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The King's sacrifice and victory
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Jesus' genealogy proves He's the promised Messiah; virgin Mary conceives by the Holy Spirit; Joseph obeys God's angel.
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Wise men worship infant Jesus; jealous Herod massacres Bethlehem's babies; the family flees to Egypt, fulfilling prophecy.
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John the Baptist prepares the way for Messiah; Jesus is baptized, receiving the Spirit and the Father's approval.
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Satan tempts Jesus in the wilderness for 40 days; Jesus resists with Scripture and begins His Galilean ministry.
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Jesus teaches the Beatitudes and kingdom principles; believers are salt and light; righteousness exceeds that of Pharisees.
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Jesus teaches about authentic worship: giving, prayer, and fasting are for God's glory, not human recognition.
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Don't judge others harshly; ask God persistently; the narrow gate leads to life; false prophets bear bad fruit.
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Jesus demonstrates His authority by healing leprosy, paralysis, fever, and storms; the cost of discipleship is high.
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Jesus heals a paralytic, calls Matthew, raises the dead, heals bleeding and blindness; workers are few but harvest is plentiful.
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Jesus commissions the twelve apostles to preach to Israel; persecution will come, but God will vindicate the faithful.
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John the Baptist questions Jesus from prison; Jesus pronounces woes on unrepentant cities but invites the weary to find rest in His gentle yoke.
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Pharisees attack Jesus for Sabbath healing and grain-picking; they accuse Him of casting out demons by Beelzebul, but Jesus warns against blasphemy of the Spirit.
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Jesus teaches kingdom parables: sower, weeds, mustard seed, hidden treasure, pearl, and net; only some understand these mysteries of heaven.
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Herod beheads John the Baptist; Jesus feeds 5,000 with five loaves and two fish, then walks on water, calming the disciples' fears.
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Jesus confronts Pharisees about their traditions that nullify God's commands; He heals the Canaanite woman's daughter and feeds 4,000 in the wilderness.
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Pharisees seek a sign but receive only Jonah's; Peter confesses Jesus as the Messiah, receives keys to the kingdom, but rebukes Jesus' death prediction.
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Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John; Moses and Elijah appear; Jesus heals an epileptic boy and teaches about faith and His coming death.
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Jesus teaches about greatness through childlike humility, church discipline for sin, and unlimited forgiveness illustrated by the unforgiving servant parable.
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Jesus teaches about divorce, blesses children, and encounters the rich young ruler who cannot abandon his wealth for eternal life and perfect discipleship.
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The parable of vineyard workers reveals God's gracious generosity; Jesus predicts His death a third time and teaches that greatness comes through servant leadership.
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Jesus enters Jerusalem triumphantly, cleanses the temple of money-changers, curses the fruitless fig tree, and faces challenges to His divine authority.
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Jesus tells the wedding feast parable, answers questions about taxes to Caesar, resurrection with seven brothers, and identifies love as the greatest commandment.
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Jesus pronounces seven woes against the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy, calling them whitewashed tombs, and laments over Jerusalem's rejection.
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Jesus predicts the temple's destruction and describes signs of His second coming, urging watchfulness since no one knows the day or hour.
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Three parables about readiness: ten virgins, talents, and sheep and goats; Jesus separates the righteous from the wicked in final judgment.
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Jesus is anointed at Bethany, celebrates the Last Supper establishing the New Covenant, agonizes in Gethsemane, and is betrayed by Judas and arrested.
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Judas hangs himself; Jesus faces trials before Pilate and is crucified between two thieves, dying as darkness covers the land and the temple veil tears.
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Women discover the empty tomb; an angel announces Jesus' resurrection; Jesus appears to His disciples and gives the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations.
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