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Front 1

Matthew

Back 1

I. The Period of Preparation (1-4)
II. Preaching the Kingdom, Teaching with Authority (4-9)
III. The Demands of Discipleship (9-12)
IV. Hidden Principles of the Kingdom (13-16)
V. The Radical Mercy of the Kingdom (16-20)
VI. The Rejection and Vindication of the King (21-28)

Front 2

Mark

Back 2

I. The Beginning of the Good News About God’s Son (1:1-13)
II. The Ministry of God’s Son in Galilee of the Gentiles (1:14-9:50)
III. The Power of God’s Son over enemies and Death in Jerusalem (10:1-16:8)

Front 3

Luke

Back 3

I. Luke's Prologue (1:1-4)
II. Setting the Stage for Fulfillment (1:5-4:3)
III. Jesus Proclaims Salvation in the Spirit's Power (4:14-9:50)
IV. Jesus' Proclamation Divides Israel as He Journeys (9:51-19:48)
V. Jesus Arrives at his Destiny in Jerusalem (20:1-24:53)

Front 4

John

Back 4

I. The Prologue (1:1-18)
II. The Book of Signs (1:19-12:50)
III. The Book of Glory (13:1-20:31)
IV. The Epilogue (21:1-25)

Front 5

Acts

Back 5

I. The Holy Spirit Comes to Empower Apostolic Witness (1-2)
II. Apostolic Witness in Jerusalem (3-7)
III. Apostolic Witness in Judea and Samaria (8-12)
IV. Apostolic Witness to the Ends of the Earth (13-28)

Front 6

Romans

Back 6

I. Paul Introduces Himself and His Gospel of God’s Righteousness (1:1-17)
II. God’s Righteousness Reveals the Sinfulness of Jews and Gentiles (1:18-3:20)
III. God’s Righteousness Reveals Salvation for both Jews and Gentiles (3:21-8:39)
IV. God’s Righteousness Reveals an Interconnected Relationship Between Jews and Gentiles (9:1-11:36)
V. Right Worship Demands Reconciled Relationships in the Body of Christ (12:1-15:13)
VI. Future Ministry Requires Reconciled Relationships (15:14-16:27)

Front 7

1 Corinthians

Back 7

I. Greetings & Thanksgiving (1:1-9)
II. Paul's Response to the Report from Chloe's House (1:10-6:20)
III. Paul's Response to the Corinthians' Letter (7:1-16:12)
IV. Farewell Greeting & Blessing (16:13-24)

Front 8

2 Corinthians

Back 8

I. Greeting and Thanksgiving (1:1-11)
II. Paul Explains His Ministry of Reconciliation (1:12-7:16)
III. Paul Pleads for Corinthians Contribution to Collection (8-9)
IV. Paul's Defense Against the False Apostles (10:1-13:10)
V. Farewell Greetings and Benediction (13:11-14)

Front 9

Galatians

Back 9

I. Paul's Salutation (1:1-5)
II. The Problem of a False Gospel (1:6-10)
III. Proofs of the True Gospel in Paul's Calling & Character (1:11-2:21)
IV. Proofs of the True Gospel from Scripture & Experience (3-4)
V. Practical Implications of the True Gospel (5:1-6:10)
VI. Paul's Final Exhortation (6:11-18)

Front 10

Ephesians

Back 10

I. Salutation (1:1-2)
II. Praise, Prayer & Proclamation of Christ's Love & Power in the Church (1:3-3:21)
III. Pastoral Exhortation to Live in Christ's Love & Power as the Church (4:1-6:20)
IV. Postscript (6:21-24)

Front 11

Philippians

Back 11

I. Paul Greets His Partners in the Gospel (1:1-11)
II. Advancing the Gospel Despite the Ambitious (1:12-2:30)
III. Advancing the Gospel Despite Legalism & Licentiousness (3:1-4:1)
IV. Paul's Final Exhortation and Thanksgiving for His Partners (4:2-23)

Front 12

Colossians

Back 12

I. Salutation (1:1-2)
II. Paul’s Praise & Prayer for the Fruit-bearing Gospel’s Work in Them (1:3-14)
III. The Gospel and Paul’s Ministry Proclaim Christ’s Supremacy and Sufficiency (1:15-2:23)
IV. The Lives of Those “In Christ” Show His Death and Resurrection (3:1-4:6)
V. Postscript (4:7-18)

Front 13

1 Thessalonians

Back 13

I. Salutation (1:1)
II. Paul's Proclamation and Pastoral Concern for the Thessalonians (1:2-3:13)
III. Paul's Pastoral Exhortation as the Day of the LORD Approaches (4:1-5:22)
IV. Conclusion (5:23-28)

Front 14

2 Thessalonians

Back 14

I. Salutation (1:1-2)
II. Paul’s Correction and Prayers for Faithfulness Until Jesus Comes (1:3-2:17)
III. Paul’s Pastoral Exhortation to Faithful Work (3:1-15)
IV. Conclusion (3:16-18)

Front 15

1 Timothy

Back 15

I. Greetings and charge (1:1-20)
II. Congregational regulations for worship and rule (2:1-3:16)
III. Instructions for Timothy's teaching and ministry (4:1-6:2)
IV. False teaching and financial gain (6:3-19)
V. Final charge to Timothy (6:20-21)

Front 16

2 Timothy

Back 16

I. Greetings (1:1-2)
II. Encouragement to Remain Faithful Despite Hardship (1:3-2:13)
III. Warnings Against False Teachers and Charge to Timothy (2:14-26)
IV. Godlessness in the Last Days (3:1-9)
V. Resources for Godliness (3:10-17)
VI. The Charge to Preach the Word (4:1-5)
VII. Paul's Final Testimony & Requests (4:6-22)

Front 17

Titus

Back 17

I. Greetings (1:1-4)
II. Qualifications for Elders (1:6-9)
III. Confronting False Teachers (1:10-18)
IV. Instructing Various Groups in the Churches (2:1-10)
V. Basis and Responsibilities of Christian Living (2:11-3:3)
VI. Further Instructions on Dealing with False Teachers (3:9-11)
VII. Personal Instructions and Final Greetings (3:12-15)

Front 18

Philemon

Back 18

I. Greetings (vv. 1–3)
II. Thanksgiving and Prayer (vv. 4–7)
III. Paul’s Appeal to Philemon for Onesimus (vv. 8–20)
IV. Personal Remarks and Greetings (vv. 21–25)

Front 19

Hebrews

Back 19

I. The Final Revelation of God Through His Son (1:1-2:18)
II. The Prophetic and Priestly Character of God’s Son (3:1-5:10)
III. The Perfect Priestly Sacrifice of God’s Son (5:11-10:39)
IV. Complete Loyalty to God Through Persevering Faith (11:1-12:13)
V. Instructions for Christian Life in a Hostile World (12:14-13:25)

Front 20

James

Back 20

I. Salutation (1:1)
II. Wisdom From God When Tested from Outside & Inside (1 :2-3:12)
III. Wisdom From God for Fragmented Relationships (3:13-5:6)
IV. Examples of Wisdom (5:7-20)

Front 21

1 Peter

Back 21

I. Salutation (1:1-2)
II. Suffering with a Sure Salvation (1:3-12)
III. Serving in the Household of God (1:13-3:12)
IV. Submission, Service, and Suffering (3:13-5:11)
V. Farewell (5:12-14)

Front 22

2 Peter

Back 22

I. Opening Salutation (1:1-2)
II. Testament summary and Exhortation (1:3-11)
III. Testament defense of apostolic teaching (1:12-21)
IV. Testament defense against license (2:1-22)
V. Testament defense against scoffers & Exhortation (3:1-16)
VI. Final Appeal (3:17-18)

Front 23

1 John

Back 23

I. The Prologue Proclaiming the Word of Life (1:1-4)
II. Denials of Sin Contradict the Word of Life (1:5-2:2)
III. First Application of the Tests of Life (2:3-27)
IV. Second Application of the Tests of Life (2:28-4:6)
V. Third Application of the Tests of Life (4:7-5:5)
VI. Three Witnesses of the Spirit, Water & Blodd to Jesus Christ (5:6-12)
VII. Concluding Assurances of Eternal Life (5:13-21)

Front 24

2 John

Back 24

I. Opening Greetings (vv.1-3)
II. Walking in the truth involves loving one another (vv. 4-6)
III. Walking in the truth involves refusal to support false teachers (vv. 7-11)
IV. Closing Greetings (vv. 12-13)

Front 25

3 John

Back 25

I. Greeting (vv. 1–4)
II. Praise for Gaius’s Support for Itinerant Christian
Workers (vv. 5–8)
III. Concern about Diotrephes (vv. 9–10)
IV. Advice and Commendation of Demetrius (vv. 11–12)
V. Closing with Promise to Visit (vv. 13–15)

Front 26

Revelation

Back 26

I. Prologue (1:1-8)
II. The Church in the World: A Vision of Christ and the Call to Overcome (1:9-3:22)
III. The Scroll of Destiny: Unveiling God’s Plan of Salvation and Judgment (4:1-8:5)
IV. The Scroll’s Contents Revealed through the Sounding of Seven Trumpets: Warning the World of Judgment to Come (8:6-14:20)
V. The Scroll’s Contents Revealed through the Outpouring of Seven Bowls: Completing God’s Wrath Against Unrepentance (15:1-16:21)
VI. The Scroll’s Contents Revealed through Visions of Ultimate Reality: Two Destinies for Two Cities (17:1-22:9)
VII. Epilogue (22:10-21)