Introduction: why I needed a simple guide to the Gospels -- Preparation for the birth of Jesus 1:1-4 -- Jesus is born, named, and instructed, 2:1-14 -- John, preaching righteousness, baptizes Jesus, which is pleasing to God, 3:1-9 -- Though tempted to seek power and glory, Jesus seeks to serve, 4:1-13 -- Jesus discusses the law, and explains its implications, 6:1-11 -- Healing and what it means, 7:1-10 -- Jesus travels, teaches, and heals, 8:1-10 -- What it means to follow Jesus, 9:1-9 -- Traveling towards Jerusalem, Jesus teaches about discipleship, 10:1-12 -- What to expect from God, your father, 11:1-13 -- Making a choice between the Spirit of God and the spirit of the times, 12:1-12 -- Now is the time for repentance, 13:1-9 -- Jesus presses his hearers to make a choice, 14:1-14 -- What happens to those who get lost on the way to the Kingdom? 15:1-10 -- Still on the way to Jerusalem; still teaching about repentance, 17:1-10 -- How do you pray; what do you pray for? 18:1-14 -- Why is Jesus going to Jerusalem? 19:1-10 -- Arguments in the Temple about God's power to save, 20:1-8 -- Teaching in the Temple about expecting God's Kingdom, 21:1-4 -- Jesus celebrates Passover with his disciples; he is arrested, 22:1-13 -- Arranging and achieving a death, 23:1-12 -- Jesus, risen, preaches repentance, then is taken into heaven, 24:1-12.