Category: Jesus’ Life
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Jesus Heals A Dumb Demoniac
Jesus’ Life: Chapter 6 – Jesus’ Ministry In Galilee (Part 2) After healing two blind men, a demon-possessed man who could not talk was brought to Jesus. Jesus removed the demon and the man’s speech was immediately restored. The surrounding crowd was amazed saying, “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!” However, the Pharisees…
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Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
Jesus’ Life: Chapter 6 – Jesus’ Ministry In Galilee (Part 2) How determined are you in your planning? Do you give up at the first difficulty or perhaps, you are an optimist, you don’t see problems, only answers? Two blind men followed Jesus shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of David”. When Jesus continued walking and then…
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Jesus Heals A Woman With A Hemorrhage
Jesus’ Life: Chapter 6 – Jesus’ Ministry In Galilee (Part 2) As Jesus made his way to Jairus’ home, a large crowd surrounded and followed him. Among the crowd was a woman who had a bleeding disorder. She had suffered from it for twelve years, spending all her money on doctors who were unable to…
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Jesus Raises Jairus’ Daughter To Life
Jesus’ Life: Chapter 6 – Jesus’ Ministry In Galilee (Part 2) Jairus, a Synagogue Ruler, went to Jesus, fell at his feet and begged him to urgently help his twelve-year-old daughter; she was near to death. Jesus agreed, but on his way to her home, news reached him that she had died. Jesus insisted that…
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Jesus Casts Demons From Two Possessed Men
Jesus’ Life: Chapter 6 – Jesus’ Ministry In Galilee (Part 2) Sometimes the messages and symbolism of Jesus’ work are difficult for us to understand! Perhaps that’s not surprising since, He lived on earth some two thousand years ago and cultural practices then, were very different from today. When Jesus approached two demon-possessed men, the…
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Jesus Stills The Storm
Jesus’ Life: Chapter 6 – Jesus’ Ministry In Galilee (Part 2) It was evening time when Jesus got into a boat with his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. Possibly exhausted from his day of preaching and teaching, Jesus went to sleep. However, a great storm erupted. The wind blew fiercely and…
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The Would-be Followers Of Jesus
What busy lives many of us seem to lead! Often, our free time is so scarce that giving a few minutes to someone else is too big a sacrifice to make. As Jesus walked along a road he invited others to follow him: The men’s responses may have seemed perfectly reasonable but they also implied doubts…
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Jesus Raises A Widow’s Son From The Dead At Nain
Jesus’ Life: Chapter 6 – Jesus’ Ministry In Galilee (Part 2) Soon after Jesus healed the Centurions servant in Capernaum, he left and went to the town of Nain. As he approached the town gate, he met a crowd carrying the body of a dead man on a bier for burial. The man was the…
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Healing The Centurion’s Servant
Jesus’ Life: Chapter 6 – Jesus’ Ministry In Galilee (Part 2) As Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman Centurion approached and begged him to heal one of his servants who was paralysed and in “terrible anguish”. Jesus agreed to go to his home but, the Centurion immediately interrupted saying: “Lord, I am not worthy to have…
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Response To Jesus’ Sermon On Mount
Jesus’ Life: Chapter 5 – The Sermon On The Mount Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, 2000 years ago, was a momentous event in His ministry. The location was possibly Karn Hattin along the Sea of Galilee. After gathering his disciples around Him, He spoke to them and the assembled crowd. His multiple messages stretched from…