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Category: The 70 Weeks with Jesus Blog
We follow the New Testament from the preaching of John the Baptist through the 70 weeks from the baptism of Jesus until the baptism of the disciples with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
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Week 18 ——— A Demon in the CongregationMark 1:21-28 Luke 4:31-37 Today, in 27 AD, Jesus is still on his three-week tour of Galilee without his disciples. Since we have no stories of this time, I will back up to discuss what happened on that Sabbath in Capernaum (the day before he left on the…
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Week 18 ——— Jesus is Up Before the DawnMark 1:32-39 Last week, we talked about Jesus’ encounter with the four fishermen. The next day was the Sabbath in Capernaum. Then, on Sunday morning, he left on a three-week journey to the towns of Galilee. I’d love to tell you some stories from that 3-week trip,…
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Week 17 ——— Jesus invites Four FishermenMatthew 4:18-22 Mark 1:16-20 Last week, we discussed Jesus’ sermon in his hometown of Nazareth and how they wanted to throw him off a cliff when he was finished. After Jesus was rejected at Nazareth, he moved his ministry base to Capernaum, on the Sea of Galilee. …
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Week 16 ——— Jesus proclaims the Year of Yehovah in the synagogue in NazarethLuke 4:14-30 On the day before the feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) in 27 AD, Jesus healed the man at the pool of Bethesda. The following day, June 1, Jesus teaches in the Temple on Shavuot (John 5:16-47). In that teaching, he refers…
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Week 15 ——— Healing at the Pool of BethesdaJohn 5:1-18 John 5:1 After this, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind,…
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Week 14 ——— The Nobleman’s SonJohn 4:43-54 John 4:43 After the two days he departed for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast.…
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Week 14 ——— The Samaritan Woman at the WellJohn 4:5-42 Several stories in the Bible begin with a man meeting a woman at a well. This setting is where Rebecca is found as a wife for Isaac, where Jacob meets his future wife Rachel, and where Moses meets Zipporah whom he will marry. All of…
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Week 14 ——— Jesus had to pass through SamariaJohn 4:1-4 Recap:Jesus was baptized on Feb 16 and spent 40 days in the wilderness. The satan tempted him on March 28. Then he returned to the area where John was baptizing, and John said, “Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the…
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Week 13 Jesus has the Spirit without measure.John 3:25-30 Last time, we talked about John the Baptist’s attitude. His disciples came to him worried because Jesus’ disciples were baptizing more. John said that is the way it is supposed to be. I am not worthy to untie his sandals. It is not about us.…
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Week 11 ——— The Attitude of John the BaptistJohn 3:25-30 We continue to follow Jesus’ 70-week ministry. He was baptized on February 16, went into the wilderness for 40 days, returned to be with John the Baptist, and then headed into the Galilee. He went to a wedding in Cana, performed miracles, and then headed…
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