SYNAGOGUE

ROMAN ROAD

MATTHEW’S TOLL BOOTH

MATTHEW’S BIG HOUSE

PETER’S NOT SO BIG HOUSE

SEA OF GALILEE

CAPERNAUM and the events of Mark 2-3

WHEAT FIELDS

SYNAGOGUE

ROMAN ROAD

MATTHEW’S TOLL BOOTH

MATTHEW’S BIG HOUSE

PETER’S NOT SO BIG HOUSE

SEA OF GALILEE

2:1 A few days later Jesus entered Capernaum and it became known that he was at home. So many gathered…

WHEAT FIELDS

SYNAGOGUE

ROMAN ROAD

MATTHEW’S TOLL BOOTH

MATTHEW’S BIG HOUSE

PETER’S NOT SO BIG HOUSE

SEA OF GALILEE

He went out by the seaside again and when the whole crowd came to him, he taught them.

WHEAT FIELDS

SYNAGOGUE

ROMAN ROAD

MATTHEW’S TOLL BOOTH

MATTHEW’S BIG HOUSE

PETER’S NOT SO BIG HOUSE

SEA OF GALILEE

He went on from there and saw Levi (Matthew) sitting at his tax booth….

WHEAT FIELDS

SYNAGOGUE

ROMAN ROAD

MATTHEW’S TOLL BOOTH

MATTHEW’S BIG HOUSE

PETER’S NOT SO BIG HOUSE

SEA OF GALILEE

Later he was having dinner at Matthew’s house and many tax collectors and sinners were eating at the table with him and the disciples.

SYNAGOGUE

ROMAN ROAD

TOLL BOOTH

MATTHEW’S BIG HOUSE

PETER’S NOT SO BIG HOUSE

SEA OF GALILEE

Now the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to observe the fast days, so some people came to Jesus and asked, “Why do John’s….. But your disciples do not fast?” ?

SYNAGOGUE

ROMAN ROAD

TOLL BOOTH

MATTHEW’S BIG HOUSE

PETER’S NOT SO BIG HOUSE

SEA OF GALILEE

On one occasion he was walking through the wheat fields and his disciples began to pick ears of wheat. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

SYNAGOGUE

ROMAN ROAD

TOLL BOOTH

MATTHEW’S BIG HOUSE

PETER’S NOT SO BIG HOUSE

SEA OF GALILEE

He went into the synagogue again and there was a man there who had a withered hand. Jesus was being watched to see if he would heal on the Sabbath……….the Pharisees went out and immediately discussed with the Herodians how they might kill him.

SYNAGOGUE

ROMAN ROAD

TOLL BOOTH

MATTHEW’S BIG HOUSE

PETER’S NOT SO BIG HOUSE

SEA OF GALILEE

Jesus and his disciples withdrew to the sea and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, also from……….

MARK 3:7

Jesus and his disciples

withdrew to the sea

….and a great multitude from Galilee

followed him,

also from Judea

and Jerusalem,

Idumea,

from beyond the Jordan

and around Tyre and Sidon.

GALILEE up to 1.5 days travelling.

JUDEA at least three or four days travelling.

JERUSALEM three to four days travelling.

IDUMEA five to six days travelling

EAST JORDAN – around two to three days travelling.

TYRE – around two plus days travelling.

SIDON - around three to four days travelling.

Such a great multitude came

because they heard about

the great things he had been doing.

And he told the disciples to make ready a boat for him to use because of the crowds so that

they would not crush him.

Jesus and his disciples withdrew to the sea and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, also from……….

and when evil spirits saw him

they fell down before him

and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”

He rebuked them strongly so that they would not make him known.

Because he had healed so many

that all who had diseases pressed in around him trying to touch him.

The set of “movie scenes” we could make based on ALL the information

1. Jesus healed a man with a withered hand in the synagogue on the Sabbath.

2. The Pharisees and Herodians had been watching him began to plan how to kill him.

3. Crowds of people who had come from every part of the close and neighbouring regions because they had heard what Jesus was doing were waiting for Jesus to come out of the synagogue

4. Jesus left the synagogue with his disciples and went down to the edge of the Sea of Galilee.

The set of “movie scenes” we could make based on ALL the information

5. People began to press around him trying to touch him so that they could be healed.

6. People possessed by demons fell down when they saw him and yelled out that Jesus was the Son of God.

7. Jesus strongly rebuked the demons to prevent them from making him known.

8. Jesus asked the disciples to get a boat ready for him to use – presumably to end the time of healing and begin a time of teaching.

Take a look at the people groups represented in this story

1. JESUS – representing the nature and purpose

of God.

2. PHARISEES AND HERODIANS representing

the incumbent status and power groups

3. PEOPLE FROM EVERYWHERE representing

people from everywhere who are coming to

Jesus because someone who has known Jesus

has told them what he has done.

Take a look at the people groups represented in this story

4. PEOPLE RECEIVING HEALING people willing to come

to Jesus in the hope that they will be made well.

5. PEOPLE WITH DEMONS people imprisoned by

adversarial evil presence in their lives, but wanting to

get within the sphere of Jesus direct authority so that

the oppression can be lifted.

6. DISCIPLES - learning the ways of the kingdom from

Jesus by following him, watching and listening and

helping him with the work.

PLAN PRACTICE PRAY

1. God wants to heal people who are sick.

2. God wants to set people free who are spiritually oppressed

3. God wants to use me to proclaim his desire to heal and set free.

4. This ministry is only possible through the presence and power of Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

PLAN PRACTICE PRAY

1. Getting from some faith to more faith.

2. Stepping beyond my comfort zone to do things that allow God to have his way (faith).

3. Deep practice.