Jesus_Ministry_Reading_Plan

One-Week Gospel Reading Plan:

What Jesus Did – Teaching, Healing, and Revealing God's Kingdom

Day 1: Matthew — Teaching, preaching, and healing in Galilee

Read:

☐ Matthew 4:23–25 — Jesus teaches, preaches the kingdom, and heals all diseases

☐ Matthew 9:35–38 — He sees the crowds as harassed and helpless

☐ Matthew 11:2–6 — The blind see, lame walk, dead raised, poor hear gospel

Reflect: What does Jesus' pattern of teach–preach–heal show about His priorities?

Day 2: Mark — Authority over demons, disease, and nature

Read:

☐ Mark 1:21–34 — Jesus teaches with authority, casts out demons, heals many

☐ Mark 1:40–45 — He cleanses a leper, showing power over disease

☐ Mark 4:35–41 — Jesus calms the storm, displaying authority over creation

Reflect: Where do you need Jesus' authority in your life today?

Day 3: Luke — Compassion, liberation, and raising the dead

Read:

☐ Luke 4:16–21 — Good news to poor, liberty to captives, sight to blind

☐ Luke 4:38–44 — Heals many, preaches, casts out demons

☐ Luke 7:11–17 — Jesus raises a widow's son at Nain

Reflect: How does Jesus' compassion move Him to act in these stories?

Day 4: John — Signs that reveal Jesus' identity

Read:

☐ John 2:1–11 — Turns water into wine at Cana, His first sign

☐ John 4:46–54 — Heals an official's son from a distance

☐ John 9:1–7 — Heals a man born blind, declares Himself light of the world

Reflect: What do these signs teach you about who Jesus is?

Day 5: Matthew — Feeding, walking on water, and restoring sight

Read:

☐ Matthew 14:13–21 — Feeds the five thousand, showing compassion and provision

☐ Matthew 14:22–33 — Walks on the sea, invites Peter to come to Him

☐ Matthew 20:29–34 — Heals two blind men near Jerusalem

Reflect: In what ways are you being invited to trust Jesus in 'stormy' situations?

Day 6: Mark — Healing the deaf, blind, and broken

Read:

☐ Mark 7:31–37 — Heals a deaf man with speech impediment

☐ Mark 8:22–26 — Heals a blind man at Bethsaida in stages

☐ Mark 10:46–52 — Restores sight to blind Bartimaeus

Reflect: How does Jesus meet people in their specific needs and limitations?

Day 7: Luke & John — Seeking the lost and giving life

Read:

☐ Luke 19:1–10 — Jesus seeks Zacchaeus, came to seek and save the lost

☐ John 11:38–44 — Raises Lazarus from the dead

☐ John 20:30–31 — Many more signs so you may believe He is the Christ

Reflect: How does Jesus' mission to seek, save, and give life apply to you?

Tip: Read slowly, pause after each passage, and pray about what you read.