May 13, 1945 – Jack is going to San Francisco. It is Mother’s Day, the Sunday after V-E Day and Jack Benny is getting ready for a trip, so he gets some money from his vault.
References include Truman, Churchill, and Eisenhower, the Adjusted Service Rating (soldiers with 85 points could go home), J. Edger Hoover, actor Errol Flynn, songwriter Cole Porter, and singer Bing Crosby.
May 6, 1945 – Continuing a series of episodes about Jack Meeting his cast, this episode is about Jack hiring his announcer Don Wilson. Jack also gets ready to open his swimming pool for the summer.
References include the writer Mark Twain, the movie “Woman in the Window”, singer Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, announcers Harry Von Zell, Jimmy Wallington, and Bill Goodwin.
April 29, 1945 – First episode with Jack Benny’s violin teacher Professor LeBlanc, played by Mel Blanc.
References include Lena Horne, Ronald Colman, songs “rum and Coca-cola” and “My Dreams Are Getting better All The Time”, books “Forever Amber”, The Rover Boys series, the Elsie Dinsmore series, and Bob Hope’s book “I Never Left Home”.
April 22, 1945 – Broadcast from Twenty Nine Palms naval air station. The Jack Benny show is back after a week off due to the death of FDR.
Jack mentions the reviews of his new movie. Episode references include Dick Tracy and Gravel Gertie, Donald Duck, William Powell, Fitch hair tonic, songs “Apple Blossom Time” and “Surrey with the Fringe on Top”, and the sporting goods store Abercrombie and Fitch.
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Story: Young Jesus at the Temple / John The Baptist
Passage: Luke 2-3, Matthew 3 (Isaiah 40)
Broadcast Date: January 7, 1952
Songs: “Nothing Between”
“Shall We Gather at the River?”
“O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth”
Story: The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness
Passage: Matthew 4, John 1
Songs: “In the Hour of Trial”
“I Choose Jesus”
“When Love Shines In”
“Come Just Now”
Story: Jesus calls the first disciples and turns water into wine
Passage: John 1-2
Songs: “I Must Tell Jesus”
“Jesus Calls Us”
“Trusting Jesus”
“He Included Me”
Nicodemus
Story: Nicodemus
Passage: John 2-3
Songs: “Ye Must be Born Again”
“My Lord’s Gonna Move This Wicked Race”
“Jesus Will Walk With Me”
“Just A Closer Walk With Thee”
“Roll Jordan Roll”
“Why Not Now?”
Woman at the Well
Story: The woman at the well / John arrested.
Passage: John 3-4, Matthew 14
Songs: “Just a Little Talk With Jesus”
“Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken”
“Sweeter as the Years Go By”
“Lead Me Savior”
“I’ll Be a Friend To Jesus”
“O It Is Wonderful”
Story: Healng of the officials son / Healing at the pool.
Passage: John 4-5
Songs: “Fairest Lord Jesus”
“Jesus Took My Burden and Left Me with a Song”
“He Put a Song Into My Heart”
“Jesus the Very Thought of Thee”
Rejection at Nazareth
Story: Rejection at Nazareth / Fishers of Men
Passage: Luke 4, Matthew 4, 13, and Mark 6.
Songs: “Mn of Sorrows, What a Name”
“Softly and Tenderly (Jesus is Calling)”
“Where He Leads I Will Follow”
Story: Jesus Heals Many / Demon Possesed Man / Peter’s Mother-in-law
Passage: Luke 4, Matthew 4
“All Hail the Power of Jesus Name”
“Savior More Than LIfe To Me”
“My Faith Looks Up To Thee”
“Living For Jesus (A Life That is True)”
Story: Fishers of Men / Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man
Passage: Luke 5, Matthew 9, Mark 2
Songs: “Assurance March”
“There is a Fountain”
“Jesus, I Come”
Story: The Calling of Matthew / Jesus heals the man with the withered hand
Passage: Matthew 9, 12, Luke 5-6, Mark 2-3
Songs: “Standing of the Promises”
“Happy In My Savior”
“Moment By Moment”
“Just As I Am”
“I’m Going Home”
Story: The Sermon on the Mount (Beatitudes, Lord’s Prayer, Do Not Worry)
Passage: Matthew 5-6, Mark 3, Luke 6
Songs: “Listening All The Night”
“Hath Everlasting Life”
“Dearer Than All”
“Tell Me The Old Old Story”
“My Faith Looks Up To Thee”
Story: The wise and foolish builders / Jesus annointed by a sinful woman
Passage: Luke 7, Matthew 7-8, 11
Songs: “On Christ The Solid Rock I Stand”
“I Am Amazed”
“Near To The Heart Of God”
“Now I Belong To Jesus”
Story: The Parable of the Sower
Passage: Matthew 12-13, Luke 8, 11, Mark 4
Songs: “No Not One”
“The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago”
“Who’ll Be The Next”
“Jesus is Calling”
Story: Jesus Calms the Storm / Demon-Possesed Man
Passage: Matthew 8, 13, Mark 4-5, Luke 8
Songs: “Eternal Father Strong to Save”
“Peace Be Still”
“A Shelter in the Time of Storm”
“The Banner of the Cross”
Jairus’ daughter
Story: The Healing of Jairus’ daughter / Jesus sends out the 12
Passage: Luke 8, Mark 5-6, Matthew 5, 9-10
Songs: “I’m a Pilgrim (and I’m a Stranger)”
“His Eye is on the Sparrow”
“I Remember When My Burdens Rolled Away”
“Wonderful”
Story: Death of John the Baptist / Feeding of the 5000
Passage: Matthew 14, Mark 6, Luke 9, John 6
Songs: “We Gather Today (To Ask the Lord’s Blessing)”
“Revive Thy Work, O Lord”
“Deep Down In My Heart”
“No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus”
Story: The Bread of Life Discourse
Passage: John 6, Mark 6, Matthew 14
Songs: “Bread of Heaven (Guide Me O Thou Great Jehonah)”
“Christ Liveth In Me”
“Constantly Abiding”
Story: That Which Defiles
Passage: Matthew 14-15, Mark 6-7
Songs: “Free from the Law, O Happy Condition”
“I Have Found Rest in the Lord”
“All-sufficiency of Jesus”
“O Wonderful Day”
“I’m Gonna Settle Down in Glory”
“Humble Yourself”
Story: Jesus Feeds Four Thousand
Passage: Matthew 15-16, Mark 7-8
Songs: “Stranger of Galilee”
“With My Savior Through the Shadows”
“He Set Me Free”
“Since the Fullness of His Love Came In”
“Where Jesus Is, Tis Heaven”
Story: The Cofession of Peter / The Transfiguration
Passage: Matthew 16-17, Mark 8-9, Luke 9
Songs: “If I Gained the World”
“Jesus Shall Reign”
“Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory”
“On Jordan’s Stormy Banks”
“Sweeter Than The Day Before”
Story: Jesus heals a demon-possessed boy / the greatest in the kingdom / becoming like a child
Passage: Matthew 17-18, Mark 9, Luke 9
Songs: “Jesus is the Sweetest Name That I Have Ever Heard”
“Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus”
“The Bible Says”
“Sunlight”
“I’m So Happy and Here’s The Reason Why”
Story: Feast of Tabernacles / The Parable of the Wandering Sheep / The Children
Passage: John 7, Mark 9-10, Matthew 18
Songs: “The B-I-B-L-E”
“Back in the Old Sunday School”
“He is Mine”
“Precious Lord, Take My Hand”
“Jesus is the Sweetest Name That I Have Ever Heard”
“Jesus Alone”
Story: The Feast of Tabernacles
Passage: John 3, 7
Songs: “Blesses Assurance”
“There Is Glory in My Soul”
“Steal Away”
“When Discouraged with Fear (Victory in Jesus)”
Story: The woman caught in adultery / Jesus heals the man born blind
Passage: John 8-9
Songs: “My Jesus I Love Thee”
“In the Secret of His Presence”
“Lo, Jesus Comes”
Story: Jesus sends the 72 diciples / the good samaritan / Mary and Martha
Passage: John 10, Luke 10, Matthew 11
Songs: “Bring Them In”
“Tell Me The Story of Jesus”
“I Have Christ in My Heart”
“To Eternity”
“A New Name In Glory”
Story: The Parable of the Rich Fool / Woes on the Pharisees / Do Not Worry
Passage: Luke 11-12
Songs: “More About Jesus”
“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
“It’s Just Like Jesus”
“Old Time Religion”
Story: Jesus Heals Crippled Woman on the Sabbath
Passge: Luke 12-13, John 10
Songs: “Once to Every Man and Nation”
“Under His Wings”
“Thou Remainest”
Story: Jesus at a Pharisee’s House / The Parables of the Great Banquet / The Lost Sheep / The Lost Coin.
Passage: Luke 13-15
Songs: “Who Could It Be But Jesus?”
“I’d Rather Have Jesus”
“I’ll Be So Glad”
“It’s Real”
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