New Testament Background 33m15s 4.4MB

The political situation of the holy land between the testaments; Hellenistic; the Herod family; the Pharisees and the Sadducees; the spiritual atmosphere in Jesus’ times; Jesus' journey; the features of the four Gospels.

Synopsis of the Four Gospels 12m46s 814kB

Jesus' three and half years journey is listed according to the sequence in this PPT. The structure diagram of the four gospels is also attached.

Mark: Chapter 1 1h6m37s 4.6MB

The baptism of John; the calling of the disciples; the healing of the leprosy.

Mark: Chapter 2 1h7m2s 2.8MB

The healing of the paralyzed man; the calling of Levi the tax collector; new wine and new wineskin; 39 kinds of work that were forbidden on the Sabbath.

Mark: Chapter 3A 38m25s 2.1MB

Introduction to the 12 apostles.

Mark: Chapter 3B-4A 48m22s 1.3MB

Jesus and Beelzebub. The parable of the sower. A lamp on a stand.

Mark: Chapter 4B 38m13s 2.6MB

The parable of the growing seed. The parable of the mustard seed. Jesus calms the storm.

Mark: Chapter 5A 50m52s 4.0MB

The healing of a demon-possessed man. Jesus heals a bleeding woman..

Mark: Chapter 5B-6 57m4s 5.0MB

Jesus raises Jairus' daughter from the dead. He sends out his twelve apostles to preach. John the Baptist beheaded. Jesus feeds the five thousand. Jesus walks on the water..

Mark: Chapter 7-8A 44m5s 2.1MB

Clean and unclean. The faith of a Syrophoenician woman. The healing of a deaf and mute man. Jesus feeds the four thousand.

Mark: Chapter 8B 49m47s 2.0MB

The yeast of the Pharisees and Herod. The healing of a blind man at Bethsaida. Peter's confession of Christ. Jesus predicts His death..

Mark: Chapter 9A 36m6s 1.9MB

The four major revelations. The transfiguration..

Mark: Chapter 9B 34m17s 2.0MB

The healing of a boy with an evil spirit. Who is the greatest? Reference: Interview with Heidi Baker: Intimacy for Miracles.

Mark: Chapter 10A 22m25s 2.1MB

Divorce. The little children and Jesus. The rich young man.

Mark: Chapter 10B 57m45s 2.0MB

A camel goes through the eye of a needle and a rich man enters the kingdom of God. What is the coming age (the millennium)? Q&A: What is God's predestination?

Mark: Chapter 10C-11A 1h17m37s 3.7MB

The request of James and John. Blind Bartimaeus receives his sight. The triumphal entry. Jesus clears the temple.

Mark: Chapter 11B-12A 44m26s 3.5MB

The authority of Jesus questioned. The parable of the tenants. Paying taxes to Caesar.

Mark: Chapter 12B 48m15s 2.1MB

The widow's offering.

Mark: Chapter 13 50m14s 2.5MB

Signs of the end of the age. The day and hour unknown.

Mark: Chapter 14A 40m16s 1.8MB

Jesus anointed at Bethany. The Lord's supper.

Mark: Chapter 14B 40m53s 3.8MB

The Lord's supper. Jesus predicts Peter's denial. Gethsemane. Jesus arrested. Before the Sanhedrin. Peter disowns Jesus.

Mark: Chapter 15-16 56m2s 5.4MB

Jesus before Pilate. The soldiers mock Jesus. The crucifixion. The death of Jesus. The burial of Jesus. The resurrection.

1 Thessalonians: Chapter 1-4 42m42s 1.5MB

Introduction to the background of the 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Discussion of the 1 Thessalonians Chapter 1-4.

1 Thessalonians 5; 2 Thessalonians (all) 59m36s 1.0MB

Asleep and awake; rejoice, pray and give thanks; spirit, soul and body; the antichrist; saints being raptured amid the tribulation; the factor that keeps the antichrist from being revealed.