"Your Sins Are Forgiven, My Friend"

Luke 5:17-20 One day when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting there who had come from every town in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem.  The power of the Lord was present for Jesus to heal the sick.  Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a bed, and they tried to carry him into the house and put him in front of Jesus.  Because of the crowd, however, they could find no way to take him in.  So they carried him up on the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed into the middle of the group in front of Jesus.  When Jesus saw how much faith they had, He said to the man, "Your sins are forgiven, my friend."

But He Would Go Away To Lonely Places, Where He Prayed

Luke 5:14-16 {GNT} Jesus ordered him, "Don't tell anyone, but go straight to the priest and let him examine you; then to prove to everyone that you are cured, offer the sacrifice as Moses ordered."  But the news about Jesus spread all the more widely, and crowds of people came to hear Him and be healed from their diseases.  But He would go away to lonely places, where He prayed.

Jesus Heals a Man

Luke 5:12-13 (GNT) Once Jesus was in a town where there was a man who was suffering from a dreaded skin disease.  When he saw Jesus, he threw himself down and begged him, "Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean!"  Jesus reached out and touched him, "I do want to," He answered. "Be clean!"  At once the disease left the man.

"Go Away From Me, Lord! I Am A Sinful Man"

Luke 5:8-11 (GNT) When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he fell on his knees before Jesus and said, "Go away from me, Lord!  I am a sinful man!"  He and the others with him were all amazed at the large number of fish they had caught.  The same was true of Simon's partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee.  Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will be catching men."  They pulled the boats up on the beach, left everything, and followed Jesus.

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

Luke 5:4-7 (GNT) When He finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push the boat out further to the deep water, and you and your partners let down your nets for a catch."  "Master," Simon answered, "we worked hard all night long and caught nothing.  But if You say so, I will let down the nets."  They let them down and caught such a large number of fish that the nets were about to break.  So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them.  They came and filled both boats so full of fish that the boats were about to sink.

Jesus Sat In the Boat and Taught the Crowd

Luke 5:1-3 (GNT) One day Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret while the people pushed their way up to Him to listen to the Word of God.  He saw two boats pulled up on the beach; the fishermen had left them and were washing the nets.  Jesus got into one of the boats - it belonged to Simon - and asked him to push off a little from the shore.  Jesus sat in the boat and taught the crowd.

Jesus Preaches In the Synagogues

Luke 4:42-44 (GNT) At daybreak Jesus left the town and went off to a lonely place.  The people started looking for Him, and when they found Him, they tried to keep Him from leaving.  But He said to them, "I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns also, because that is what God sent me to do."  So He preached in the synagogues throughout the country.

Jesus Heals Many People

Luke 4:40-41 (GNT) After sunset all who had friends who were sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus; He placed His hands on every one of them and healed them all.  Demons also went out from many people, screaming, "You are the Son of God!"  Jesus gave the demons an order and would not let them speak, because they knew He was the Messiah.

Jesus Heals Simon's Mother-In-Law

Luke 4:38-39 (GNT) Jesus left the synagogue and went to Simon's home.  Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever, and they spoke to Jesus about her.  He went and stood at her bedside and ordered the fever to leave her.  The fever left her, and she got up at once and began to wait on them.

(Jesus Heals) A Man With An Evil Spirit

Luke 4:33-37  (GNT) In the synagogue was a man who had the spirit of an evil demon in him; he screamed out in a loud voice, "Ah! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us?  I know who you are: you are God's holy messenger!"  Jesus ordered the spirit, "Be quiet and come out of the man!"  The demon threw the man down in front of them and went out of him without doing him any harm.  The people were all amazeed and said to one another, "What kind of words are these?  With authority and power this man gives orders to the evil spirits, and they come out!"  And the report about Jesus spread everywhere in that region.

Jesus Went To Capernaum

Luke 4:31-32 (GNT) Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where He taught the people on the Sabbath.  They were all amazed at the way He taught, because He spoke with authority.

Jesus Is Rejected At Nazareth

Luke 4:28-30 (GNT) When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were filled with anger.  They rose up, dragged Jesus out of town, and took Him to the top of the hill on which their town was built.  They meant to throw Him over the cliff, but He walked through the middle of the crowd and went His way.

Luke 4:22-27 (GNT) They were all well impressed with Him and marveled at the eloquent words that He spoke.  They said, "Isn't He the son of Joseph?"  (Jesus) He said to them, "I am sure that you will quote this proverb to me, 'Doctor, heal yourself.'  You will also tell me to do here in my home town the same things you heard were done in Capernaum.  I tell you this," Jesus added, "a prophet is never welcomed in his home town.  Listen to me:  it is true that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three and a half years and a severe famine spread throughout the whole land.  Yet Elijah was not sent to anyone in Israel, but only to a widow living in Zarephath in the territory of Sidon.  And there were many people suffering from a dreaded skin disease who lived in Israel during the time of the prophet Elisha; yet not one of them was healed, but only Naaman the Syrian."

"This Passage Of Scripture Has Come True Today"

Luke 4:16-19 [GNT] Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where He had been brought up, and on the Sabbath He went as usual to the synagogue.  He stood up to read the Scriptures and was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah.  He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written, 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has chosen me to bring good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save His people'.  Jesus rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down.  All the people in the synagogue had their eyes fixed on Him, as He said to them, "This passage of scripture has come true today, as you heard it being read".

Jesus Begins His Work In Galilee

Luke 4:14-15 (GNT) "Then Jesus returned to Galilee, and the power of the Holy Spirit was with Him.  The news about Him spread throughout all that territory.  He taught in the synagogues and was praised by everyone."

Do Not Put The Lord Your God To The Test

Luke 4:9-12 (GNT) "Then the Devil took Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the highest point of the Temple, and said to Him, 'If You are God's Son, throw yourself down from here. For the scripture says, 'God will order His angels to take good care of you.  It also says, 'They will hold you up with their hands so that not even Your feet will be hurt on the stones'.  But Jesus answered, 'The scripture says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test'."

Worship the Lord your God and serve only Him

Luke 4:5 (GNT) "Then the Devil took Him up and showed Him in a second all the kingdoms of the world. 'I will give you all this power and all this wealth,' the Devil told Him, 'It has all been handed over to me, and I can give it to anyone I choose. All this will be yours, then, if you worship me.' Jesus answered, 'The scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only Him!' "

Man Cannot Live On Bread Alone (But On God's Word)

Luke 4:3 (GNT) "The Devil said to Him, 'If You are God's Son, order this stone to turn into bread.'  But Jesus answered, 'The scripture says, 'Man cannot live on bread alone, ('but needs every word that God speaks' --added that Jesus said in Matthew 4:4)."

The Temptation of Jesus

Luke 3:23 "When Jesus began His work, He was about thirty years old...Luke 4:1-2 "Jesus returned from the Jordan full of the Holy Spirit and was led by the Spirit into the desert, where He was tempted by the Devil for forty days. In all that time He ate nothing, so that He was hungry when it was over."

You Are My Own Dear Son

Who Was Jesus? And what did He do and teach people while He was on Earth?  The following blogs are given in proper order from the Gospel of Luke (Good News Translation) that give great incite into Jesus and His public life. 
 Luke 3:21-22 "After all the people had been baptized, Jesus also was baptized. While He was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit came down upon Him in bodily form like a dove.  And a Voice came from heaven, 'You are My own dear Son, I am pleased with you'."

Fullness Of Life In Christ - You Have Been Given Full Life

Colossians 2:8-10 (GNT) "See to it, then, that no one enslaves you by means of the worthless deceit of human wisdom, which comes from the teachings handed down by men and from the ruling spirits of the universe, and not from Christ.  For the full content of divine nature lives in Christ, in His humanity, and you have been given full life in union with Him.  He is supreme over every spiritual ruler and authority."

Fullness Of Life In Christ - Build Your Lives On Him

Colossians 2:6-7(GNT) "Since you have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, live in union with Him.  Keep your roots deep in Him, build your lives on Him, and become stronger in your faith, as you were taught.  And be filled with thanksgiving."

The Supreme Power Belongs To God, Not To Us

2 Corinthians 4:6-7 (GNT) "The God who said, 'Out of the darkness the light shall shine!' is the same God who made His light shine in our hearts, to bring us the knowledge of God's Glory shining in the face of Christ.  Yet we who have this spiritual treasure are like common clay pots, in order to show that the Supreme Power belongs to God, not to us."

I Am the Light...To Guide Your Feet

Luke 1:78-79 (AMP) "I am the Light from on high that dawns upon you, to guide your feet into the way of Peace."

A New Creation; The Old Has Gone

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone."