Mat_4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of THE KINGDOM, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Jesus TAUGHT.
Jesus PREACHED.
Jesus HEALED.
Where did Jesus teach? In THEIR synagogues. The synagogues were places of teaching and worship for those who could not get to the Temple in Jerusalem regularly.
Dictionary Definition- Synagogue
1. A congregation or assembly of Jews, met for the purpose of worship or the performance of religious rites.
2. The house appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews.
Jesus went ALL about Galilee, He did not stay in one place, but moved about going from one synagogue to another. He entered their places of worship, their places of religious rites and taught them. He wasn't a preacher by occupation, he wasn't a priest, He had no training, no education to teach and yet He was in there teaching. In order to teach you need students to teach, you need someone to learn from you, you have to have something to teach and Jesus did. He came and taught the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM to ALL.
That gospel- that good news- was NOT being taught prior to Jesus' arrival.
Jesus wanted people to learn of the KINGDOM.
Salvation in HIM.
There is no way to the kingdom except through the salvation He offers, salvation found in Him.
Jesus did a lot of teaching, and He, in all His teaching was revealing God the Father and His love, His truth, His way.
In truth, it was all about the KINGDOM. It was all about understanding that there was a better world, a world to be desired, a world without sin, a world without pain, something ALL should desire.
Can we speak of our Savior and not speak of His kingdom? Should we speak of our Savior without speaking of His kingdom? Jesus went about teaching and preaching the gospel of the KINGDOM, a real kingdom, a real thing to be desired.
And while Jesus taught and preached, He healed.
He brought truth, He brought miracles to all those around Him.
How many people were healed and listened to the truth, believing the truth, witnessing the truth. Today we want people to believe without miracles, today by the word of faith people are to believe. Some might say they too would believe if they had a miracle of healing performed for them, but in truth, even those who witnessed and experienced these miracles of our Savior did NOT all follow Him. Five thousand people witnessed the miracle of being fed and they were ready to make Jesus their king, their leader, but He spoke truth to them and ALL of them left, none stayed. Witnessing miracles is NOT a guarantee of faith. Faith is believing WITHOUT seeing.
The kingdom is real!
The kingdom was preached and taught by our SAVIOR.
We must LEARN.
All by His grace we must learn!
Please LORD through YOUR TRUTH, YOUR LOVE!
Jesus TAUGHT.
Jesus PREACHED.
Jesus HEALED.
Where did Jesus teach? In THEIR synagogues. The synagogues were places of teaching and worship for those who could not get to the Temple in Jerusalem regularly.
Dictionary Definition- Synagogue
1. A congregation or assembly of Jews, met for the purpose of worship or the performance of religious rites.
2. The house appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews.
Jesus went ALL about Galilee, He did not stay in one place, but moved about going from one synagogue to another. He entered their places of worship, their places of religious rites and taught them. He wasn't a preacher by occupation, he wasn't a priest, He had no training, no education to teach and yet He was in there teaching. In order to teach you need students to teach, you need someone to learn from you, you have to have something to teach and Jesus did. He came and taught the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM to ALL.
That gospel- that good news- was NOT being taught prior to Jesus' arrival.
Jesus wanted people to learn of the KINGDOM.
Salvation in HIM.
There is no way to the kingdom except through the salvation He offers, salvation found in Him.
Jesus did a lot of teaching, and He, in all His teaching was revealing God the Father and His love, His truth, His way.
In truth, it was all about the KINGDOM. It was all about understanding that there was a better world, a world to be desired, a world without sin, a world without pain, something ALL should desire.
Can we speak of our Savior and not speak of His kingdom? Should we speak of our Savior without speaking of His kingdom? Jesus went about teaching and preaching the gospel of the KINGDOM, a real kingdom, a real thing to be desired.
And while Jesus taught and preached, He healed.
He brought truth, He brought miracles to all those around Him.
How many people were healed and listened to the truth, believing the truth, witnessing the truth. Today we want people to believe without miracles, today by the word of faith people are to believe. Some might say they too would believe if they had a miracle of healing performed for them, but in truth, even those who witnessed and experienced these miracles of our Savior did NOT all follow Him. Five thousand people witnessed the miracle of being fed and they were ready to make Jesus their king, their leader, but He spoke truth to them and ALL of them left, none stayed. Witnessing miracles is NOT a guarantee of faith. Faith is believing WITHOUT seeing.
The kingdom is real!
The kingdom was preached and taught by our SAVIOR.
We must LEARN.
All by His grace we must learn!
Please LORD through YOUR TRUTH, YOUR LOVE!
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