Blog 08-30-2010

Monday

PRaP 08-30-2010

 

250 Events In The Life Of Christ/ A Harmony Of The Gospels Part 36

Section 2: Message And Ministry Of Jesus

“Jesus Preaches Throughout Galilee”

Matthew 4:23-25

Mark 1:35-39

Luke 4:42-44

 

Matthew

²³Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. ²⁴News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them. ²⁵Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis,^[a] Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.

 

Mark

³⁵Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. ³⁶Simon and his companions went to look for him, ³⁷and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!”

 ³⁸Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” ³⁹So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

 

Luke

⁴²At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. ⁴³But he said, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” ⁴⁴And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

 

Here we go with a multiple time entry.  Three out of the four Gospels talk about Jesus preaching throughout Galilee.  Can you find the significance here?  Why would God put three accounts of something as simple as Jesus preaching throughout Galilee?  Jesus was on a mission and He did what He said He was to do without allowing anyone to stop Him.  You know, when the Holy Spirit has laid upon your heart that you need to do this or that and then someone distracts you from your mission.  Then ultimately you miss out on a blessing because you allowed others to keep you in the place you are.  They tried to keep Him from leaving them but Jesus told them that He must do what He was sent to do and that is to preach the Good News of the kingdom of heaven.  What is stopping you?  Are you distracted by friends and family?  Maybe a coworker is keeping you from completing your job?  Something to think about on your Monday.

 

Peace and Agape Love,

Pastor Steve