Harmony of the Gospels June Week 1: The genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:1–17, Luke 3:23–38) Jesus’ birth and childhood (Matthew 1:18–2:23, Luke 1:5–2:52) John the Baptist’s ministry (Matthew 3:1–12, Mark 1:1–8, Luke 3:1–18, John 1:19–34) Christ’s public ministry and first Passover (Matthew 3:13–4:12, Mark 1:9–14, Luke 3:21–4:13, John 1:35–4:42) Christ’s ministry in Galilee (Matthew 4:12, Mark 1:14–15, Luke 4:14–15, John 4:43–54) His rejection at Nazareth and move to Capernaum (Matthew 4:13–22; 8:14–17, Mark 1:16–34, Luke 4:16–41) June Week 2: His first ministry tour and second Passover (Matthew 4:23–12:14, Mark 1:35–3:6, Luke 4:42–7:50, John 5:1–47) His second ministry tour (Matthew 12:15–13:58, Mark 3:7–6:6, Luke 8:1–56) His third ministry tour (Matthew 9:35–11:1; 14:1–12, Mark 6:6–29, Luke 9:1–9) Ministry to his disciples and third Passover (Matthew 14:13–18:35, Mark 6:30–9:50, Luke 9:10–56, John 6:1–71) His second ministry tour (Matthew
A disciple of Jesus is someone who is following Jesus, being changed by Jesus, and is committed to the mission of Jesus. We find Mark 1:17 (Matthew 4:19) to be a helpful verse that can serve as a useful framework around which we can place the teachings of the New Testament on what it means to be a disciple. “And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” (ESV) Notice the three key characteristics of a disciple: He/she follows Jesus He/she is being changed by Jesus He/she is committed to the mission of Jesus The diagram at the beginning of this post is a simple way that we sometimes picture how people grow as disciples: Head – in the mind the decision to follow Jesus has been made (now he/she needs to connect in discipling relationships) Heart – in discipling relationships we are changed by the Spirit to be more and more like Jesus (now he/she needs to minister to others) Hand – by our actions we actively committed to the