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Allowing His Light Will Shine
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John the Baptist’s ministry lasted somewhere between four and eighteen months, during which time he accomplished the mission to which God had called him.
He caught the attention of the nation, awakened its conscience, and baptized and introduced the Messiah.
John also stirred up the wrath of Herodias and Herod by denouncing their illegal marriage
With the Baptist’s removal from the scene, Jesus’ ministry entered a new phase.
The function of the forerunner was over; the one to whom he pointed had come.
This transfer might be neatly indicated by beginning the account of Jesus’ ministry from the time of John’s imprisonment.
There was a reason Jesus went from the Wilderness of Judah the area of Jerusalem to Galilee.
Yes it was prophesied
But why
The people in this area was a mixed bag of Jews , gentiles and the influence or Rome and Greece.
They were not apart of the religious system of the day
They were very open because they would by in large welcome the light more than the religious system of the day ...
THEY WOULD ALLOW HIS LIGHT TO SHINE.
They were open
Some would respond
God would go there not Jerusalem
What is your house like
They were sinners, rejected by the religious system of the day
I The Move
matt 4:
When Jesus arrived in Galilee, He made a second move.
He left His boyhood home in Nazareth and moved to Capernaum on the sea of Galilee.
We can visualize Him handing over the family business to His brothers, kissing His mother goodbye, hugging His sisters, saying His farewells at the local synagogue to neighbors, friends, and customers.
We can see Him taking one last look at the valley that had been home to Him for so long.[1]
Capernaum was much more important than Nazareth as a base for reaching Galilee.
Situated on the shore of the sea of Galilee, Capernaum was about twenty-five miles from Nazareth and ten miles from Tiberias, an important city not mentioned in the New Testament.
The Romans had a famous spa at Tiberias; its hot baths attracted many sick people
In Jesus’ day nine cities bordered the lake and a busy life went on all around it.
Township ran into township about the feet of the green western hills, and along the shore there were docks and harbors.
Farmers elbowed fishermen; dockworkers jostled coopers and shipwrights.
Fishing and fish curing were big business, employing thousands of families and making Galilee famous in the Roman world long before the Gospels were written.
An intricate system of aqueducts carried water to the farms and orchards.
There were dyeworks at Magdala and pottery kilns and shipyards at Capernaum.
Presiding over the whole scene was the regal city of Tiberias with its magnificent Herodian palace, where Greek sculptures shone in the sun and reminded the Jews that their land was in the hands of the Gentiles.[1]
Capernaum would be His base for reaching Galilee
Capernaum was much more important than Nazareth as a base for reaching Galilee.
Situated on the shore of the sea of Galilee, Capernaum was about twenty-five miles from Nazareth and ten miles from Tiberias, an important city not mentioned in the New Testament.
The Romans had a famous spa at Tiberias; its hot baths attracted many sick people[1]
Capernaum would be His base for reaching Galilee
It was Jewish/Greek/roman influence
It was on the North Shore of the Sea of Galilee
John the baptist was in Jail - so the doors were closed in and around Jerusalem
No doubt Jesus would have His enemies here as well
In the account, Jesus clarifies His meaning: “Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town” (verse 15).
Shaking the dust off one’s feet conveys the same idea as our modern phrase “I wash my hands of it.”
Shaking the dust off the feet is a symbolic indication that one has done all that can be done in a situation and therefore carries no further responsibility for it.
In the scriptural examples, Jesus was telling His disciples that they were to preach the gospel to everyone.
Where they were received with joy, they should stay and teach.
But where their message was rejected, they had no further responsibility.
They were free to walk away with a clear conscience, knowing they had done all they could do.
Shaking the dust off their feet was, in effect, saying that those who rejected God’s truth would not be allowed to hinder the furtherance of the gospel.
Even the dust of those cities that rejected the Lord was an abomination and would not be allowed to cling to the feet of God’s messengers.
There are situations in our lives where God calls us to stand firm, proclaim truth, and give patient testimony.
Sometimes we need to continue until we see the results of that testimony.
Other times God gives us the freedom to move on.
We figuratively “shake the dust off our feet” when, under the Holy Spirit’s direction, we surrender those people to the Lord and emotionally let go.
We have the freedom then to move into the next phase of ministry.
Jesus’ instruction to “shake the dust off our feet” reminds us that we are only responsible for our obedience to God, not for the results of that
Is it not amazing the very areas where we would not go is where God is doing some amazing things.
NYC
SF
Boston
China
Back in USA and some city's - Atlanta, parts of LA cold and non receptive
WCBC is to reach the community its not about entertaining our kids and having a youth group to keep our kids busy.
Illustration - abandoned churches
Lighthouse Story
Parable of The Lighthouse
On a dangerous seacoast notorious for shipwrecks, there was a crude little lifesaving station.
Actually, it was merely a hut with only one boat, but the few members kept a constant watch over the turbulent sea.
With little thought for themselves, they would go out day & night tirelessly searching for those in danger as well as the lost.
Many lives were saved by this brave band who faithfully worked as a team in and out of the lifesaving station.
By and by, it became a famous place.
Some of those who had been saved, as well as others along the seacoast, wanted to become associated with this little station.
They were willing to give their time, energy and money in support of its objectives.
New boats were purchased.
New crews were trained.
The station, once obscure and crude and virtually insignificant, began to grow.
Some of its members were unhappy the hut was so unattractive and poorly equipped.
They felt a more comfortable place should be provided.
Emergency cots were replaced with lovely furniture.
Rough, handmade equipment was discarded and sophisticated, classy systems were installed.
The hut, of course, had to be torn down to make room for all the additional equipment, furniture, and systems.
By the time of its completion, the lifesaving station had become a popular gathering place, and its objectives had begun to shift.
It was now used as a sort of clubhouse, an attractive building for public gathering.
Saving lives, feeding the hungry, strengthening the fearful, and calming the disturbed rarely occurred.
Fewer members were interested in braving the sea on lifesaving missions, so they hired professional lifeboat crews to do this work.
The original goal of the station wasn’t altogether forgotten, however.
Lifesaving motifs still prevailed in the club’s decorations.
There was a liturgical lifeboat preserved in the Room of Sweet Memories with soft, indirect lighting, which helped hide the layer of dust upon the once-used vessel.
About this time a large ship was wrecked off the coast and the boat crews brought in loads of cold, wet, half-drowned people.
They were dirty, some terribly sick and lonely.
Others were “different” from the majority of the club members.
The beautiful new club suddenly became messy and cluttered.
A special committee saw to it that a shower house was immediately built outside, away from the club so victims of the shipwreck could be cleaned up before coming inside.
At the next meeting there were strong words and angry feelings, which resulted in a division among the members.
Most of the people wanted to stop the club’s lifesaving activities and all involvements with shipwreck victims.
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