Jesus

    Signs that point beyond themselves to who Jesus is and what the kingdom looks like.

    8 min · Miracles

  5. 5

    The Crucifixion

    What happened, why the New Testament says it happened, and what it accomplished.

    8 min · The Cross

  6. 6

    The Resurrection

    The claim the whole New Testament rests on, and what the earliest sources actually say.

    8 min · The Resurrection

  7. 7

    Acts and the Early Church

    How a small, frightened group in Jerusalem became a movement across the Roman Empire, and what that story asks of you.

    8 min · Early Church

  8. 8

    Paul and the Epistles

    Real letters to real congregations, and how to read them without mistaking mail for a manual.

    8 min · Epistles