Timeline of Christ's Ministry

Jesus Presentation in the Temple

4 BCE

Luke 2:22-40: Forty days after Jesus' birth, as was the custom for Jews, He was carried to the temple to be presented to the Lord. Here, the prophetess, Ana, and Simeon noticed the Messiah, praised God and blessed Him. This showed that Jesus (and His parents) modelled obedience to God's Law even from birth.

Timeline of Christ's Ministry

Period: 4 BCE to 30

Jesus Goes Missing

8

Luke 2:41-52: Jesus visited the temple with His parents for the passover. There, He witnessed the ceremony and grasped His role as the Passover Lamb. His parents found Him in conversation with the learned men of the temple after He had been missing for 3 days. When His mother asked Him why He had allowed them to worry, He responded, "How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" Luke 2:49 This story indicates Jesus' connection to His heavenly Father.

Jesus' Baptism

26

Matt 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-23: Jesus was baptised at the age of 30 by his cousin, John the Baptist, who had been sent to prepare the way for His ministry. At His baptism, a dove landed on Him and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son in whom I am well pleased."
This showed His obedience, connection to God and marked the beginning of His ministry.

Jesus meets Nicodemus

27

John 3:1-21: Jesus' meeting with Nicodemus showed patience and impartiality. Even though he was part of a group that consistently antagonised Jesus, He willingly sat with him and explained the gospel, which Nicodemus should have understood as a teacher of the Law.

The Wedding at Cana

27

John 2:1-11: This was Jesus' first miracle and shows His compassion and wisdom. His mother asks Him to help the couple as their wine had run out. Jesus responded that it was not yet His time, but still helped the couple by turning water into wine. Jesus knew time was needed to complete His ministry and didn't rush it along, but still showed care for what worries us.

Jesus Refuses to Destroy a Samaritan Village

28

Luke 9:51-56

Healing of the Crowds in Capernum

28

Matthew 8:1-4, Mark 1:32-34, Luke 4:40-41: Again, Jesus' compassion and understanding of his learners are seen here. He had healed Peter's mother-in-law and cast out demons on the Sabbath that day, but as it was not time to end His ministry, He did as little as possible to anger the Pharisees. However, He compassionately healed the sick and cast out devils once the Sabbath was over.

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

28

John 5: The Religious leaders of Israel had misled the children of Israel into seeing the Sabbath as a burden. Jesus, seeing the lame man, treated him with compassion and healed him. He also used this to begin to re-teach the concept of the Sabbath as a delight, not a burdensome day.

Religious Leaders Challenge Jesus

28

Matthew15:39-16:4, Mark 8:11-12

Jesus Sends out the 72 Disciples

29

Luke 10:1-24

Jesus Teaches the Disciples How to Pray

29

Matthew 6:9-15, Luke 11:1-13

Jesus Forgives Peter

30

The Great Commission

30

Jesus' Ressurection

30

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

30

Matthew 21.1-11; Mark 11.1-11; John 12.12-19; Luke 19:28-40

Jesus and Zacchaeus

30

Luke 19:1-10

Jesus Predicts His Death

30

John 12:23-36

Jesus is Crucified

30

Matthew 27:27-33, Mark 15:22-26, luke 23: 33-34, John1917-24

Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem

30

Matthew 23:37-39, Luke 13:34-35