Because of Bethlehem Part 1
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The document summarizes Jesus beginning his ministry in Galilee after John the Baptist was imprisoned. It quotes passages from Matthew and Isaiah about Jesus preaching in Galilee and the land receiving light after being in darkness. It also discusses how through Christ, people are no longer strangers, separated from God, or slaves to sin and darkness but can walk with God.
Because of Bethlehem Part 1
- 3. Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste of time to be asking the question when you are the answer.
- 4. “Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it.” ― J.D. Stroube
- 6. When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
- 7. “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”
- 8. From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Matthew 4:12-17
- 9. Personal Power, Fear, Unapproachable Impersonal Cold, Indifferent, disconnected PersonalLove, Relational, Leading
- 10. God has a face. “The Word became flesh and walked among us” John 1:14
- 11. We are no longer STRANGERS Holiness – the otherness of God
- 12. We are no longer SEPARATED “Come Follow me…” Matthew 4:19
- 13. We are no longer Slaves “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” John 12:46
- 14. “In darkness there is no choice. It is light that enables us to see the differences between things; and it is Christ who gives us light.” C. T. Whitemell