The Life of Christ

Foreword

The Life of Christ, Part 1 covers the first half of the Gospel narrative, leading up the week prior to the Passion week. This book is designed to understand and appreciate all that Jesus said and did. It provides a blend of explanations of the details surrounding each incident, prophetic fulfillments from the Old Testament, explanation of the customs of the day, and rich spiritual insights for today’s Christian living. Pastor Sell has taught this course approximately 25 times spanning a period of 50 years, each time adding new insights and better explanations of the most amazing story ever told. This is a detailed study of the life of Christ through the reading of the four Gospels. It covers the basic knowledge of the major events in Jesus' earthly ministry. The first half will address the life of Jesus up through the Galilean ministry. The second half of the course (Life of Christ 2) covers the life of Christ from the later Judean ministry through His Ascension. Pastor David Sell has been a Christian for 51 years and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been married to his wife Debbie for 48 years and together have two grown daughters and five grandchildren. He joined the faculty of Northern Calif. Bible College at a very young age and has served as a faculty member, Registrar, Academic Dean, the President of this accredited Bible College, and now the President Emeritus. From 1987-2006 he and his family also pioneered a thriving local church in Pleasanton, California, where he learned the importance of providing the Holy Spirit a strong platform in the local church. About the Author

Acknowledgments

A special thanks to Gloria Salinas, an NCBC graduate, who spent hundreds of hours editing this edition!” The NASB 1977 version of the Bible is used extensively in this work, unless otherwise noted.