Matthew 4:12-25 NIV Can Anything Good Come from Galilee?

TEXTUAL OBSERVATIONS & LESSONS: 1. Jesus Went to Galilee after the Arrest of John the Baptist. Can Anything Good Come from Galilee?

“When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee” (Matthew 4:12).

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? Question: Why Did Jesus Go to Galilee?

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? Quick History Lesson: A. Solomon / United Kingdom of Israel

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? Quick History Lesson: B. Rehoboam / Jeroboam – Divided Kingdom of Israel (II Kings 12) 7)

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? Quick History Lesson: C. Northern Kingdom exiled to Assyria (II Kings 17)

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? Quick History Lesson: D. The Land of the North Resettled (II Kings 17)

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? 2. The Call of Four Disciples.

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? “ As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men.“ At once they left their nets

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.” (Matthew 4:18-22 NIV)

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? Note: The disciples did not choose their Master, but it was the Master who chose His disciples.

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? 3. Jesus Healed, Preached and Taught in Galilee.

“Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, Can Anything Good Come from Galilee?

those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them. Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.” (Matthew 4:23-25 NIV)

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? Conclusions: 1. All Three Sections of Scripture in Matthew 4:12-25 Have a Galilean Connection.

“Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right. You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Can Anything Good Come from Galilee?

is Lord of all. You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? the devil, because God was with him. "We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree.” (Acts 10:34-39)

When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.” (Acts 13:29-31 NIV) Can Anything Good Come from Galilee?

2.Jesus Saw Something in the Galileans that Others Did not See.

Can Anything Good Come from Galilee? Remember: Great Things, and Great People Can Come from Galilee.

Matthew 4:12-25 NIV Can Anything Good Come from Galilee?