Mark 1:1-8, and the claim that the gospel loses something when it is stripped of imagination. The Bible is an epic story, and it is calling you into it.
Matthew, opened by way of Ricky Bobby saying grace in Talladega Nights — on how we pray to the Jesus we find most convenient.
Ephesians 4 on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, with the biblical principle illustrated from the life metrics of an actual person rather than an argument.
John 12 at Bethany, six days before the Passover: Mary pours a pint of pure nard on Jesus' feet and wipes them with her hair.
Mark 14:3-9. A woman breaks a flask of pure nard over Jesus' head, is scolded for the waste, and is told she has done a beautiful thing.
Luke 7:40-50. Two debtors, one forgiven ten times more than the other, and the woman washing Jesus' feet with her tears while Simon offered no water at all.