MICHAEL G. VANLANINGHAM
OUTLINE
Introduction
I. The Introduction to the King-Messiah (1:1–4:11)
A. The King-Messiah’s Background (1:1–3:12)
1. The Messiah’s Ancestry (1:1-17)
2. The Messiah’s Birth (1:18-25)
3. The Messiah’s Fulfillment of the OT (2:1-23)
a. The Birth in Bethlehem (2:1-12)
b. The Flight to Egypt (2:13-15)
c. The Murder of Babies (2:16-18)
d. The Disdain Because of His Hometown (2:19-23)
4. The Messiah’s Forerunner (3:1-12)
B. The King-Messiah’s Preparation for Ministry (3:13–4:11)
1. The Messiah’s Baptism (3:13-17)
2. The Messiah’s Test (4:1-11)
II. The Authority of the King-Messiah (4:12–11:1)
A. The Setting for the Expression of the Messiah’s Authority (4:12-25)
1. The Messiah’s Relocation to Galilee (4:12-16)
2. The Messiah’s Initial Followers (4:17-25)
B. The Messiah’s Teaching Demonstrated His Authority: The Sermon on the Mount (5:1–7:29)
C. The Messiah’s Miracles Demonstrated His Authority (8:1–9:34)
D. The Messiah’s Disciples Functioned with His Authority (9:35–11:1)
III. The Reactions to the King-Messiah (11:2–12:50)
A. John Was Confused (11:2-15)
B. The Masses Were Unresponsive (11:16-24)
C. The Downhearted Were Encouraged (11:25-30)
D. The Leaders Were Antagonistic (12:1-50)
1. Regarding Sabbath Practices (12:1-21)
2. Regarding Exorcisms (12:22-37)
3. Regarding Signs (12:38-45)
E. Family Ties Were Narrowed (12:46-50)
IV. The Kingdom and the King-Messiah in the Present Era (13:1-52)
A. The Parable of the Sower and the Soils (13:1-23)
B. The Parable of the Wheat and Tares (13:24-30; cf. 36-43)
C. The Parable of the Mustard Seed (13:31-32)
D. The Parable of the Leaven (13:33)
E. The Reason for the Parables (13:34-35)
F. The Parable of the Wheat and Tares, cont. (13:36-43; cf. 13:24-30)
G. The Parables of the Buried Treasure and Pearl of Great Price (13:44-46)
H. The Parable of the Dragnet (13:47-50)
I. The Parables Gave New Revelation about the King and Kingdom (13:51-52)
V. The Withdrawal, Help, and Opposition of the King-Messiah: Four Cycles (13:53–16:28)
A. Cycle #1: The Ministry in Nazareth (13:53–14:12)
1. Jesus Withdrew: To Nazareth (13:53)
2. Jesus Helped: By Teaching in the Synagogue (13:54)
3. Jesus Faced Opposition: From His Kin and King Herod (13:55–14:12)
B. Cycle #2: Feeding the Five Thousand at Bethsaida (14:13–15:20)
1. Jesus Withdrew: To a Secluded Spot (14:13)
2. Jesus Helped: By Feeding the Multitude and Stilling a Storm (14:14-36)
3. Jesus Faced Opposition: From Pharisees and Scribes Over Oral Traditions (15:1-20)
C. Cycle #3: Tyre and Sidon and Feeding the Four Thousand (15:21–16:4c)
1. Jesus Withdrew: To the Region of Tyre and Sidon (15:21)
2. Jesus Helped: By Assisting the Canaanite Woman and Feeding Many (15:22-39)
3. Jesus Faced Opposition: From the Pharisees and Sadducees Who Wanted a Sign (16:1-4c)
D. Cycle #4: The Leaven of the Pharisees and Teaching the Disciples (16:4d–16:28)
1. Jesus Withdrew: To the Other Side of the Sea (16:4d)
2. Jesus Helped: By Teaching His Disciples (16:5-20)
3. Jesus Faced Opposition: From Disciples Who Did Not Understand (16:21-27)
VI. The Foretaste of the Glory of the King-Messiah: The Transfiguration (16:28–17:8)
VII. The Model of Humble Service Provided by the King-Messiah (17:9-27)
A. The Messiah Was Willing to Suffer (17:9-13)
B. The Messiah Was Willing to Help the Dull (17:14-20)
C. The Messiah Was Submissive (17:22-27)
1. Prepared to Die (17:22-23)
2. Prepared to Pay a Tax (17:24-27)
VIII. The Ethics of the Leaders Chosen by the King-Messiah (18:1–19:12)
A. Humility: Necessary to Enter and Serve in the Kingdom (18:1-6)
B. Personal Purity: Avoid Harming Self and Others (18:7-14)
C. Corporate Purity: Conduct Church Discipline (18:15-20)
D. Forgiveness: Remember How Much God Forgives (18:21-35)
E. Divorce: Avoid It (19:1-12)
IX. The Citizens of the Kingdom and the King-Messiah (19:13–20:34)
To Be a Citizen of the Kingdom, One Must…
A. Be Childlike to Be in It (19:13-15)
B. Depend on God to Enter It (19:16-30)
C. Not Be Shocked at Those Whom God Excludes (20:1-16)
D. Yield to the Messiah the Desire for Prominence (20:17-34)
1. Jesus Was Willing to Die (20:17-19)
2. The Leaders of the Disciples Were Required to Serve (20:20-28)
3. Jesus Was Willing to Serve (20:29-34)
X. The Rejection of the King-Messiah (21:1–23:39)
A. The Messiah Offered Himself to the People (21:1-11)
B. The Messiah Confronted the Corruption of the Priests (21:12-17)
C. The Messiah Foretold the Judgment Against the Nation (21:18-22)
D. The Messiah Exposed the Cowardice of the Leaders (21:23-27)
E. The Messiah Presented Parables about the Consequences of Their Rejection (21:28–22:14)
F. The Messiah Escaped Their Traps (22:15-46)
G. The Messiah Condemned the Leaders (23:1-39)
1. The Leaders Craved Acclaim (23:1-12)
2. The Leaders Corrupted the People through Their Hypocrisy (23:13-36)
3. The Leaders Faced Judgment (23:37-39)
XI. The Future Coming of the King-Messiah (24:1–25:46)
A. The Beginning of the Great Tribulation (24:1-14)
B. The Middle and End of the Great Tribulation: The Abomination of Desolation (24:15-28)
C. The Second Coming (24:29-35)
D. Instruction Urging Readiness for the Day of the Lord (24:36–25:30)
E. The Judgment Following the Second Coming (25:31-46)
XII. The Death of the King-Messiah (26:1–27:66)
A. The Hateful Plot Against Jesus (26:1-5)
B. The Act of Kindness for Jesus (26:6-13)
C. The Plans Judas Formed (26:14-16)
D. The Objective of Jesus’ Death: Inauguration of the New Covenant (26:17-29)
E. The Boast of Jesus’ Disciples (26:30-35)
F. The Anguish in Gethsemane (26:36-46)
G. The Incarceration at Gethsemane (26:47-56)
H. The Jewish Phase of Jesus’ Trial (26:57-68)
I. The Denials by Peter (26:69-75)
J. The Remorse of Judas (27:1-10)
K. The Roman Phase of Jesus’ Trial (27:11-26)
L. The Ridicule and Torture of Jesus (27:27-32)
M. The Crucifixion of Jesus (27:33-37)
N. The Cruelty Against Jesus (27:38-44)
O. The Death of Jesus (27:45-56)
P. The Burial of Jesus (27:57-61)
Q. The Securing of Jesus’ Tomb (27:62-66)
XIII. The Resurrection of the King-Messiah (28:1-20)
A. The Angel Announced the Resurrection (28:1-8)
B. Jesus Announced the Resurrection (28:9-10)
C. The Guards Were Bribed to Lie about the Resurrection (28:11-15)
D. The Disciples Saw Jesus in His Resurrection (28:16-17)
E. The Great Commission Flows from the Authority of the Resurrected One (28:18-20)