The Gospel of Matthew Jesus Begins His Preaching Ministry cf. Matthew 4:1225 Part I, II, III

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The Gospel of MatthewJesus Begins His Preaching
Ministrycf. Matthew 412-25 Part I, II, III

• Part One Jesus Preaches Repentance
• Surrender because the Kingdom is Near!

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Matthew 412-1412Now when Jesus heard that John
had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.
13And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of
Zebulun and Naphtali, 14that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
saying
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Matthew 415-1615"The land of Zebulun and the
land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond
the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles 16 The
people who sat in darkness have seen a great
light, and upon those who sat in the region and
shadow of death Light has dawned."
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Matthew 41717From that time Jesus began to
preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand."
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Review of Gospel of Matthew Outline

• Three Jewish Questions on Origin of Jesus
• John the Baptists Message Mission
• Jesus Baptism Affirmed by God the Father
• Jesus Temptation His Right to Rule

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Jesus Begins His Preaching Ministrycf. Matthew
412-17 Part I

• Jesus Preaches Repentance
• Surrender because the Kingdom is Near!

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Matthew 412-1412Now when Jesus heard that John
had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.
13And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of
Zebulun and Naphtali, 14that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
saying
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Matthew 412-1412Now when Jesus heard that John
had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.
13And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of
Zebulun and Naphtali, 14that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
saying
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John 445 So when He came to Galilee, the
Galileans received Him, having seen all the
things He did in Jerusalem at the feast for they
also had gone to the feast.
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• Although Matthew gives us no details of the move
  to Capernaum we learn that Jesus had been
  rejected by His hometown Matthew will give us
  the reason He moved His headquarters from
  Nazareth to Capernaum.

Dr. J. Vernon McGee Thru the Bible
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Matthew 415-1615"The land of Zebulun and the
land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond
the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles 16 The
people who sat in darkness have seen a great
light, and upon those who sat in the region and
shadow of death Light has dawned." Quote from
Isaiah 819-27
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Wonderful Counselor

• Jesus in Galilee as illustrated here and in His
  Sermon on the Mount, is come to dismiss the
  mental darkness
• of the region, as the
• Wonderful Counselor to fulfill
• The prophecy of Isaiah 91-6!

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Public Preaching is the Primary Means of Group
Counseling

• cf. Second Timothy 314-44

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• Jesus preached His message with certainty. He
  did not come to dispute or to argue, but to
  proclaim, to preach

Pastor John MacArthur Celebrating 40 Years
at GCC
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• Preaching is the proclamation of certainties,
  not the suggestion of possibilities. Jesus also
  preached as one having authority and not as the
  scribes.

Pastor John MacArthur Celebrating 40 Years
at GCC
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Turning Phrase in Gospel of Matthew From that
time

• Preparation Announcement. Matt. 11-416
• Ministry Proclamation. Matt.
  417-1620
• Rejection Commission. Matt.
  1621-2820

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The Gospel of MatthewJesus Begins His Preaching
Ministrycf. Matthew 412-25

• Part Two Jesus Gives a Ministry Worth Dying
  For A Purpose Worth Living For

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The Gospel of MatthewJesus Begins His Preaching
Ministrycf. Matthew 412-25 Part I, II, III

• Part One Jesus Preaches Repentance
• Surrender because the Kingdom is Near!
• (Review of Part One)

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Matthew 418-1918And Jesus, walking by the Sea
of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter,
and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the
sea for they were fishermen. 19 Then He said to
them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of
men."
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Matthew 418-1918And Jesus, walking by the Sea
of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter,
and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the
sea for they were fishermen. 19 Then He said to
them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of
men."
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Matthew 420-2220They immediately left their
nets and followed Him. 21Going on from there, He
saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee
their father, mending their nets. And He called
them, 22and immediately they left the boat and
their father, and followed Him.
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Galilean Fishing Nets

• The Cast Net (Gk. amphiblestron)
• - small at 20-25 feet diameter
• - weighted sinkers like parachute
• The Dragnet (Gk. diktua)
• - large commercial at 100 feet
• - trap fish through night

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• The Cast Net (Gk. amphiblestron)
• - small at 20-25 feet diameter
• - weighted sinkers like parachute
• Catching Men Might Be One on One
• The Dragnet (Gk. diktua)
• - large commercial at 100 feet
• - trap fish through night
• Catching Men Might Be in Groups

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Three Traits Needed in Fishing

• Fishermen Must Be Patient
• Fishermen Must Be Persistent
• Fishermen Must Be Courageous

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• The term fishers of men was not new. For
  centuries Greek and Roman philosophers had used
  it to describe the work of the man who seeks to
  catch others by teaching and persuasion.

Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe
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• His word is Follow me, not merely that you
  may be saved, nor even that you may be
  sanctified but Follow me and I will make you
  fishers of men. Be following Christ with that
  intent and aim and fear that you are not
  perfectly following Him unless in some degree He
  is making use of you to be fishers of men.

Charles H. Spurgeon Sermon on Matt. 418-19
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And he that is, Jesus saith unto them, Follow
me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they
straightway left their nets, and followed him.
cf. Matt. 419
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To Follow After

• The Greek word akoloutheo occurs 90 times in the
  New Testament 79 in the Gospels, 4 in Acts, 1
  in First Cor. and 6 times in Rev.
• This term most often denotes the action of
  someone answering the call of Jesus, whose whole
  life is redirected in obedience.

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To Follow After

• 23 passages combine to attest that Jesus most
  often used Gospel command was to follow Him. Each
  of these suggests something additional to a
  physical following, although a physical following
  is implied in several.
• cf. Matthew 1927-28 Mark 214 834 1021, 28
  Luke 511, 27-28 923 957-61 1822, 28 John
  143 812 104-5, 27 1226 2119-22 Rev.
  144.

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Matthew 421-2221Going on from there, He saw
two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their
father, mending their nets. And He called them,
22and immediately they left the boat and their
father, and followed Him.
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Four Major Callings of the Lord

• Call to Discipleship
  John 135-51
• Call to Disciple Making Matt
  418-21
• Call to Full Time Disciple Making Lk 51-11
• Call to Apostolic Disciple Making Matt 101-42

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• First Jesus calls us to salvation, apart from
  which no other call could be effective. He then
  calls us progressively to more specific and
  ever-expanding service.

Pastor John MacArthur
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Matthew 2819-2019 Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded you and lo, I am
with you always, even to the end of the age."
Amen.A Call to Disciple Making, Not
Discipleship
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• Brethren the heathen are perishing shall we let
  them perish? His name is blasphemed shall we be
  quiet and still? The honor of Christ is cast into
  the dust, and His foes revile His person and
  resist His throne

Pastor Charles Spurgeon Sermon on Matt. 2819-20
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• Shall we His soldiers suffer this, and not find
  our hands, feeling for the hilt of our sword, the
  sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God?
  Our Lord delayeth His coming shall we begin to
  sleep, or to eat, or to be drunken?...

Pastor Charles Spurgeon Sermon on Matt. 2819-20
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• Shall we not rather gird up the loins of our
  mind, and to cry unto Him, Come, Lord Jesus,
  come quickly? Shall we be content foolishly to
  sit still? Nay, rather let us work out the
  problem let us prove the promise of God to be
  true

Pastor Charles Spurgeon Sermon on Matt. 2819-20
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• let us prove the words of Jesus to be words of
  soberness let us show the efficacy of His blood
  and the invincibility of His Spirit, by going in
  the spirit of faith, teaching all nations and
  winning them to the obedience of Christ our Lord.

Pastor Charles Spurgeon Sermon on Matt. 2819-20
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The Call to Disciple MakingA Mission
Worth Dying For and a Purpose Worth
Living For
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The Call to Disciple MakingA Mission
Worth Dying For and a Purpose Worth
Living For1. Make Disciples in Groups by
Preaching2. Make Disciples One-on-One by
Conversation