Key verse
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
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13 lessons
The Gospels: Birth & Ministry
Calling the Twelve
Fishermen leave their nets, a tax collector leaves his table, and a new Israel begins around the King.
Miracles & Identity of Christ
Walking on the Water
A windward boat, a Saviour walking on the sea, and a Peter who steps out and looks down.
Miracles & Identity of Christ
The Transfiguration
On a high mountain, the veil of His humanity is briefly drawn back — and a Voice from the cloud says, “Hear ye him.”
Passion Week
The Last Supper
An old Passover and a new covenant — bread broken, cup poured, feet washed, a new commandment given.
Passion Week
Gethsemane
A sleeping company, a cup that would not pass, and a sentence that has carried millions: “not my will, but thine, be done.”
Passion Week
Trial and Denial
False witnesses, a high priest's robe rent, a fire in the courtyard — and a cock crowing twice.
Passion Week
The Resurrection
The stone rolled away, an empty grave-cloth, and the Lord saying her name in a garden.
Acts of the Apostles
Peter Restored
Three denials by a fire, three “lovest thou me?”s by another fire, and a charcoal-warm Saviour who restores His own.
Acts of the Apostles
Pentecost
A rushing mighty wind, tongues of fire, and three thousand baptised on the day the Spirit came.
Acts of the Apostles
Cornelius and the Gentiles
A Roman centurion's prayers, a sheet from heaven, and the door of the gospel opened wide.
Acts of the Apostles
The Jerusalem Council
A church-defining decision: the gospel is by grace through faith — for Jew and Gentile alike.
General Epistles & Revelation
1 Peter: Suffering and Grace
A living hope, a scattered people, a Saviour who suffered for us — and a crown that fadeth not away.
General Epistles & Revelation
Living Stones, Royal Priests
A new identity for the people of God — chosen, royal, holy, peculiar — built up as a spiritual house.