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”
Story: Zechariah, Elizabeth, Mary and the Angel
Passage: Luke 1
Broadcast Date: December 7, 1947
Songs: “Medley- The First Noel / Away in a Manger / O Come All Ye Faithful”
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
“Joy to the World”
Story: Joseph and Mary / Zacharias and Elizabeth
Passage: Matthew 1, Luke 1
Songs: “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
“O Come All Ye Faithful”
“Silent Night”
Story: Christ is Born
Passage: Luke 2
Broadcast Date: December 21, 1947
Songs: “Angels We Have Heard on High”
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
“Away in a Manger”
“The First Noel”
Story: Zechariah, Elizabeth, Mary and the Angel
Passage: Luke 1
Broadcast Date: December 7, 1947
Songs: “Medley- The First Noel / Away in a Manger / O Come All Ye Faithful”
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
“Joy to the World”
Story: Joseph and Mary / Zacharias and Elizabeth
Passage: Matthew 1, Luke 1
Songs: “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
“O Come All Ye Faithful”
“Silent Night”
Story: Christ is Born
Passage: Luke 2
Broadcast Date: December 21, 1947
Songs: “Angels We Have Heard on High”
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
“Away in a Manger”
“The First Noel”
The Wise Men
Story: The Presentation / The Wise Men and Herod
Passage: Luke 2, Matthew 2
Broadcast Date: December 31, 1952 / December 28, 1947
Songs: “O Come All Ye Faithful”
“We Three Kings”
“God Rest You Merry Gentlemen”
“How Firm a Foundation”
“Joy to the World”
Bible Story: The Birth of Christ
Passage: Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2
Songs: “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
“O Holy Night”
“Angels from the Realms of Glory”
“Silent Night”
->Proceed to Life of Jesus
Bible Stories: Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Able, Noah and the flood, the call of Abraham, Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers, Joseph the provider, baby Moses and the exodus from Egypt.
Songs: “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”
“Let Me People Go”
Bible Stories: The 12 spies in Canaan, Moses sees the Promised Land, Israel wants a king, King David, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Solomon, Ahab and Jezabel, Jonah, Jeremiah, Daniel in the lions’ den, the Exile, Queen Esther, and Job.
Songs: “I am Bound for the Promised Land”
“Dare to be a Daniel”
Story: Creation
Bible Passage: Genesis 1
Broadcast Date: August 29, 1949*
Songs: “My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me”
“Will You Come and Follow Me? (The Summons)”
“Close to Thee”
Story: Adam and Eve
Passage: Genesis 2-3
Broadcast Date: Unknown
Songs: “Sweeter Than All”
“Perfect Peace / Glory Hallelujah”
“Don’t You Want To Be A Lover Of The Lord?”
Story: The Fall / Cain and Abel
Passage: Genesis 1-4
Broadcast Date: June 6 / July 11, 1948
Songs: “The Love of God (is Greater Far)”
“Crown Him With Many Crowns”
“I Am On The Highway”
Story: Noah’s Ark
Passage: Genesis 6-9
Broadcast Date: March 24 / September 24, 1949
Songs: “Make Me A Channel Of Blessing”
“Sail On”
“Ship Ahoy”
“Get God’s Sunshine”
“In The Sweet By and By”
Story: Abraham and Isaac
Passage: Genesis 21-22
Songs: “Search Me O God”
“Nor Silver, Nor Gold”
“I Love to Tell The Story”
“Sunlight”
“Sometime”
Story: Jacob and Esau
Passage: Genesis 25-28, 33
Songs: “We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder”
“Rise and Shine”
“O for a Thousand Tongues”
“Is Not This the Land of Beulah?”
“Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior”
Story: Joseph and His Brothers
Passage: Genesis 37, 39-45
Songs: “Go When The Morning Shineth”
“Brighten the Corner Where You Are”
“Farther Along”
“No, Never Alone”
Story: Moses and the Burning Bush, The Golden Calf
Passage: Exodus 3-4, 32
Broadcast Date: October 30, 1955
Songs: “He is Able to Deliver Thee”
“Let My People Go”
“God Leads His Dear Children Along”
“On Jordan’s Stormy Banks”
Bible Story: Wandering through the desert
Passage: Numbers 11, 13, 20, 27, Deuteronomy 31-34
Broadcast Date: March 11, 1946
Songs: “‘Tis Good to Love in Canan”
“Brethren, We Have Met to Worship”
“My Lord Knows The Way Through The Wilderness”
“I Long Ago Left Egypt For The Promised Land”
“Dare to Stand Like Joshua”
Story: Deborah
Passage: Judges 4-5
Broadcast Date: November 3, 1957
Songs: “Standing in the Need of Prayer”
“Sound the Battle Cry”
“Back of the Clouds”
Story: Samson and Delilah
Passage: Judges 14-16
Broadcast Date: November 19, 1951
Songs: “This World Is Not My Home”
“Win Them One By One”
“In the Secret of His Presence”
Story: Ruth
Passage: The Book of Ruth
Broadcast Date: May 13, 1945
Songs: “The Love of God (Is Greater Far)”
“The Lights of Home”
“Majestic Sweetness”
Story: David and Goliath
Passage: 1 Samuel 8-20
Broadcast Date: October 10, 1945
Songs: “The Lord is My Shepherd”
“David and Goliath”
“Sweet Will of God”
“Faith is the Victory”
“Victory Through Grace”
Story: David and Jonathan
Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 20-24
Broadcast Date: October 17, 1945
Songs: “Psalm 23”
“An Evening Prayer (If I Have Wounded Any Soul Today)”
“At Calvary”
“Under His Wings”
“God’s Tomorrow”
Story: David and King Saul, The Witch of Endor, Saul’s death.
Passage: 1 Samuel 24-31, 2 Samuel 1
Broadcast Date: October 17, 1945
Songs: “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”
“Ten Thousand Time Ten Thousand”
“Wonderful Grace of Jesus”
“Twas a Glad Day When Jesus Found Me”
Story: King David
Passage: 2 Samuel 1-6
Songs: “The Lord’s My Shepherd”
“Steal Away to Jesus”
“Lord, I Want to Be a Christian”
Story: David and Bathsheba
Passage: 2 Samuel 11-12
Broadcast Date: October 19, 1954
Songs: “When God is Near”
“Whiter Than Snow”
“Joy Unspeakable”
Story: David and Absolom
Passage: 2 Samuel 13-15, 18
Songs: “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah”
“In My Heart There Rings A Melody”
“In The Hollow Of His Hand”
Story: David and Solomon
Passage: 2 Samuel 7, 1 Kings 1-3
Broadcast Date: January 15, 1967
Songs: “O That Would Be Glory”
“When I Kneel Down to Pray”
“Jesus Revealed in Me”
Story: King Solomon
Passage: 1 Kings 9-11, 2 Chronicles 9
Story: Elijah (Elias)
Passage: 1 Kings 17-21
Songs: “My Didn’t it Rain”
“Lift Thine Eyes Elijah”
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”
Story: Esther
Passage: The Book of Esther
Broadcast Date: December 31, 1944
Songs: “The King’s Business”
“‘Tis Burning in my Soul”
“Where is my Boy Tonight?”
Story: Job
Passage: The Book of Job
Broadcast Date: October 31, 1945
Songs: “Blessed Be The Name”
“I Know That My Redeemer Liveth”
“Come Just As you Are”
Story: Readings from the book of Psalms
Broadcast Date: October 31, 1945
Songs: “His Yoke is Easy (The Lord is my Shepherd)”
“Wonderful Peace”
“Home Sweet Home”
“Fade, Fade Each Earthly Joy”
Medley: “For God so Loved the World”
“More Time Alone with Thee, Lord Jesus”
“Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace”
Story: Song of Songs
Passage: The Book of Song of Solomon
Broadcast Date: April 20, 1947 / September 29, 1941
Songs: “When the Saints Go Marching In”
“O Love That Will Not Let Me Go”
“The Lights of Home”
“In the Hollow of His Hand”
“Fairest Lord Jesus”
Story: Ezekiel’s Vision and the Babylonian Exile
Passage: The Book of Ezekiel
Songs: “Ezekiel Saw The Wheel”
“Dry Bones”
“Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Me”
“Shadrack”
“Jonah and The Whale”
To New Testament ->
April 8, 1945 – From Torney Hospital In Palm Springs, Jack Benny dreams (guest star) William Powell is his butler.
References inlcude the radio shows “Breakfast at Sardi’s” and “The Aldrich Family”, the song “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive”, Jack Benny’s movie “The Horn Blows at Midnight”, Fred Allen’s movie “It’s In The Bag”, movie stars Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Van Johnson, Charles Boyer, Spencer Tracy, Fred MacMurray, Gary Cooper, Ronald Colman, Eleanore Powell and Hedy Lamarr.
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