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Above all, leadership is a position of servanthood. -
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The servant role was completed in Jesus. Though there were auspicious sings that preceded and accompanied his birth, preparing the world for the majestic and kingly, the birth of Jesus itself was of t... -
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The Origins of “Servant Leadership”
The Swiss-German novelist Hermann Hesse published a short story in 1932 called "Journey to the East." In it, a group of men go on a long journey. Throughout their trip, they are accompanied ... -
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By speaking about articulation as a form of leadership we have already suggested the place where the future leader will stand. Not “up there,” far away or secretly hidden, but in the midst of his peop... -
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A Seed of Wanting to Be the Boss
People in the world naturally want to boss others. Imagine a boy beginning work with a firm. He has a lowly place and is ordered around by everyone. Do this! Do that! Every dirty job is his. He is the... -
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Authority exercised with humility, and obedience accepted with delight are the very lines along which our spirits live. -
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When Jesus caught his disciples arguing about who among them was the greatest, they felt embarrassed—but Jesus didn’t rebuke them for wanting to be great. He simply gave them an unexpected formula: Be... -
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Scripture Guide, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
The Servant Leader The servant leader is the hero of this text. And the example, par excellence, is the Apostle Paul. He has never shied away from holding himself up as a person to be imitated, as... -
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Starting With the Boots
In 1878, when William Booth’s Salvation Army was beginning to make its mark, men and women from all over the world began to enlist. One man, who had once dreamed of becoming a bishop, crossed the Atla... -
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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
preaching commentary The Servant Leader The servant leader is the hero of this text. And the example, par excellence, is the Apostle Paul. He has never shied away from holding himself up as a pe... -
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The Definition of a Level 5 Leader (Jim Collins’ Definition of Top Executive Leaders)
It came down to one essential definition. The central dimension for Level 5 is a leader who is ambitious first and foremost for the cause, for the company, for the work, not for himself or herself; an... -
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Leaders Make it Happen
I sometimes hear people talk about leaders as people who make things happen. But it takes followers to make Jesus' agenda happen. My friend Julie tells me that physicists define a leader as an ext... -
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Scripture Guide, Philippians 2:5-11
Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? A letter of friendship Paul’s letter to the Philippians is from Paul and his companions to the saints in Philippi. It is a letter fro... -
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Maundy Thursday
"Maundy" What? Maundy Thursday takes its name from the Latin version of John 13:34: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are ... -
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What is Luther?
When Martin Luther discovered that some had begun calling the first Protestants “Lutherans,” he strongly objected. It is funny to think that some 500 years later, many are still known by his name: ... -
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Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven
Pastor: Our help is in the name of the Lord, People: who made heaven and earth. Pastor: If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? People: But with You th... -
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Scripture Guide, John 13:1-17, 31b-35 (Guide C)
At this point in the Gospel we move out of the streets into the quiet of a room. “The noise of the cosmos has died away: the stillness of night prevails” (Bultmann). And yet, in [that] quiet room, Jes... -
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18th Sunday after Pentecost
Summary This is one of those texts where it’s pretty easy to laugh at the disciples. This is the second time Jesus told them he was going to die and then rise again after three days. And yet they wer... -
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Scripture Guide, John 13:1-17, 31b-35 (Guide A)
John's Account of the Last Supper This passage is most often preached on on Maundy Thursday (or Holy Thursday). By our modern measure, “Thursday” would also include Gethsemane and other events of... -
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Scripture Guide James 2:1-17
A Highly Practical Text Often we come to scripture passages that require a bit of interpretive twists and turns to find ways of connecting the text to our modern-day lives in the 21st century. But oc... -
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15th Sunday after Pentecost
Preaching Commentary A Highly Practical Text Often we come to scripture passages that require a bit of interpretive twists and turns to find ways of connecting the text to our modern-day lives in t... -
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Maundy Thursday | John 13:1-17, 31b-35 | A New Commandment
Reflection We all are aware of cultures that have a hierarchy—a pecking order. The elite and the hoi polloi. The acceptable and the unacceptable. In such cultures, the hierarchy determines the role. ... -
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Service & Suffering over Self-Exaltation
In Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, the characters of Boromir and Frodo illustrate well the dichotomy between exaltation and service. As a mighty warrior and heir-apparent to be the leader his... -
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John Calvin: A Reformer's Humility
The Protestant Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) arrived in Geneva to lead the city’s church in 1536, but not, as we might imagine, to universal acceptance. Rather, there was significant resistance and... -
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A Poor Man’s Ticker-tape Parade
Frederick Buechner is a master of capturing the excitement of the moment of Palm Sunday. It’s a great reminder that the story itself is a great illustration! We call it Palm Sunday because maybe t... -
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A Glimpse of Eternal Life
An ancient legend tells of a well-respected rabbi who would vanish from his synagogue for a few hours each Sabbath. His mysterious absences sparked curiosity among his students, who wondered if their ... -
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The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in so doing will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern, rather... -
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The Power of the V Formation
Have you ever noticed geese soaring across the sky in a V formation? Scientists have uncovered the wisdom behind this flight pattern: as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the one beh... -
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Adapted from Matthew 20:25-28
Jesus says, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must ... -
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A Labor Day Prayer for Equity
This prayer may be offered with or without the congregational response. Due to its length, consider using two or more liturgists to lead the prayer. VOICE ONE: God of Creation, God of Life, In your j...
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- Resentment (40)
- Resilience (46)
- Resistance (26)
- Resisting Temptation (22)
- Respect (24)
- Responsibility (55)
- Rest (139)
- Rest in God (24)
- Restoration (63)
- Resurrection (147)
- Resurrection Life (48)
- Resurrection of the Dead (88)
- Resurrection to New Life (68)
- Retreat (26)
- Returning to God (41)
- Revelation (93)
- Revenge (23)
- Right Relationships (25)
- Righteousness (137)
- Risks (45)
- Romantic Love (39)
- Romantic Relationships (34)
- The Resurrection and the Life (36)
- The Risen Lord (59)
- The Rock (24)
- The Roman Empire (29)
S
- Sabbath (141)
- Sacrifice (184)
- Sacrificial Giving (22)
- Sacrificial Living (22)
- Sacrificial Love (72)
- Safety (34)
- Salt and Light (23)
- Salvation (306)
- Sanctification (159)
- Satan (75)
- Satisfaction (31)
- Saved by Grace (30)
- Savior (156)
- School (35)
- Science (77)
- Science and Religion (77)
- Scripture (139)
- Sea (40)
- Seasons (28)
- Secularism (24)
- Security (33)
- Seeking God (78)
- Seeking the Kingdom (24)
- Seeking the Truth (41)
- Segregation (24)
- Self-Absorption (23)
- Self-Awareness (90)
- Self-Centeredness (94)
- Self-Control (51)
- Self-Deception (46)
- Self-Destruction (23)
- Self-Image (29)
- Self-Love (25)
- Self-Reliance (46)
- Self-Renunciation (30)
- Self-Righteousness (55)
- Self-Sacrifice (39)
- Selfishness (124)
- Sermon on the Mount (38)
- Sermons (27)
- Servant Leadership (26)
- Servanthood (88)
- Service (115)
- Sex (56)
- Shalom (30)
- Shame (78)
- Sheep (47)
- Shepherd (29)
- Shepherds (40)
- Sickness (46)
- Sight (50)
- Signs (35)
- Silence (96)
- Sin (221)
- Sin Nature (23)
- Sinfulness (69)
- Singing (39)
- Sinners (38)
- Sins (112)
- Skepticism (30)
- Slavery (57)
- Smart Phones (39)
- Social Justice (26)
- Social Media (51)
- Soil (31)
- Solitude (68)
- Son of God (22)
- Sorrow (54)
- Speech (52)
- Spiritual Battles (36)
- Spiritual Blindness (22)
- Spiritual Disciplines (60)
- Spiritual Formation (60)
- Spiritual Gifts (26)
- Spiritual Growth (78)
- Spiritual Hunger (56)
- Spiritual Leadership (28)
- Spiritual Maturity (34)
- Spiritual Nurture (31)
- Spiritual Practices (26)
- Spiritual Thirst (36)
- Spiritual Transformation (42)
- Spiritual Warfare (27)
- Sports (61)
- Stars (37)
- Status Quo (26)
- Staying Humble (27)
- Steadfast Love (54)
- Stewardship (122)
- Stillness (23)
- Stories (82)
- Storms (66)
- Storytelling (40)
- Strength (119)
- Stress (60)
- Struggles (38)
- Struggles with Prayer (22)
- Submission (28)
- Success (110)
- Suffering (196)
- Surgery (22)
- Surrender (74)
- Sustainer (27)
- Sweetness (34)
- The Sacraments (71)
- The Saints (55)
- The Second Coming Of Christ (29)
- The Soul (96)
- The Spiritual Life (36)
T
- Talking (22)
- Teaching (24)
- Teamwork (24)
- Tears (23)
- Technology (91)
- Telling the Truth (27)
- Temptation (120)
- Ten Commandments (24)
- Testing (23)
- Thankfulness (45)
- Thanksgiving (General) (150)
- Thanksgiving (Holiday) (35)
- The Temple (43)
- The Transfiguration (23)
- The Trinity (138)
- The Twelve Disciples (54)
- Theology (32)
- Third Third of Life (33)
- Thirst (23)
- Thought (33)
- Thoughts (46)
- Time (91)
- Tired (25)
- Tongue (37)
- Tradition (27)
- Tragedy (25)
- Training (37)
- Transformation (145)
- Transgressions (26)
- Trauma (22)
- Travel (25)
- Treasure (66)
- Trees (41)
- Trials (54)
- Trinity Sunday (28)
- Trouble (80)
- True Worship (30)
- Trust (182)
- Trust in God (80)
- Trust in Jesus (26)
- Truth (178)
V
W
- The Weak (32)
- The Wicked (22)
- The Wild (27)
- The Will (23)
- The Work of the Holy Spirit (48)
- Waiting (128)
- Waiting on God (56)
- Wandering (32)
- War (90)
- Water (39)
- Waters (25)
- Ways (33)
- Weakness (121)
- Wealth (101)
- Weariness (35)
- Weddings (34)
- Weeping (24)
- Western Culture (60)
- Wholeness (24)
- Wickedness (36)
- Wilderness (85)
- Wisdom (196)
- Wisdom of God (36)
- Witnesses (50)
- Wonder (61)
- Word of God (30)
- Words (87)
- Words vs. Actions (23)
- Work (167)
- Work and Rest (30)
- Work-Life Balance (30)
- Works-Righteousness (22)
- World (142)
- World Leaders (30)
- World Peace (32)
- Worldliness (22)
- Worldly Power (41)
- Worldview (42)
- Worry (55)
- Worship (207)
- Wounds (47)
Search by Reference
Genesis
- Gen 1 (215)
- Gen 2 (131)
- Gen 3 (86)
- Gen 4 (31)
- Gen 5 (2)
- Gen 6 (8)
- Gen 7 (1)
- Gen 8 (17)
- Gen 9 (12)
- Gen 11 (34)
- Gen 12 (63)
- Gen 13 (9)
- Gen 14 (4)
- Gen 15 (20)
- Gen 16 (12)
- Gen 17 (12)
- Gen 18 (25)
- Gen 19 (2)
- Gen 21 (7)
- Gen 22 (37)
- Gen 23 (1)
- Gen 24 (2)
- Gen 25 (5)
- Gen 26 (2)
- Gen 27 (12)
- Gen 28 (16)
- Gen 29 (7)
- Gen 32 (20)
- Gen 33 (4)
- Gen 35 (2)
- Gen 36 (1)
- Gen 37 (24)
- Gen 38 (1)
- Gen 39 (12)
- Gen 41 (8)
- Gen 42 (2)
- Gen 44 (1)
- Gen 45 (15)
- Gen 47 (1)
- Gen 49 (2)
- Gen 50 (47)
Exodus
- Exod 1 (16)
- Exod 2 (14)
- Exod 3 (122)
- Exod 4 (23)
- Exod 5 (7)
- Exod 6 (6)
- Exod 7 (3)
- Exod 8 (3)
- Exod 9 (1)
- Exod 10 (3)
- Exod 12 (28)
- Exod 13 (23)
- Exod 14 (58)
- Exod 15 (17)
- Exod 16 (55)
- Exod 17 (23)
- Exod 18 (18)
- Exod 19 (17)
- Exod 20 (82)
- Exod 21 (2)
- Exod 22 (6)
- Exod 23 (9)
- Exod 24 (14)
- Exod 25 (5)
- Exod 26 (1)
- Exod 27 (1)
- Exod 28 (2)
- Exod 29 (4)
- Exod 30 (5)
- Exod 31 (14)
- Exod 32 (58)
- Exod 33 (36)
- Exod 34 (44)
- Exod 35 (9)
- Exod 40 (6)
- Exod 58 (1)
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Nehemiah
Job
- Job 1 (37)
- Job 2 (16)
- Job 3 (14)
- Job 4 (2)
- Job 5 (3)
- Job 6 (3)
- Job 7 (6)
- Job 8 (1)
- Job 10 (3)
- Job 11 (7)
- Job 12 (17)
- Job 13 (5)
- Job 14 (8)
- Job 15 (1)
- Job 19 (11)
- Job 23 (16)
- Job 24 (1)
- Job 26 (1)
- Job 27 (2)
- Job 28 (2)
- Job 30 (2)
- Job 31 (2)
- Job 33 (3)
- Job 34 (1)
- Job 36 (1)
- Job 37 (2)
- Job 38 (37)
- Job 39 (1)
- Job 40 (2)
- Job 42 (19)
Psalm
- Ps 1 (78)
- Ps 2 (20)
- Ps 3 (5)
- Ps 4 (14)
- Ps 5 (12)
- Ps 6 (7)
- Ps 7 (4)
- Ps 8 (57)
- Ps 9 (16)
- Ps 10 (12)
- Ps 11 (4)
- Ps 12 (5)
- Ps 13 (9)
- Ps 14 (13)
- Ps 15 (17)
- Ps 16 (53)
- Ps 17 (6)
- Ps 18 (23)
- Ps 19 (99)
- Ps 20 (8)
- Ps 22 (54)
- Ps 23 (157)
- Ps 24 (36)
- Ps 25 (49)
- Ps 27 (106)
- Ps 28 (8)
- Ps 29 (14)
- Ps 30 (36)
- Ps 31 (12)
- Ps 32 (62)
- Ps 33 (32)
- Ps 34 (207)
- Ps 35 (1)
- Ps 36 (19)
- Ps 37 (86)
- Ps 38 (8)
- Ps 39 (9)
- Ps 40 (19)
- Ps 41 (6)
- Ps 42 (84)
- Ps 43 (3)
- Ps 44 (4)
- Ps 45 (3)
- Ps 46 (134)
- Ps 47 (9)
- Ps 48 (4)
- Ps 49 (8)
- Ps 50 (8)
- Ps 51 (225)
- Ps 52 (3)
- Ps 53 (3)
- Ps 54 (4)
- Ps 55 (19)
- Ps 56 (13)
- Ps 57 (10)
- Ps 59 (1)
- Ps 60 (2)
- Ps 61 (6)
- Ps 62 (26)
- Ps 63 (39)
- Ps 64 (2)
- Ps 65 (11)
- Ps 66 (13)
- Ps 67 (5)
- Ps 68 (11)
- Ps 69 (5)
- Ps 70 (4)
- Ps 71 (10)
- Ps 72 (24)
- Ps 73 (36)
- Ps 74 (5)
- Ps 75 (1)
- Ps 76 (2)
- Ps 77 (15)
- Ps 78 (22)
- Ps 79 (1)
- Ps 80 (6)
- Ps 82 (40)
- Ps 84 (13)
- Ps 85 (19)
- Ps 86 (21)
- Ps 87 (1)
- Ps 88 (6)
- Ps 89 (10)
- Ps 90 (63)
- Ps 91 (36)
- Ps 92 (13)
- Ps 93 (4)
- Ps 94 (9)
- Ps 95 (27)
- Ps 96 (35)
- Ps 97 (1)
- Ps 98 (15)
- Ps 99 (3)
- Ps 100 (36)
- Ps 101 (2)
- Ps 102 (2)
- Ps 103 (147)
- Ps 104 (46)
- Ps 105 (5)
- Ps 106 (8)
- Ps 107 (20)
- Ps 109 (1)
- Ps 110 (10)
- Ps 111 (13)
- Ps 112 (10)
- Ps 113 (9)
- Ps 115 (14)
- Ps 116 (24)
- Ps 117 (5)
- Ps 118 (54)
- Ps 119 (182)
- Ps 121 (55)
- Ps 122 (8)
- Ps 123 (3)
- Ps 124 (12)
- Ps 125 (1)
- Ps 126 (18)
- Ps 127 (44)
- Ps 128 (10)
- Ps 130 (52)
- Ps 131 (9)
- Ps 132 (4)
- Ps 133 (49)
- Ps 135 (4)
- Ps 136 (31)
- Ps 137 (4)
- Ps 138 (8)
- Ps 139 (164)
- Ps 140 (1)
- Ps 141 (10)
- Ps 142 (4)
- Ps 143 (6)
- Ps 144 (6)
- Ps 145 (52)
- Ps 146 (34)
- Ps 147 (66)
- Ps 148 (13)
- Ps 149 (1)
- Ps 150 (15)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (19)
- Prov 2 (16)
- Prov 3 (201)
- Prov 4 (47)
- Prov 5 (8)
- Prov 6 (13)
- Prov 7 (2)
- Prov 8 (12)
- Prov 9 (7)
- Prov 10 (14)
- Prov 11 (43)
- Prov 12 (27)
- Prov 13 (11)
- Prov 14 (48)
- Prov 15 (56)
- Prov 16 (75)
- Prov 17 (43)
- Prov 18 (57)
- Prov 19 (48)
- Prov 20 (16)
- Prov 21 (31)
- Prov 22 (55)
- Prov 23 (15)
- Prov 24 (20)
- Prov 25 (20)
- Prov 26 (14)
- Prov 27 (37)
- Prov 28 (29)
- Prov 29 (26)
- Prov 30 (6)
- Prov 31 (52)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (130)
- Isa 2 (19)
- Isa 4 (4)
- Isa 5 (25)
- Isa 6 (111)
- Isa 7 (46)
- Isa 8 (3)
- Isa 9 (123)
- Isa 11 (26)
- Isa 12 (9)
- Isa 14 (5)
- Isa 15 (2)
- Isa 16 (1)
- Isa 21 (1)
- Isa 23 (2)
- Isa 24 (1)
- Isa 25 (30)
- Isa 26 (43)
- Isa 27 (2)
- Isa 28 (10)
- Isa 29 (19)
- Isa 30 (69)
- Isa 31 (2)
- Isa 32 (5)
- Isa 33 (10)
- Isa 34 (1)
- Isa 35 (10)
- Isa 37 (1)
- Isa 38 (2)
- Isa 40 (227)
- Isa 41 (104)
- Isa 42 (44)
- Isa 43 (116)
- Isa 44 (15)
- Isa 45 (23)
- Isa 46 (7)
- Isa 47 (2)
- Isa 48 (11)
- Isa 49 (39)
- Isa 50 (16)
- Isa 51 (6)
- Isa 52 (18)
- Isa 53 (191)
- Isa 54 (15)
- Isa 55 (216)
- Isa 56 (11)
- Isa 57 (27)
- Isa 58 (92)
- Isa 59 (14)
- Isa 60 (55)
- Isa 61 (100)
- Isa 62 (7)
- Isa 63 (3)
- Isa 64 (38)
- Isa 65 (18)
- Isa 66 (24)
- Isa 70 (1)
- Isa 85 (1)
- Isa 2021 (1)
Jeremiah
- Jer 1 (31)
- Jer 2 (22)
- Jer 3 (3)
- Jer 4 (1)
- Jer 5 (4)
- Jer 6 (10)
- Jer 7 (6)
- Jer 8 (2)
- Jer 9 (22)
- Jer 10 (9)
- Jer 11 (2)
- Jer 12 (4)
- Jer 14 (1)
- Jer 15 (4)
- Jer 16 (4)
- Jer 17 (91)
- Jer 18 (5)
- Jer 19 (1)
- Jer 20 (8)
- Jer 22 (14)
- Jer 23 (22)
- Jer 29 (94)
- Jer 30 (12)
- Jer 31 (60)
- Jer 32 (9)
- Jer 33 (11)
- Jer 35 (1)
- Jer 36 (1)
- Jer 50 (1)
- Jer 51 (1)
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Obadiah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zechariah
Matthew
- Matt 1 (79)
- Matt 2 (102)
- Matt 3 (52)
- Matt 4 (134)
- Matt 5 (413)
- Matt 6 (343)
- Matt 7 (151)
- Matt 8 (44)
- Matt 9 (57)
- Matt 10 (62)
- Matt 11 (159)
- Matt 12 (41)
- Matt 13 (102)
- Matt 14 (67)
- Matt 15 (30)
- Matt 16 (100)
- Matt 17 (52)
- Matt 18 (125)
- Matt 19 (59)
- Matt 20 (48)
- Matt 21 (70)
- Matt 22 (94)
- Matt 23 (101)
- Matt 24 (42)
- Matt 25 (196)
- Matt 26 (69)
- Matt 27 (39)
- Matt 28 (167)
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
- Acts 1 (87)
- Acts 2 (160)
- Acts 3 (31)
- Acts 4 (66)
- Acts 5 (29)
- Acts 6 (7)
- Acts 7 (17)
- Acts 8 (35)
- Acts 9 (91)
- Acts 10 (33)
- Acts 11 (13)
- Acts 12 (11)
- Acts 13 (20)
- Acts 14 (14)
- Acts 15 (14)
- Acts 16 (46)
- Acts 17 (71)
- Acts 18 (10)
- Acts 19 (4)
- Acts 20 (52)
- Acts 21 (1)
- Acts 22 (2)
- Acts 24 (8)
- Acts 25 (1)
- Acts 26 (4)
- Acts 27 (5)
- Acts 28 (9)