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Q1 Narrator But Herod, the Roman appointed ruler of Galilee, put John the Baptist in prison, because he had condemned Herod's marriage to his brother's wife.

Q1 Narrator One day Jesus got into a boat with His disciples and said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake."

Q1 Narrator And they sailed on over to Gadara, which is across the lake from Galilee.

Q1 Narrator And the demons went out of the man... and into the pigs.

Q1 Narrator Jesus and His disciples went off by themselves to Bethsaida.

Q1 Narrator Then Jesus took John and James and Peter with Him, and went up the hill to pray.

Q1 Narrator As they were leaving, Peter said to Jesus:

Q1 Narrator As Peter spoke, a cloud came and overshadowed them and the disciples were afraid. And a voice came from the cloud saying, "This is My Son, the Chosen One. Listen to Him".

Q1 Narrator As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, large crowds met Him everywhere. People were asking Him to show them the way to salvation, and to teach them more about the kingdom of God.

Q1 Narrator In Jericho there was a tax collector named Zaccheus. He wanted to see Jesus so much that he climbed a tree to get above the crowd.

Q1 Narrator Even though Jesus knew He was going to be killed for the sins of mankind, He resolutely took the road to Jerusalem. The crowd rejoiced and praised God, proclaiming Jesus as King.

Q1 Narrator Jesus came closer to Jerusalem. And when He saw it, He wept over it.

Q1 Narrator The holy temple in Jerusalem had become a marketplace rather than a place of worship.

Q1 Narrator Opposition grew among some of the political and religious leaders because the people were proclaiming Jesus as King.

Q1 Narrator And the council of the elders met to see how they might rid themselves of Jesus.

Q1 Narrator Day after day Jesus spoke against many of the scribes and Pharisees, saying they preached the Law, but did not follow the law themselves.

Q1 Narrator While in the temple, Jesus saw a very poor widow offering two copper coins.

Q1 Off Camera Caesar!

Q1 Narrator Now the festival of unleavened bread drew near, during which the Passover Lamb would be sacrificed.

Q1 Narrator Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for only thirty pieces of silver. Jesus knew that the hour of His death for the sins of mankind was fast approaching; and He prayed.

Q1 Narrator And an angel from heaven appeared to Him to strengthen Him.

Q1 Narrator The soldiers took Him into the courtyard and mocked Him as King of the Jews.

Q1 Narrator Jesus turned and looked straight at Peter.

Q1 Narrator The religious council of elders met to question Jesus.

Q1 Narrator And they took Him to Pontius Pilate, the most vicious of all Roman governors. Pilate himself had sentenced thousands of people to a slow death by nailing them to wooden crosses.

Q1 Scribe in Green Barabbas.

Q1 Mob Crucify him! Crucify him! Crucify him!

Q1 Narrator But they kept on shouting at the top of their voices that Jesus should be crucified.

Q1 Narrator And Jesus was crucified between two thieves in fulfillment of prophesy, as had been predicted hundreds of years before, by the prophets of God.

Q1 Narrator And a sign was placed above His head that read, "This is the King of the Jews."

Q1 Narrator It was now noon and a darkness fell across the whole land for three hours.

Q1 Narrator The curtain of the temple was torn right down the middle.

Q1 Narrator Now when the captain of the soldiers saw what had happened, he praised God.

Q1 Narrator Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable member of the council who had not consented to this deed, obtained permission from Pontius Pilate to lay Jesus' body in a tomb before the Sabbath day began at sundown.

Q1 Narrator They went back home and prepared the spices for the body. On the sabbath day they rested as commanded by the Lord.

Q1 Narrator They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. But when they entered, the body of the Lord Jesus was gone.

Q1 Narrator Jesus appeared to two of the disciples. They excitedly came back to the others.

Q1 Narrator Long ago the prophets wrote in the Scriptures that God would send the Messiah to save sinners and to reconcile them to God.

Q1 Narrator The life of Jesus shows that he is indeed this Savior.

Q1 Narrator When people saw Jesus they saw the nature and power of God. He healed people and forgave their sins, and He promised them a place in his eternal kingdom. Jesus sacrificed his life and suffered punishment for all human beings.

Q1 Narrator Jesus' life fulfilled the writings of the prophets, and confirmed that God's [holy] Word is flawless and eternal [, as the prophets said it was].

Q1 Narrator Jesus came to give us life in all its fullness, as it was when God created the first man and woman.

Q1 Narrator But just as God provided a ram to die in place of Abraham's son(1), so God sent Jesus to die in place of Adam's descendants. He did this so that those who believe and put their trust in Jesus can come into the presence of God.

Q1 Narrator [When Jesus had risen from the dead,] He said to his followers, "[People will proclaim in my name to all nations that] God forgives the sins of those who repent and turn to him." Jesus also said that he would send the Holy Spirit [of God] to be with his followers, to show them the truth, and to give them power to follow God's way.

Q1 Narrator When the sinful woman repented and began to follow Jesus, He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven you. Your faith [in me] has saved you.(1)" Anyone can be saved by God's grace, through faith in Jesus. Jesus has the authority to forgive sins.

Q1 Narrator Those who decide to become followers of Jesus may begin their relationship with him by using words like these to express their faith.

Q1 Narrator [Father] God, you are righteous. [I thank you that you love me.] I grieve that I have disobeyed your commands and sinned [against you].

Q1 Narrator Jesus said about his followers: "My sheep hear my voice. I know them and they follow me." The followers of Jesus meet together, they talk to him each day, they study his words in the Scriptures, they seek to follow his example, and they tell others about him. [Jesus guides them and strengthens them through the power of God's Spirit who lives in their hearts.]

Q1 Narrator For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him(1) may not die(2) but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior.(3)

Q1 Narrator The Four Gospels record eyewitness accounts of the life of Jesus Christ.(1) This is his story taken primarily from the Gospel of Luke.