Free teaching materials · Gospel

Teacher guide

Prepare a complete 45-minute session for every passage unit.

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

A complete 45-minute teaching path

The lesson is free, printable, and usable without an account. Adjust vocabulary for your group, but keep the passage boundaries and evidence visible.

A complete 45-minute teaching path

5 min

Orient the group

Name the book, passage boundary, setting, and the question this unit will explore. Allow learners to pass on personal sharing.

10 min

Read the text

Read the assigned passage aloud or silently. Mark speakers, repeated words, commands, contrasts, promises, and changes.

10 min

Explain from the evidence

Walk through the observations on this page. Connect every conclusion to a verse and label interpretive judgments honestly.

15 min

Discuss and apply

Use the discussion questions. Move from what the passage says to responsible application without forcing disclosure.

5 min

Summarize and pray

Ask for one sentence that captures the passage. Close with a prayer shaped by its words and concerns.

All study units

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

Passage study 01 · Matthew 1:1–17

A written genealogy and family-line visual connecting Abraham, David, exile, and Jesus without placing generations in one literal gathering

Open study →Passage study 02 · Matthew 1:18–25

John’s imprisonment aftermath, the five thousand fed, and Jesus approaching the disciples across the water as Peter steps out

Open study →Passage study 13 · Matthew 15

Jesus welcoming children, speaking with the rich young man, teaching the vineyard workers, and healing the blind near Jericho

Open study →Passage study 18 · Matthew 21

Teacher guide

A complete 45-minute teaching path

A complete 45-minute teaching path

Orient the group

Read the text

Explain from the evidence

Discuss and apply

Summarize and pray

All study units

A written genealogy and family-line visual connecting Abraham, David, exile, and Jesus without placing generations in one literal gathering

Joseph considering what to do, receiving the angelic message in a dream, and taking Mary as his wife

Magi arriving in Jerusalem, following the star, and worshiping the young child in the house with their gifts

Joseph leading Mary and the child toward Egypt by night, followed by the family’s return to Nazareth

John preaching in the wilderness and baptizing Jesus in the Jordan as the Spirit descends like a dove

Jesus resisting temptation in the wilderness, calling fishermen by the sea, and teaching and healing throughout Galilee

Jesus teaching the Sermon on the Mount to disciples and a wider crowd in a natural hillside setting

A sequence of healings, the storm stilled, demons driven out, and Matthew called from the receipt of custom

The twelve receiving authority and instructions before being sent to Israel’s towns

Jesus answering John’s messengers, inviting the burdened to rest, and confronting Sabbath accusations

Jesus teaching from a boat and the parables pictured through seed, soils, weeds, treasure, pearl, and net

John’s imprisonment aftermath, the five thousand fed, and Jesus approaching the disciples across the water as Peter steps out

Jesus confronting tradition that hides heart corruption, the Canaanite woman persisting, and another crowd fed

Peter confessing Jesus near Caesarea Philippi and then resisting the announced path toward the cross

The Transfiguration, disciples overwhelmed, and Jesus healing the suffering boy after descending the mountain

Jesus placing a child among the disciples and teaching about humility, wandering sheep, reconciliation, and forgiveness

Jesus welcoming children, speaking with the rich young man, teaching the vineyard workers, and healing the blind near Jericho

Jesus entering Jerusalem on the donkey, cleansing the temple, and confronting leaders through parables

Jesus answering traps about tribute, resurrection, and the great commandment before lamenting over Jerusalem

Jesus teaching on the Mount of Olives with parables of watchfulness, stewardship, and final accountability

The woman anointing Jesus, Judas arranging betrayal, and the Passover meal with bread and cup

Jesus praying in Gethsemane, being arrested, questioned before Caiaphas, and Peter denying him in the courtyard

Jesus before Pilate, led toward crucifixion, and raised on the cross

Darkness, Jesus’ death, the torn veil reported, burial in Joseph’s tomb, and the sealed guard

The women finding the opened tomb, meeting the risen Jesus, and the disciples receiving the commission in Galilee