Luke 2.1–20

When Jesus is born, God sends his angels to make the huge announcement. The angels announce to some shepherds that God’s Promised King has come. The angels fill the air with praise and joy. The shepherds join with the angels’ praise when they see the baby lying in an animal’s feed box.

Luke 3.1–18

After Jesus’ birth and a story from when Jesus was a young boy, we hear nothing more about Jesus until a man called John started to preach in the wilderness. Although everyone thinks that John might be God’s Promised King, John says that he is the one who gets everything ready.

Luke 5.27–6.10

Jesus eats with the “bad people” and “works” on the Sabbath (God’s special rest day). This makes the religious leaders furious, but Jesus explains that he is totally different to everyone who has come before. And Jesus does not fit with how the religious leaders think “good people” should behave.

Luke 11.1–13

The disciples ask Jesus how they should pray to God, the Great King. Jesus gives the disciples a model prayer and then explains how to speak to God.

Luke 11.37–54

Jesus is invited to have lunch at the house of a religious leader, but Jesus does not wash like he is supposed to. When the Pharisee sees that Jesus doesn’t wash, Jesus has some strong words for all the Jewish religious leaders.

Luke 14.15–24

Jesus is invited to eat at the house of a religious leader. Jesus knows what the Pharisees are like, so tells them a tricky story about who will get into God’s Kingdom.

Luke 15.11–32

Jesus tells a tricky story to show what God is like and what God’s people should be like. This tricky story is about two sons and a feasting father.

Luke 19.28–48

Jesus has been travelling around and finally arrives in Jerusalem. Jesus is welcomed like a king by some, but others are not happy. And when Jesus gets into Jerusalem, he does not find things as they should be.

Luke 22.47–23.49

The religious leaders want Jesus dead, so they arrest him and bring him before the Roman governor. Two Roman governors find that Jesus is innocent, but he is sentenced to death by the religious leaders and an angry crowd. Jesus continues to save people, even as he is dying.

Luke 24.36–53

When Jesus rises from death, the disciples find it hard to believe. But Jesus is not a ghost. He is alive. Jesus gives the disciples a new job. They get to go and tell other people about Jesus and everything that happened to him.