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JESUS

By Dr. William S. Sadler

PART I - THE SAYINGS OF JESUS

1. The Heavenly Father’s Love
2. Jesus Comments on the Passover Rites
3. The Temple Discussions
4. Remarks to His Parents
5. The Nationalistic Crisis
6. Jesus’ Optimistic Attitude
7. His Positive Method of Teaching
8. Jesus’ Reaction to Rebecca’s Love
9. The New Liberty of Light and Life
10. His Attitude toward Marriage
11. He Always Waited for His Hour to Come
12. He Declines to Go to Alexandria
13. Dealing with Jude and James
14. Preparation for Leaving Home
15. Arranges the Family Budget with James
16. Ganid and the Lighthouse
17. Talk with Ganid about Will and Animals
18. Dealing with a Disgruntled Soul
19. Futility of Spending Time on the Disinherited
20. Rehabilitation of the Backslider
21. Admonition to the Fruit Vendor
22. Remarks to the Stoic on True Values
23. Advice to the Soldier
24. Talks with the Forum Orator
25. Comforts the Falsely Accused
26. Remarks about the Thoughtless Pagan
27. Discussion of Buddha
28. Mercy, Justice, and Nonresistance
29. Dealing with the Irate Husband
30. The Hindu Caste System
31. Dealing with the Courtesan
32. Personal Work in Corinth
33. Discussion of the Soul
34. Remarks at His Baptism
35. Message to John the Baptist
36. Words to James and John about Apostleship
37. Choosing Philip and Nathaniel
38. Remarks on the Cana Wedding
39. Remarks at Turning Water into Wine
40. Morning after the Water and the Wine
41. Remarks at Matthew’s Dinner
42. Calling Thomas and Judas
43. About Dealing with Civil Rulers
44. Establishing the Mid-week Rest Day
45. The Religion of Jesus
46. Organizing the Apostolate
47. Preliminary Instruction
48. The Ordination Prayer
49. About Being Wise and Harmless
50. Becoming as Little Children
51. Sonship and the Kingdom of Heaven
52. Grief over Lack of His Family’s Interest
53. God’s Law and the Father’s Will
54. God Is our Father
55. Remarks Concerning Evil Spirits
56. Spiritual Unity
57. On Winning Souls
58. Three Days with Peter, James, and John
59. God’s Wrath
60. Flavius and Greek Culture
61. Visit with Nicodemus
62. Diversion and Relaxation
63. Delegation from John the Baptist
64. The Draught of Fishes
65. Religion as Personal Experience
66. Remarks about the Sundown Healing
67. Discussion of Divine Assurance
68. Remarks about Spiritualism
69. The Rule of Living
70. The Woman Anointing Jesus’ Feet
71. The Spies and Plucking the Grain
72. Fasting and Ceremonials
73. The Feast of Spiritual Goodness
74. Mental and Emotional Reactions
75. Lesson Regarding Contentment
76. The Women’s Evangelistic Corps
77. Magic and Superstition
78. Sending the Apostles Out Two and Two
79. Midnight Remarks
80. The After Meeting
81. The Family Comes to See Him
82. Why Do the Heathen Rage?
83. Spiritual Progression
84. The Temple-Tax Collector
85. Mount of Transfiguration
86. Coming Down the Mountain
87. Remarks at Peter’s House
88. The Strange Preacher
89. The Positive Nature of Jesus’ Religion
90. About Calling Fire Down
91. Eber Refuses to Arrest Jesus
92. The Woman Taken in Adultery
93. The Visit with Martha and Mary
94. Ordination of the Seventy
95. Thomas and the Sanhedrin
96. Answer to Peter’s Question
97. The Pharisees at Ragaba
98. The Message from Bethany
99. Terms of Salvation—Marriage and Divorce
100. Blessing the Little Children
101. Mother Seeking Honor for James and John
102. On Counting the Cost
103. Remarks Concerning His Death
104. The Visit to Zaccheus
105. Sabbath at Bethany
106. Approaching Jerusalem
107. Visiting about the Temple
108. Challenging Jesus’ Authority
109. One Day Alone with God
110. Early Home Life
111. The Last Social Hour
112. Alone in Gethsemane
113. Jesus’ Arrest
114. Examination by Annas and the Court
115. The Private Examination by Pilate
116. The Crucifixion
117. The Thief on the Cross
118. The Resurrection
119. Morontia Appearances of Jesus
120. At the Home of Joseph
121. The Walk with Two Brothers
122. Appearances to the Apostles and Leaders
123. Appearances in Galilee
124. Visiting with the Apostles Two and Two
125. The Lakeside Gathering
126. Final Appearances
127. The Appearance at Sychar
128. The Phoenician Appearance
129. Last Appearance in Jerusalem
130. The Master’s Ascension

PART II - THE MIRACLES

1. The Water and the Wine
2. Healing the Epileptic
3. Peter’s Mother-in-law
4. Healing at Sundown
5. The Leper at Iron
6. The Nobleman’s Son
7. The Widow’s Son
8. The Centurion’s Servant
9. The Pool of Bethesda
10. Man with a Withered Hand
11. Healing the Paralytic
12. Spontaneous Miracles
13. Supposed Miracle of Stilling the Tempest
14. The Kheresa Lunatic
15. Cure of Jairus’s Daughter
16. Feeding the Five Thousand
17. Casting Out the Unclean Spirit
18. The Syrian Woman’s Daughter
19. The Epileptic Boy
20. Healing the Blind Beggar
21. The Ten Lepers
22. Healing the Dropsical Man
23. The Woman with the Spirit of Infirmity
24. The Resurrection of Lazarus
25. The Blind Man at Jericho

PART III - THE PARABLES

1. Parable of the Sower
2. More about Parables
3. More Parables by the Sea

Wheat and Tares.
Mustard Seed.
Leaven.
Treasure in Field.
Goodly Pearls.
Sweep Net.


 

4. Parable of the Bridge
5. The Lily and Foundations
6. Parable of the Great Supper
7. Parable of the Lost Son
8. Parable of the Shrewd Steward
9. The Rich Man and the Beggar
10. Parable of the Pounds
11. Parable of the Two Sons
12. Parable of the Absent Landlord
13. Parable of the Marriage Feast
14. Parable of the Talents

PART IV - THE SERMONS OF JESUS

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SYLLABUS AND NEW TESTAMENT REFERENCES

1. The First Sermon in the Synagogue
2. Discourse on Reality
3. The Young Man Who Was Afraid
4. Discourse on Time and Space
5. Good and Evil
6. Truth and Faith
7. Counseling the Rich Man
8. The Discourse on Science
9. The Discourse on Mind
10. Sovereignty—Divine and Human
11. Political Sovereignty
12. Law, Liberty, and Sovereignty
13. The Capernaum Sermon
14. Sermon on the Kingdom
15. The Ordination Sermon—The Sermon on the Mount
16. The Evening of the Ordination
17. Teaching out on the Lake
18. The Concept of God
19. Discourse on Assurance
20. Lesson on the Family
21. In Defense of the Gospel
22. Lesson on Self-Mastery
23. The Woman of Sychar
24. The Discourse on Prayer
25. Prayer, Thanksgiving, and Worship
26. Evil, Sin, and Iniquity
27. The Discourse on Job
28. The “Fear of the Lord”
29. What Must I Do to be Saved?
30. The Nazareth Sermon
31. The Epochal Sermon
32. The Discourse on True Religion
33. The Second Discourse on Religion
34. Discussion of Temptation
35. Peter’s Confession
36. Talks with the Apostles
37. Sermon on Forgiveness
38. Instruction for Teachers and Believers
39. Scriptural Authority
40. The First Temple Talk
41. Sermon on the Light of the World
42. Discourse on the Water of Life
43. Discourse on Spiritual Freedom
44. The Rich Young Man and Others
45. Farewell to the Seventy
46. Story of the Good Samaritan
47. Teaching in Solomon’s Porch
48. Sermon on the Good Shepherd
49. Trust and Spiritual Preparedness
50. Dividing the Inheritance
51. Talks to the Apostles on Wealth
52. The Straight and Narrow Way
53. Teaching about Accidents
54. The Talk about Angels
55. The Answer to Prayer
56. Jesus’ Concept of the Kingdom
57. Tuesday Morning in the Temple
58. The Great Commandment
59. The Inquiring Greeks
60. The Last Temple Discourse
61. The Destruction of Jerusalem
62. Discourse on Sonship and Citizenship
63. The Last Supper
64. The New Commandment
65. The Promised Helper
66. Farewell Personal Admonitions
67. The Last Group Prayer
68. Last Hour before the Betrayal

THE LIFE OF JESUS AS COMPARED WITH THE FOUR GOSPELS

PRINCIPAL DIVISIONS OF THE LIFE OF JESUS

INTRODUCTION

120. The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia.
121. The Times of Michael’s Bestowal.

 

I. INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS

122. Birth and Infancy of Jesus.
123. The Early Childhood of Jesus.
124. The Later Childhood of Jesus.
125. Jesus at Jerusalem.

 

II. ADOLESCENCE AND EARLY MANHOOD OF JESUS

126. The Two Crucial Years.
127. The Adolescent Years.
128. Jesus’ Early Manhood.
129. The Later Adult Life of Jesus.

 

III. TRIP TO ROME AND THE TRANSITION YEARS

130. On the Way to Rome.
131. The World’s Religions.
132. The Sojourn at Rome.
133. The Return from Rome.
134. The Transition Years.
135. John the Baptist.

 

IV. BAPTISM AND THE TWELVE APOSTLES

136. Baptism and the Forty Days.
137. Tarrying Time in Galilee.
138. Training the Kingdom’s Messengers.
139. The Twelve Apostles.
140. The Ordination of the Twelve.

 

V. BEGINNING THE PUBLIC WORK

141. Beginning the Public Work.
142. The Passover at Jerusalem.
143. Going through Samaria.
144. At Gilboa and in the Decapolis.
145. Four Eventful Days at Capernaum.

 

VI. THE THREE PREACHING TOURS

146. First Preaching Tour of Galileo.
147. The Interlude Visit to Jerusalem.
148. Training Evangelists at Bethsaida.
149. The Second Preaching Tour.
150. The Third Preaching Tour.

 

VII. CAPERNAUM CRISIS AND PHOENICIA

151. Tarrying and Teaching by the Seaside.
152. Events Leading Up to the Capernaum Crisis.
153. The Crisis at Capernaum.
154. Last Days at Capernaum.
155. Fleeing through Northern Galilee.
156. The Sojourn at Tyre and Sidon.

 

VIII. MOUNT OF TRANSFIGURATION EVENTS

157. At Caesarea-Philippi.
158. The Mount of Transfiguration.
159. The Decapolis Tour.

 

IX. RODAN AND THE SEVENTY

160. Rodan of Alexandria.
161. FurtherDiscussions with Rodan.
162. At the Feast of Tabernacles.
163. Ordination of the Seventy at Magadan.
164. At the Feast of Dedication.

 

X. THE PEREAN MISSION

165. The Perean Mission Begins.
166. Last Visit to Northern Perea.
167. The Visit to Philadelphia.
168. The Resurrection of Lazarus.
169. Last Teaching at Pella.
170. The Kingdom of Heaven.

 

XI. LAST VISIT TO JERUSALEM

171. On the Way to Jerusalem.
172. Going into Jerusalem.
173. Monday in Jerusalem.
174. Tuesday Morning in the Temple.
175. The Last Temple Discourse.
176. Tuesday Evening on Mount Olivet.
177. Wednesday, the Rest Day.
178. Last Day at the Camp.

 

XII. THE LAST SUPPER

179. The Last Supper.
180. The Farewell Discourse.
181. Final Admonitions and Warnings.

 

XIII. THE BETRAYAL AND TRIALS

182. In Gethsemane.
183. The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus.
184. Before the Sanhedrin Court.
185. The Trial before Pilate.
186. Just before the Crucifixion.

 

XIV. CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION

187. The Crucifixion.
188. The Time of the Tomb.
189. The Resurrection.

 

XV. POST-RESURRECTION APPEARANCES

190. Morontia Appearances of Jesus.
191. Appearances to the Apostles and Other Leaders.
192. Appearances in Galilee.
193. Final Appearances and Ascension.

 

XVI. AFTER THE ASCENSION

194. Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth.
195. After Pentecost.
196. The Faith of Jesus.

 

THE APOCRYPHA