Death of John the Baptist 14:112

1
Death of John the Baptist 141-12

• Herod (Antipas) the Tetrarch (of Galilee and
  Perea, from 4 BC to AD 39)
• Son of Herod the Great
• Uncle, brother-in-law, and husband of Herodias
• One of the rulers who put Jesus on trial
• Afraid of Jesus and confused after Johns death
• The story of Johns death
• Herod imprisoned him because John condemned his
  incestuous adultery.
• He only let him live for fear of the public.
• Herodiass dancing daughter gets Johns head on a
  plate - at her mothers prompting.
• Johns disciples bury him and tell Jesus.
• Jesus withdraws to a solitary place at this news.

2
Feeding 5000 Mt 1413-21

• Crowds follow Jesus to a deserted place.
• He is trying to get away after hearing bad news.
• He feels compassion and heals people.
• Disciples want crowds to go get food.
• Jesus says feed them.
• They have only five loaves and two fish.
• Jesus blesses the food.
• 5000 (families) are full 12 baskets are left
  over.
• This is the first of two miraculous feedings.

3
Jesus Walks on Water 1422-33

• Jesus sends disciples away by boat while Jesus
  disperses the crowd.
• He goes up the mountain to pray alone.
• The boat is rocking against the wind many
  stadia out. (Stadion 600 feet. Sea of
  Galilee ? 4x12 miles.)
• It is late to 3-6 am. (the fourth watch)
• They see Jesus walking on the water.
• They think he is a ghost.
• He tells the to take courage.

• Peter expresses faith that he can do it.
• At Jesus word, he does.
• The wind scares him and he sinks.
• Jesus rescues him and ask why he doubted.
• They get in the boat and the wind stops.
• The disciples worship him and say You are
  certainly the Son of God.
• This is the second of two boat/storm miracles
• When they reach shore, Jesus continues healing
  and crowds come hoping to just touch the fringe
  of his cloak.

4
Jesus and Tradition 151-11

• Pharisees challenge Jesus on a hand washing
  tradition.
• Jesus puts their tradition in perspective.
• He says they transgress Gods law to keep their
  tradition.
• In particular they dishonor parents by
  withholding their support for religious
  reasons.
• He accuses them of the sin of Isaiahs day
  teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.
• Jesus teaches about real purification.
• Its not about what goes in your mouth.
• Its about what you say.

• He answers disciples about offending Pharisees.
• The Father will uproot them.
• They are the blind leading the blind - both will
  fall into a pit.
• He answers Peter with more explanation.
• What goes in the mouth (food) passes through the
  digestive system (stomach).
• What comes out of the mouth comes from the heart
  (all kinds of evil thinking).
• Murder sex outside marriage
• Theft lies
• Its what comes out of the mouth that defiles.

5
Jesus heals a Gentile woman. 1521-28

• A Canaanite from around Tyre Sidon asks for a
  miracle.
• She wants him to heal her demon-possessed
  daughter.
• His disciples want to send her away.
• Jesus explains his primary mission to Israelites.
• She keeps begging.
• He compares taking away the childrens food for
  dogs.
• She asks for crumbs from the table.
• He heals her daughter because of her great faith.

6
Jesus repeatedly does miracles. 1529-39

• He heals great crowds, and they glorify God.
• He feeds a crowd of 4000.
• He responds in compassion to the crowd because
  they have been around 3 days without eating.
• The disciples question how they are supposed to
  feed such a crowd in such a deserted place.
• He feeds them with seven loaves and a few fish.
• 4000 (families) are fed and seven baskets are
  left over.
• This is the second of two miraculous feedings.

7
Leaven of Pharisees Sadducees 161-12

• Jesus rejects evil sign-seeking. 1-5
• The Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign from heaven.
• He says they just dont see the signs of the
  times.
• He says their sign-seeking is the product of an
  evil and adulterous generation.
• Jesus warns against leaven of Pharisees and
  Sadducees. 6-12
• The disciples mistake his figure of speech for a
  literal statement.
• Jesus concludes from their comments that the
  feedings of thousands has not produced much faith
  in them.
• Then they understand that he is talking about the
  teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

8
Peters Great Confession 1613-19

• They go to Caesarea Philippi.
• Jesus asks who people say he is.
• Some say John the Baptist.
• Some say Elijah, Jeremiah, or some other prophet.
• Jesus asks who they say he is.
• Simon (Peter) answers.
• You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
• Jesus says Simon is blessed because he has
  learned this from the Father himself, not human
  reasoning.
• Jesus calls him Peter (rock).
• Jesus says he will build his church on this rock
  - the confession that Peter makes.
• This church will survive death (Hades).
• This church will submit to heaven-given apostolic
  rule.

9
The Dangers Ahead for Jesus 1620-23

• Jesus warns disciples against revealing that he
  is the Son of God.
• He explains what will soon happen in Jerusalem.
• He explains that Jewish leaders will have him
  killed.
• He explains that God will raise him on the third
  day.
• Peter rebukes Jesus.
• He says, Never!
• He says, Thats not going to happen!
• Jesus rebukes Peter.
• He calls this Satans work in Peter, and rebukes
  Satan.
• He says Peter is looking at this from a human
  view.
• He teaches Peter to look at it from Gods view.

10
The Cost of Discipleship 1624-28

• Following Jesus has its price.
• You must deny yourself.
• You must take up your cross.
• You must lose your life.
• Following Jesus is worth the price.
• What profit is in saving your life if you lose
  your soul?
• What will you give in exchange for your soul?
• In the end Jesus will repay everyone for their
  deeds.
• Jesus is just about to take his place in the
  kingdom - within the lifetime of the disciples.