THE NEW DOC IN TOWN

Welcome to Capernaum!... now Jesus’ hometown and maybe not such a ‘village of comfort’ by the sea after all. (Matt 9)                                                                      

Who will we meet here?  There’s a quadriplegic man....a bleeding woman....a ruler hoping his dead daughter will come alive again – plenty of incurables among men, women and children.  Yup, this place has the lot - blind, dumb and demon-possessed too!

There’s a new Doc in town though, who can heal every sickness and every disease! - calls Himself: ‘Son of Man’ .                                                                             
There’s no need for an appointment or a referral.  House calls?? Not a problem! 

Many see Jesus as just a famous, powerful man but... there sure is faith here and it sure gets rewarded.  He wants to see new life: ‘new wine go into new bottles’.

“It was never so seen in Israel”                                                   

Jesus is gladly using gracious power to help this sick nation, but the scribes say He’s a blasphemer; the Pharisees even claim He is empowered by ‘the prince of the devils’!

Matthew (Mattityahu)

Where would you fit in the picture?           
Perhaps you can see yourself as Matthew, receiving custom for the Romans?       

What a cushy job that would be!                   


Would you give up your lucrative career to immediately follow this humble ‘Son of David’ who sees the people as scattered sheep?                                                

What about taking Him home to dinner with the local riff-raff?                              

This new Doc will visit all the cities and villages!...teaching, preaching and healing, so you can forget that retirement plan too.