Getting to Know Jesus

Download this Podcast Matthew 2:13-15—When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” […] The post Escape to Egypt appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 2:3-6—When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called […] The post The Messiah Is in Bethlehem appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 2:1-2—After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the […] The post The Visit of the Magi appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 2:36-39—There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was […] The post Anna appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 2:25-32—Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting […] The post Simeon appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 2:15-18 – When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, […] The post The Shepherds Praised God appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 2:8-12—And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An […] The post I Bring You Good News appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 2:4-7—So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the […] The post Bethlehem appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 1:22-25—All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive […] The post The Virgin Will Be with Child appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 1:18-21—This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be […] The post A Dream appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 1:62-63—Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the […] The post His Name Is John appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 1:46-51, 54—And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, […] The post Mary's Magnificat appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 1:34-37—“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy […] The post How Will This Be? appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 1:29-33—Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But […] The post His Kingdom Will Never End appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 1:26-28—In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in […] The post The Lord Is with You appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 1:23-25—When his time of service was completed, he returned home. After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant […] The post A Miraculous Birth appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 1:11-13—Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar […] The post Do Not Be Afraid appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 1:8-10—Once when Zechariah's division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, he was […] The post Zechariah appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 1:1—This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham . […] The post Line of Abraham and Line of David appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 1:18—No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and […] The post The Son Has Made God Known appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 1:15–17—John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who […] The post John the Baptist's Testimony appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 1:14—The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory […] The post The Word Became Flesh appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 1:9–11—The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the […] The post The True Light appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 1:3–4—Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him […] The post In Him Was Life appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 1:1–2—In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. […] The post In the Beginning appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 1:1–4—Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. The post So That You May Know appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Colossians 1:15–17—He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. The post Before All Things appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast 1 Corinthians 2:1–5—When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power. The post An Overview of the Year Ahead appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 21:24–25—This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. The post We Know that His Testimony Is True appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Mark 16:19–20—After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it. The post The Disciples Went Out and Preached appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 24:50–53—When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God. The post Taken up into Heaven appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 24:49—I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high. The post Stay in the City appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 28:18–20—Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." The post Go and Make Disciples of All Nations appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 24:44–48—He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms." Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.” The post You Are Witnesses of These Things appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 21:15–19—When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep." The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go." Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, "Follow me!" The post Do You Love Me? appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 20:24–29—Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord! "But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." The post My Lord and My God! appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Mark 16:14—Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. The post Jesus Appeared to the Eleven appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 24:30–34—When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon." The post Were Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us? appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 24:25–29—He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them. The post Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 24:13–24—Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him. He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" "What things?" he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus." The post We Had Hoped That He Was the One Who Was Going to Redeem Israel appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 28:11–15—While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.' If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. The post Cover Up appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Mark 16:9–11—When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. The post They Did Not Believe appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 24:12—Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened. The post Peter Ran to the Tomb appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Mark 16:5–8—As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.'" Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. The post But Go, Tell His Disciples and Peter appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Mark 16:1–4—When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?" But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. The post The Stone Had Been Rolled Away! appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 27:62–65—The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. "Sir," they said, "we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise again.' So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first." "Take a guard," Pilate answered. "Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how." The post After Three Days I Will Rise Again appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 27:57–61—As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb. The post Joseph of Arimathea appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Luke 23:44–49—It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last. The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, "Surely this was a righteous man." When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. The post The Curtain of the Temple Was Torn in Two appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 19:28–30—Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. The post I Am Thirsty appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast Matthew 27:45–49—From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"). When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah." Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him." The post “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.

Download this Podcast John 19:25–27—Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, "Woman, here is your son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. The post Woman, Here Is Your Son appeared first on Getting to Know Jesus.