Jesus Verse by Verse...
This material was first presented early on Sunday mornings in Riga, Latvia in 2013/2014, but the essence of these studies have been presented in various forms over the last 25 years. I'm grateful for all the feedback received in various forms. I believe every literate Christian has a solemn duty to make a serious study of the Gospel records. The depth and nature of the study will vary widely between individuals; for each individual relationship with the Lord Jesus is unique, and we are all wired differently. These notes are part of my personal path in seeking to know Him through the medium of the written word, and I only share them with you in the hope they may play a part in helping you in some aspects of your knowing of Him. But at the outset, be aware that the written word of the Gospel records is not the only way to know Jesus. He makes Himself known to us in various ways. The written word is but one of them- but without it, the other ways of the Lord's self-revelation are unlikely to be perceived by us as intended. Hence this book.
By all means let me know if I’ve got something really wrong in any of my thoughts. Join me in praying daily to understand our Lord Jesus, and to understand, trust and obey His words. Know Him, that we might make Him known. Read something from the Gospels each day, and meditate upon it. And thereby may the word become flesh in each of us, as it was in Him to perfection. And may we learn ever more deeply the simple truth many of us were taught from early childhood: “Jesus loves me, this I know- for the Bible tells me so”.
For Him,
Duncan Heaster
dh@heaster.org
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Introduction [] Appendix 1: The Origin and Intention of the Gospel Records [] Appendix 2 "My God, Why have You Forsaken Me?" [] Appendix 3 The Great Commission
| Week | Bible Text (NEV) | MP3 audio of Bible Text- dramatically read by Steve Gretton | NEV Bible commentary on chapter (ave. 300 words / chapter) | Extensive commentary on chapter (ave. 20000 words / chapter) | Video and Audio | Digressions | Parallel References in the other Gospels | Other resources |
1 January 1-7 |
Matthew chapter 1 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 1 mp3 | Matthew 1 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 1 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | Luke 1; 3:23-38 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
2 January 8-14 |
Matthew chapter 2 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 2 mp3 | Matthew 2 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 2 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | Luke 2 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
3 January 15-21 |
Matthew chapter 3 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 3 mp3 | Matthew 3 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew3 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | Mark 1; Luke 3; John 1:32 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
4 January 22-28 |
Matthew chapter 4 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 4 mp3 | Matthew 4 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 4:1-11 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Mark 1; Luke 4,5 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
5 January 29- February 4 |
Matthew 4:12-25 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 4:12-25 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
6 February 5-11 |
Matthew chapter 5 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 5 mp3 | Matthew 5 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 5:1-20 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Luke 6 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
7 February 12-18 |
Matthew 5:21-29 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 5:20-29YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
8 February 19-25 |
Matthew 5:30-48 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 5:29-48 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
9 February 26-March 4 |
Matthew chapter 6 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 6 mp3 | Matthew 6 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 6:1-13 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Luke 11:2-4; 12:22-34 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
10 March 5-11 |
Matthew 6:14-24 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 6:14-24 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
11 March 12-18 |
Matthew 6:25-34 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 6:25-34YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
12 March 19-25 |
Matthew chapter 7 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 7 mp3 | Matthew 7 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 7:1- 7 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Luke 6:37-45; 11:9-13 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
13 March 26-April 1 |
Matthew 7:8- 14 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 7:8-14YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
14 April 2- April 8 |
Matthew 7:15- 29 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 7:15-29YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
15 April 9-15
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Matthew chapter 8 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 8 mp3 | Matthew 8 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 8:1-27 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Mark 1:29-45; 4:35-5:20; Luke 4:38-44; 7:1-10; 8:22-39 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
16 April 16-22 |
Matthew 8:28-34 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 8:28 ff YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
17 April 23-29 |
Matthew chapter 9 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 9 mp3 | Matthew 9 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 9:1-15 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Mark 2:1-22; 5:21-43; Luke 5:17-39; 8:40-56 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
18 April 30- May 6 |
Matthew 9:16-38 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 9:16-36 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
19 May 7-13 |
Matthew chapter 10 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 10 mp3 | Matthew 10 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 10:1-19 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Luke 10:1-12; 12:2-12 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
20 May 14-May 20 |
Matthew 10:20-42 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 10:20-42 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
21 May21-May 27 |
Matthew chapter 11 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 11 mp3 | Matthew 11 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 11:1-15 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Luke 8:18-34; 10:13-24 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
22 May 28- June 3 |
Matthew 11:16-30 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 11:15-30YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
23 June 4- June 10 |
Matthew chapter 12 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 12 mp3 | Matthew 12 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 12:1-32 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Mark 2:23 -3:35; Luke 6:6-19; 8:19-21; 11:14-32 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
24 June 11- June 17 |
Matthew 12:33-50 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 12:33-50 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
25 June 18- June 24 |
Matthew chapter 13 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 13 mp3 | Matthew 13 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 13:1-23 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Digression 10: The Parable of the Wheat and Tares in a Last Days Context |
Mark 4; Luke 8; 13:18-21 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
26 June 25- July 1 |
Matthew 13:24-58 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 13:24-58 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
27 July 2- July 8 |
Matthew chapter 14 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 14 mp3 | Matthew 14 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online | YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3
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Mark 6:14-56; Luke 7:7-9; 9:10-17; John 6 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
28 July 9- July 15 |
Matthew chapter 15 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 15 mp3 | Matthew 15 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online | YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3
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Mark 7,8 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
29 July 16- July 22 |
Matthew chapter 16 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 16 mp3 | Matthew 16 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online | YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3
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Mark 8:10-38; Luke 9:18-27 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
30 July 23- July 29 |
Matthew chapter 17 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 17 mp3 | Matthew 17 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online | YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 |
Mark 9:1-29; Luke 9:28-43 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
31 July 30- August 5 |
Matthew chapter 18 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 18 mp3 | Matthew 18 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 18:1-14 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Mark 9:33-50; Luke 9:46-50; 17:3,4 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
32 August 6- August 12 |
Matthew 18:15-35 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 18:15-35 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
33 August 13- August 19 |
Matthew chapter 19 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 19 mp3 | Matthew 19 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online |
YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 |
Mark 10:1-31; Luke 18:15-30 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
34 August 20- August 26 |
Matthew chapter 20 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 20 mp3 | Matthew 20 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 20:1-16 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Mark 10:32-52; Luke 18:31-19:10 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
35 August 27- September 2 |
Matthew 20:17-34 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 20:17-34 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
36 September 3- September 9 |
Matthew chapter 21 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 21 mp3 | Matthew 21 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 21:1-22 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Mark 11:1- 12:12; Luke 19:28-20:19 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
37 September 10- September 16 |
Matthew 21:23-46 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 21:23-46 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
38 September 17- September 23 |
Matthew chapter 22 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 22 mp3 | Matthew 22 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 22:1-14 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Mark 12:13-37; Luke 20:20-44 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
39 September 24- September 30 |
Matthew 22:15-46 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 22:15-46 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
40 October 1- 7 |
Matthew chapter 23 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 23 mp3 | Matthew 23 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online | YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | Mark 12:38-44; Luke 20:45- 21:2; Luke 11:37-54 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
41 October 8- October 14 |
Matthew chapter 24 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 24 mp3 | Matthew 24 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 24:1-5 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Digression 22: The Nature of Prophecy |
Mark 13, Luke 21 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
42 October 15 - October 21 |
Matthew 24:6-31 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 24:6-31 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
43 October 22- October 28 |
Matthew 24:32-51 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 24:32-51 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
44 October 29- November 4 |
Matthew chapter 25 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 25 mp3 | Matthew 25 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 25:1-13 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Digression 30: A Chronology Of Judgment? |
MP3 [] Video [] Text | ||
45 November 5- November 11 |
Matthew 25:14-30 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 25:14-30 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
46 November 12- November 18 |
Matthew 25:31-46 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 25:31-46 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
47 November 19- November 25 |
Matthew chapter 26 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 26 mp3 | Matthew 26 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 26:1-35 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 26:1-35 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 |
Digression 33: Caiaphas As “The prince of this world” |
Mark 14, Luke 22, John 12-18 | MP3 [] Video [] Text |
48 November 26- December 2 |
Matthew 26:36-75 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 26:36-75 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
49 December 3- December 9 |
Matthew chapter 27 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 27 mp3 | Matthew 27 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Matthew 27:1-25 Word [] PDF [] Read online | Matthew 27:1-25 YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 |
Digression 36: “As a sheep before her shearers” |
Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19 | MP3 [] Video [] Text |
50 December 10- December 16 |
Matthew 27:26-46 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
51 December 17- December 23 |
Matthew 27:47-64 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3 | ||||||
52 December 24- December 31 |
Matthew chapter 28 PDF [] Word [] Read online |
Matthew 28 mp3 | Matthew 28 Word [] PDF [] Read online |
Word [] PDF [] Read online | YouTube [] Video MP4 file [] MP3
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Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20,21 | MP3 [] Video [] Text | |
APPENDICES 1. The Nature of the Gospel Records |