HEALING OF PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:2-34; & Luke 14:3-35 Mark: “And immediately coming out of the synagogue? came into the house of Simon and Andrew and James and John. The mother-in-law of Simon was lying down scorched with a fever; and immediately they speak to Him concerning... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 4 MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST BY MATTHEW, MARK, AND LUKE Luke 3:1-2. _“In the fifteenth year of the dominion of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the Trachonitis country, and Lysanias being... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN'S INFLUENCE Matthew 5:6, & Mark 1:5. _“Then there went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the regions round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.”_ Six millions of people are included in these countries. O the wonderful power and magnetism of John'... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 5 THE BAPTISM WHICH JESUS GIVES CONTRASTED WITH THAT OF JOHN Matthew 3:2; Mark 1:7-8; Luke 3:16. _“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but the One coming after me is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am unworthy to carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.”_... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BAPTISM OF JESUS Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-23. _“Then Jesus comes from Galilee unto Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.”_ Our Lord was six months younger than John, and hence He awaits the arrival of His majority thirty years before He will enter upon His official Messiahship. A... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TEMPTATION Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13. Matthew says that _“He was led by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.”_ Mark says: _“The Spirit immediately impels Him away into the desert. And He was there in the desert forty days, being tempted by the devil; and He was... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS GOES TO GALILEE Matthew 4:12; Mark 1:14; & Luke 4:14. _“And after that John was cast into prison, Jesus came unto Galilee.”_ Having entered upon His official Messiahship by purifying the temple at the Passover, and preached to the multitudes gathered on the Temple Campus during the great natio... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 11 JESUS PREACHING IN GALILEE John 4:43-45; Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:14-15; & Luke 4:14-15. _“And after two days He went out from thence, and departed into Galilee. For Jesus Himself witnessed that a prophet has no honor in his own country.”_ Now what is the force of this affirmation of Jesus?... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 12 THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES Luke 5:1-11. “And it came to pass, while the multitudes were pressing on Him to hear the word of God, and He was standing near the Lake Genesareth [i.e., the Sea of Galilee], and He saw two ships standing by the lake, and the fishermen having gone from th... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS FORETELLS HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION Matthew 20:17-19; Luke 18:31-34; Mark 1:32-34. _“And they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was leading them, and they continued to be excited, and following, they were afraid.”_ Our Lord is still over in Perea, east of the Jordan, walking a... [ Continue Reading ]
EVANGELISM OF JESUS Mark 1:35-39; Luke 4:42-44. From Capernaum, His headquarters, He now radiates out through the surrounding country, accompanied by His disciples, Peter, Andrew, James, and John, going everywhere preaching the Living Word. _“And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all G... [ Continue Reading ]
AMBITION OF JAMES AND JOHN Matthew 20:20-28; Mark 1:35-45. _“James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying, Teacher, we wish that You may do to us whatsoever we may ask. And He said to them, What do you wish Me to do for you? And they said to Him, Grant unto us that we may sit, the one on... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 13:2-4; MARK 1:40-45; & LUKE 5:12-16. MARK: _“And a leper comes to Him, calling upon Him, and kneeling down before Him, and saying to Him, If You may wish, You are able to cleanse me. And Jesus being moved with compassion, and reaching forth His hand, touched him, and says to him, I am willi... [ Continue Reading ]