Gospel Portions Table Talks

Prologue of John: John 1:1–18 Rob Mapstead and his wife Laura host Gospel Portions Table Talks with Gospel Portions founder Roy Walkup Miles to explore Gospel Portion 2, John’s prologue (John 1:1–18). They discuss why John opens with “In the beginning,” linking creation and the promised new covenant, and examine key contrasts in the...

The Beginning of the Gospel: Mark 1:1 and Luke 1:1–4 Rob Mapstead, his wife Laura, and Gospel Portions founder Roy Walkup Miles introduce a series walking through the Gospels “one portion at a time,” beginning with Mark 1:1 and Luke 1:1–4. They define “gospel” (Greek euangelion) as “good news,” explain “Messiah” (Hebrew Mashiach) as “the...

Rob Mapstead introduces Gospel Portions Table Talks with Laura Mapstead and founder Roy Walkup Miles, explaining the vision to honor Jesus near the 2,000-year anniversary of His ministry by walking through the Gospels together. Roy describes how the idea came from Jewish Torah portions and became 182 “Gospel portions” that align with the 182 weeks...