Jesus, Our Saviour and Lord

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Meet Jesus through a sustained set of Gospel accounts and teaching, understand his identity and saving work, and hear his call to faith.

Unit 1 Lessons 1–5

Matthew; Luke; Mark

Lesson 1
God sends His promised Son
Matthew 1:18–25
God sends Jesus to save his people from their sins and to be with them.
Lesson 2
Simeon and Anna welcome God's salvation
Luke 2:22–38
Simeon and Anna recognise God's promised salvation in the child Jesus and speak of him.
Lesson 3
The visitors worship the King
Matthew 2:1–12
Gentile visitors honour Jesus while Herod resists the news of the King.
Lesson 4
John prepares the way
Mark 1:1–8
John calls people to repentance and points to the stronger one who baptises with the Holy Spirit.
Lesson 5
Jesus calls fishermen to follow Him
Mark 1:16–20
Jesus calls ordinary people to follow him and share his work.

Unit 2 Lessons 6–10

Mark

Lesson 6
Jesus cleanses a man excluded by disease
Mark 1:40–45
Jesus has compassionate authority to cleanse, and his instruction deserves obedience.
Lesson 7
Jesus calls Levi and eats with sinners
Mark 2:13–17
Jesus came to call sinners who need him rather than people who think they are already well.
Lesson 8
Hearing the word like good soil
Mark 4:1–20
Jesus' parable calls hearers to receive God's word with the enduring response it deserves.
Lesson 9
Jesus hears a woman and raises Jairus's daughter
Mark 5:21–43
Jesus shows authority over disease and death while responding personally to those who seek him.
Lesson 10
Jesus feeds a hungry crowd
Mark 6:30–44
Jesus compassionately teaches and feeds people who are like sheep without a shepherd.

Unit 3 Lessons 11–15

Mark

Lesson 11
What makes a person unclean?
Mark 7:14–23
Jesus locates moral defilement in the human heart rather than food entering the body.
Lesson 12
Peter names the Christ and hears about the cross
Mark 8:27–38
Jesus is the Messiah who must suffer and calls followers to trust his way rather than seek self-rule.
Lesson 13
Listen to God's Son
Mark 9:2–13
The glorious Jesus is God's beloved Son, and the disciples must listen as he heads towards suffering.
Lesson 14
The rich man cannot buy life
Mark 10:17–31
Riches cannot secure eternal life; salvation is possible through God rather than human achievement.
Lesson 15
The Son of Man serves and gives His life
Mark 10:35–45
Jesus defines greatness through service and gives his own life as a ransom for many.

Unit 4 Lessons 16–20

Luke; Mark

Lesson 16
Who acted as a neighbour?
Luke 10:25–37
Jesus exposes self-justification and calls us to show costly neighbour-love beyond preferred groups.
Lesson 17
God rejoices when sinners repent
Luke 15:1–10
Jesus' welcome of sinners shows God's joy over those who repent.
Lesson 18
Two sons and a generous father
Luke 15:11–32
The father's welcome exposes both open rebellion and resentful self-righteousness.
Lesson 19
Jesus seeks and saves Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1–10
Jesus saves sinners, and his grace brings a changed response without being purchased by restitution.
Lesson 20
The King enters Jerusalem
Mark 11:1–11
Jesus enters Jerusalem as the promised King, moving deliberately towards the events of his saving death.

Unit 5 Lessons 21–25

Mark; Luke; John; Revelation

Lesson 21
Jesus gives His followers a meal to remember
Mark 14:12–26
Jesus interprets his coming death as his covenant blood poured out for many.
Lesson 22
Jesus prays in Gethsemane
Mark 14:32–42
Jesus faces real anguish and willingly submits to his Father's saving purpose.
Lesson 23
Jesus gives His life
Mark 10:45; 15:21–39
Jesus willingly gives his life to rescue sinners; forgiveness cannot be earned by our efforts.
Lesson 24
Jesus is alive
Luke 24:1–12,36–49
The risen Jesus is bodily alive and commands forgiveness to be proclaimed in his name.
Lesson 25
Thomas meets the risen Lord
John 20:24–31; Revelation 1:17–18
The risen Jesus is our Lord and God; He lives for ever and rules death, so we may trust Him.