PART VII: THE GREAT GALILEAN MINISTRY

SECTIONS 37-71 _Eight Groups in the Period_ (1) The Rejection at Nazareth and the New Home in Capernaum Sections 37-43. (2) The First Tour of Galilee with the Four Fishermen and the Call of Matthew (Levi) on the Return with the Growing Fame of Jesus Sections 44-48. (3) The Sabbath Controversy in Jerusalem and in Galilee Sections 49-51. (4) The Choice of the Twelve and the Sermon on the Mount Sections 52-54. (5) The Spread of Christ's Influence and the Inquiry from John in Prison Sections 55-59. (6) The Second Tour of Galilee (now with the Twelve) and the Intense Hostility of the Pharisees Sections 60-63. (7) The First Great Group of Parables with the Visit to Gerasa (Khersa) and to Nazareth (final one) Sections 64-69. (8) The Third Tour of Galilee (following the Twelve) and the Effect on Herod Antipas Sections 70-71. Sect. 37: GENERAL ACCOUNT OF HIS TEACHING IN GALILEE Mark 1:14-15; Matt. 4:17; Luke 4:14-15. Sect. 38: THE HEALING AT CANA OF THE SON OF A COURTIER OF CAPERNAUM John 4:46-54. Sect. 39: THE FIRST REJECTION AT NAZARETH Luke 4:16-31. Sect. 40: THE NEW HOME IN CAPERNAUM Matt. 4:13-16. Sect. 41: JESUS FINDS FOUR FISHERS OF MEN IN FOUR FISHERMEN Mark 1:16-20; Matt. 4:18-22; Luke 5:1-11. Sect. 42: THE EXCITEMENT IN THE SYNAGOGUE BECAUSE OF THE TEACHING OF JESUS AND THE HEALING OF A DEMONIAC ON THE SABBATH Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37. Sect. 43: HE HEALS PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW AND MANY OTHERS Mark 1:29-34; Matt. 8:14-17; Luke 4:38-41. Sect. 44: THE FIRST TOUR OF GALILEE WITH THE FOUR FISHERMEN Mark 1:35-39; Matt. 4:23-25; Luke 4:42-44. Sect. 45: A LEPER HEALED AND MUCH POPULAR EXCITEMENT Mark 1:40-45; Matt. 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-16. Sect. 46: THRONGED IN CAPERNAUM, HE HEALS A PARALYTIC LOWERED THROUGH THE ROOF OF PETER'S HOUSE Mark 2:1-12; Matt. 9:1-8; Luke 5:17-26. Sect. 47: THE CALL OF MATTHEW (LEVI) AND HIS RECEPTION IN HONOR OF JESUS Mark 2:13-17; Matt. 9:9-13; Luke 5:27-32. Sect. 48: JESUS IN THREE PARABLES DEFENDS HIS DISCIPLES FOR FEASTING INSTEAD OF FASTING Mark 2:18-22; Matt. 9:14-17; Luke 5:33-39. Sect. 49: AT A FEAST IN JERUSALEM (POSSIBLY THE PASSOVER) JESUS HEALS A LAME MAN ON THE SABBATH AND DEFENDS THIS ACTION TO THE PHARISEES IN A GREAT DISCOURSE John 5:1-47. Sect. 50: ANOTHER SABBATH CONTROVERSY WITH THE PHARISEES WHEN THE DISCIPLES PLUCK EARS OF GRAIN IN THE FIELDS Mark 2:23-28; Matt. 12:1-8; Luke 6:1-5. Sect. 51: A THIRD SABBATH CONTROVERSY WITH THE PHARISEES OVER THE HEALING OF A MAN WITH A WITHERED HAND IN A SYNAGOGUE Mark 3:1-6; Matt. 12:9-14; Luke 6:6-11. Sect. 52: JESUS TEACHES AND HEALS GREAT MULTITUDES BY THE SEA OF GALILEE Mark 3:7-12; Matt. 12:15-21. Sect. 53: AFTER A NIGHT OF PRAYER JESUS SELECTS TWELVE APOSTLES Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16. Sect. 54: THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. PRIVILEGES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE MESSIANIC REIGN, CHRIST'S STANDARD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS Matt. 5-7; Luke 6:17-49. The Place and the Audience Matt. 5:1-2; Luke 6:17-19. (1) The Introduction: The Beatitudes and the Woes. Privileges of the Messiah's Subjects Matt. 5:3-12; Luke 6:20-26. (2) The Theme of the Sermon: Christ's Standard of Righteousness in Contrast with that of the Scribes and Pharisees Matt. 5:13-20. (3) Christ's Ethical Teaching Superior to that of the Scribes (both the Old Testament and the Oral Law) in Six Items or Illustrations (Murder, Adultery, Divorce, Oaths, Retaliations, Love of Enemies) Matt. 5:21-48; Luke 6:27-30, 32-36. (4) The Practice of Real Righteousness unlike the Ostentatious Hypocrisy of the Pharisees as in Almsgiving, Prayer, Fasting Matt. 6:1-18. (5) Single-hearted Devotion to God as Opposed to Worldly Aims and Anxieties Matt. 6:19-34. (6) Captious Criticism, or Judging Others Matt. 7:1-6; Luke 6:37-42. (7) Prayer and the Golden Rule Matt. 7:7-12; Luke 6:31. (8) The Conclusion of the Sermon. The Lesson of Personal Righteousness Driven Home by Powerful Parables Matt. 7:13-8:1; Luke 6:43-49. Sect. 55: JESUS HEALS A CENTURION'S SERVANT AT CAPERNAUM Matt. 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10. Sect. 56: HE RAISES A WIDOW'S SON AT NAIN Luke 7:11-17. Sect. 57: THE MESSAGE FROM THE BAPTIST AND THE EULOGY OF JESUS Matt. 11:2-19; Luke 7:18-35. Sect. 58: WOES UPON THE CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY. THE CLAIMS OF CHRIST AS THE TEACHER ABOUT THE FATHER Matt. 11:20-30. Sect. 59: THE ANOINTING OF CHRIST'S FEET BY A SINFUL WOMAN IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON A PHARISEE. THE PARABLE OF THE TWO DEBTORS Luke 7:36-50. Sect. 60: THE SECOND TOUR OF GALILEE Luke 8:1-3. Sect. 61: BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION OF LEAGUE WITH BEELZEBUB Mark 3:19-30; Matt. 12:22-37. Sect. 62: SCRIBES AND PHARISEES DEMAND A SIGN Matt. 12:38-45. Sect. 63: CHRIST'S MOTHER AND BRETHREN SEEK TO TAKE HIM HOME Mark 3:31-35; Matt. 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21. Sect. 64: THE FIRST GREAT GROUP OF PARABLES Mark 4:1-34; Matt. 13:1-53; Luke 8:4-18. _Introduction to the Group_ Mark 4:1-2; Matt. 13:1-3; Luke 8:4. _1: To the Crowds by the Sea_ (a) Parable of the Sower Mark 4:3-25; Matt. 13:3-23; Luke 8:5-18. (b) Parable of the Seed Growing of Itself Mark 4:26-29. (c) Parable of the Tares Matt. 13:24-30. (d) Parable of the Mustard Seed Mark 4:30-32; Matt. 13:31-32. (e) Parable of the Leaven and Many Such Parables Mark 4:33-34; Matt. 13:33-35. _2. To the Disciples in the House_ (a) Explanation of the Parable of the Tares Matt. 13:36-43. (b) The Parable of the Hid Treasure Matt. 13:44. (c) The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price Matt. 13:45-46. (d) The Parable of the Net Matt. 13:47-50. (e) The Parable of the Householder Matt. 13:51-53. Sect. 65: IN CROSSING THE LAKE, JESUS STILLS THE TEMPEST Mark 4:35-41; Matt. 8:18, 23-27; Luke 8:22-25. Sect. 66: BEYOND THE LAKE JESUS HEALS THE GERASENE DEMONIAC Mark 5:1-20; Matt. 8:28-34; Luke 8:26-39. Sect. 67: THE RETURN AND THE HEALING OF JAIRUS' DAUGHTER AND OF THE WOMAN WHO ONLY TOUCHED CHRIST'S GARMENT Mark 5:21-43; Matt. 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56. Sect. 68: HE HEALS TWO BLIND MEN AND A DUMB DEMONIAC, A BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION Matt. 9:27-34. Sect. 69: THE LAST VISIT TO NAZARETH Mark 6:1-6; Matt. 13:54-58. Sect. 70: THE THIRD TOUR OF GALILEE AFTER INSTRUCTING THE TWELVE AND SENDING THEM FORTH BY TWOS Mark 6:6-13; Matt. 9:35-11:1; Luke 9:1-6. Sect. 71: THE GUILTY FEARS OF HEROD ANTIPAS IN TIBERIAS ABOUT JESUS BECAUSE HE HAD BEHEADED THE BAPTIST IN MACHAERUS Mark 6:14-29; Matt. 14:1-12; Luke 9:7-9.