Gospels & Acts · 22 stories
Stories
Gabriel Appears to Zechariah
Elderly priest Zechariah learns from angel Gabriel that his barren wife Elizabeth will bear a son, but doubting, he is struck mute — and she conceives, hiding away in joyful seclusion.
6 parts
The Annunciation to Mary
Gabriel announces to Mary she will bear God's Son; she accepts, visits Elizabeth, and bursts into praise as both women marvel at what God has done.
9 parts
The Birth of John the Baptist
Elizabeth bears a son, his naming restores Zechariah's voice, and the new father prophesies over the child before John grows up in the wilderness.
6 parts
The Birth of Jesus
A census brings Joseph and pregnant Mary to Bethlehem, where Jesus is born and laid in a manger, and shepherds guided by angels rush to find him and spread the news.
9 parts
Jesus Presented at the Temple
Mary and Joseph present the infant Jesus at the temple, where Simeon and Anna recognize him as God's salvation before the family returns to Nazareth.
5 parts
Boy Jesus in the Temple
Twelve-year-old Jesus stays behind in Jerusalem, is found after three days astounding teachers in the temple, then returns home and grows in wisdom and favor.
7 parts
John the Baptist's Ministry
John emerges from the wilderness to preach repentance, challenge crowds, and announce a mightier one coming—until Herod silences him in prison.
8 parts
The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus
Jesus is baptized and praying in the water when the sky opens, the Holy Spirit descends on him like a dove, and a voice from heaven declares him God's beloved Son; Luke then traces his lineage all the way back to Adam before the Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness, where he fasts forty days and turns aside Satan's three temptations — bread from stones, dominion over all earthly kingdoms, and a leap from the temple pinnacle — answering each with Scripture until the devil departs.
11 parts
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
Jesus launches his ministry in Galilee, teaching in synagogues and declaring Isaiah's prophecy fulfilled, but is rejected and nearly killed by his own hometown of Nazareth.
7 parts
The Good Samaritan
A lawyer's question about eternal life leads Jesus to tell of a beaten traveler rescued only by a compassionate Samaritan, redefining 'neighbor' as anyone who shows mercy.
9 parts
Mary and Martha
When Jesus visits their home, busy Martha complains that Mary sits listening instead of helping, but Jesus gently defends Mary's choice as the one thing truly needed.
4 parts
Jesus Teaches the Lord's Prayer
A disciple's request leads Jesus to teach a model prayer, illustrate God's response to persistence, and promise that the Father generously answers all who ask.
5 parts
Jesus and the Sign of Jonah
This collection of Lukan controversy episodes moves through a healing, a Beelzebul accusation, Jesus's defense that his exorcisms signal God's kingdom arriving, a warning about spiritual emptiness, a bystander's praise and Jesus's reply that obedience matters more than bloodline, and finally a crowd demanding proof — to which Jesus answers that the only sign given will be the sign of Jonah: just as Jonah was a sign to Nineveh, so the Son of Man is a sign to this generation, and the Ninevites and the Queen of the South will one day rise to condemn those who refused someone greater than Jonah or Solomon.
8 parts
The Parable of the Lost Son
Jesus answers critics who resent his welcome of sinners by telling three parables of lost things joyfully found, climaxing in a prodigal son's return and a father's plea to his bitter older brother.
11 parts
Zacchaeus Climbs a Tree
A despised tax collector climbs a tree to glimpse Jesus, who calls him down, visits his home, and declares salvation has come as Zacchaeus repents.
8 parts
The Parable of the Minas
Jesus tells a parable of a nobleman who entrusts minas to servants before leaving to receive a kingdom, then returns to reward the faithful and judge the one who hid his mina.
5 parts
The Triumphal Entry
Jesus rides into Jerusalem on an unridden colt amid joyful crowd praise, silences objecting Pharisees, then weeps over the city and foretells its destruction for missing its moment of visitation.
8 parts
The Olivet Discourse
Jesus predicts the temple's ruin, warns of wars and persecution, foretells Jerusalem's fall, and urges his followers to stay alert for the Son of Man's coming.
9 parts
The Passion of Jesus
From a last supper and a night of betrayal, prayer, and denial, Jesus moves through trials before Jewish and Roman authorities to crucifixion, death, and burial.
23 parts
The Resurrection and Ascension
From an empty tomb through resurrection appearances and opened Scriptures, Jesus rises, commissions his witnesses, and ascends to heaven as his joyful disciples return to Jerusalem praising God.
17 parts
Parable of the Great Supper
At a Pharisee's table, Jesus heals, rebukes status-seeking guests, urges hosts to invite the poor, then warns through parable that the privileged who refuse God's invitation will be replaced by outsiders.
4 parts
The Cost of Discipleship
Jesus challenges the crowds to weigh the full cost of discipleship—loyalty above family, cross-bearing, and total renunciation—or risk becoming as useless as saltless salt.
1 part