THE NEW

TESTAMENT STORY
CITY CHURCH NOVEMBER 2020
FEAST OF DEDICATION
FEAST OF HANUKKAH /
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
๏ Jesus goes to Jerusalem for it—John
10:22-23
๏ Eight-day winter festival celebrated
by the Jews in Dec. or late Nov.
๏ The Maccabean Revolt [167BC]—
Seleucid king Antiochus Ephiphanes
profaned the Temple.
๏ Jewish freedom fighters rose up and
overthrew them.
๏ The Temple in Jerusalem was re-
dedicated to God
๏ In the temple they could only find one
small, sealed jug of olive oil that had
not been profaned.
๏ Used it to light the menorah—only
enough to last 1 day—miraculously
lasted 8 days.
Preaching Tour #4
Time: 2 months (Dec-)
Events:
Sent out the 72.
Taught and healed in Capernaum and other
parts of Galilee.
Taught and ministered in the Decapolis.
Visited Mary and Martha.
2.5 PREACHING TOUR
#5
 Jesus’ Fifth
Preaching Tour
1. Jerusalem to
Perea
2. Bethany
Perea 3. Back to Perea
4. Jerusalem via
Bethany Bethany
Jerusalem
๏ Jesus’ last Tour—during which he
made two trips from Jerusalem /
Bethany to Perea.
๏ The tour lasted 3 months and 20
days.
๏ Lazarus is raised from the dead—Jn 11
๏ Soon after arriving in Perea he was
told Lazarus was sick.
๏ Returned to Bethany.
๏ Lazarus had been dead for 4 days.
๏ Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.
12. Lazarus is raised
๏ Lazarus’ sickness, death, and
resurrection give glory to God…
๏ “many of the Jews who had come
to visit Mary, and had seen what
Jesus did, believed in him” (Jn
11:45).
๏ The chief priests and Pharisees
plotted to kill Lazarus, because so
many witnesses to the miracle
believed in Jesus, John 12:9–11.
When all the people heard of Jesus’
arrival, they flocked to see him and also to
see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised
from the dead. 10 Then the leading priests
decided to kill Lazarus, too, 11 for it was
because of him that many of the people
had deserted them and believed in Jesus.
๏ Returned to Perea and ministered.
๏ On the way back to Jerusalem he…
๏ Healed 10 lepers
๏ Healed Bartimaeus
๏ Met Zacchaeus
C. H. Spurgeon had a school for training
pastors. Students would preach in front
of the class—Spurgeon would call a
student to the front, hand them a text,
and ask the student to preach on it.
A student stood up and said,
C. H. Spurgeon had a school for training
pastors. Students would preach in front
of the class—Spurgeon would call a
student to the front, hand them a text,
and ask the student to preach on it.
A student stood up and said,
“I have been given Luke 19:1-10. There are
three things I would like to point out about
Zacchaeus: I would like to say in the first
place, he was a little man and so am I. I
would remark in the second place, he was
up a tree and so am I. And I would
emphasize in the third place, he made haste
and came down and so will I.”
๏ He stopped at
the home of
Martha, Mary and
Lazarus in
Bethany.
Preaching Tour #5
Time: 3 months
20 days
Events:
Raised Lazarus, Healed 10 lepers
Healed Bartimaeus, Met Zacchaeus
3. CRUCIFIXION,
RESURRECTION,
ASCENSION
The Last Week and the
next 40 Days
 Passion week
=
Crucifixion week
๏ More than 25% of the Gospels are
about the last week of Jesus’ life.
The Temple area

Upper Jerusalem -
where the rich lived

Lower Jerusalem -
where the poor lived
The Garden of
Gethsemane
The Garden of
Gethsemane

The Mount of
Olives
Golgotha

The Garden of
Gethsemane

The Mount of
Olives
๏ At the start of the week Jesus stayed
in Bethany.
๏ Bethany to Jerusalem was 3.2 Km (2
Miles)
12. Triumphal Entry
๏ The crowds looked for a Messiah
who would rescue them politically
and free them nationally a KING!
๏ Jesus had come to save them
spiritually.
๏ Luke 19:41-42, Zechariah 9:9.
๏ On their way to
Jerusalem on Monday,
Jesus cursed a barren
fig tree.
๏ Cleansed the temple—
also at the start of his
ministry.
๏ On their way to Jerusalem on
Monday, Jesus cursed a barren fig
tree.
๏ He cleansed the temple—again?
๏ Returned to Bethany each night.
๏ On Tuesday—
The disciples
saw the fig tree
had withered
very quickly.
๏ At the temple Jesus saw the widow
giving money, Luke 21, Mark 12:41.
๏ Preached Matthew 24 .
๏ Chief priests, Sadducees, and
Pharisees tried to trap him.
๏ Greeks come to see Jesus, Jn 12:20
๏ Voice from heaven, Jn 12:29—some
said it had thundered.
๏ One night in Bethany
Mary brought an
alabaster box of
expensive perfumes
came and anointed
Jesus.
๏ Peter & John were sent to prepare
the Passover meal, Lk 22:8ff
๏ Jesus initiates the Lords Supper.
๏ Peter & John were sent to prepare
the Passover meal, Lk 22:8ff
๏ Jesus initiates the Lords Supper.
๏ Peter & John were sent to prepare
the Passover meal, Lk 22:8ff
๏ Jesus initiates the Lords Supper.
John Judas

Jesus

Peter