Matthew 4:23-24
Make no mistake that Jesus was merely the wise and humble teacher that some imagine he was. At first sight Jesus may have seemed ordinary enough. But when he spoke, people knew he was different. He was so different that even diseases and demons obeyed him. And why not? In this usually soft-spoken man dwelled the mighty power of the Creator. At his word the universe was assembled and just as easily could be destroyed. This is the true Christ, and he is worthy of your worship.
Jesus Begins His Work
[See also Mark1:14-15, Luke 4:14-15]
When Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He went back into Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, He came and lived in Capernaum, which is on the seacoast, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali, so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, by way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the nations! The people who sat in darkness saw a great Light; and Light has sprung up to those who sat in the region and shadow of death.”
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent! For the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Jesus Chooses Four Fishermen
[See also Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11]
Walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea. For they were fishermen. He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men. They immediately left their nets and followed him. And going on from there, he saw another two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them; and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals
[See also Luke 6:17-19]
Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. His fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all those being badly ill suffering various diseases and torments, and those who had been possessed with demons, and those who had been moonstruck, and paralytics. And He healed them. And great multitudes of people followed Him, from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond Jordan.
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One Year: Jer. 47-49
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