Concord Wesley Umc Sermon Podcast

Matthew 4: 12-13, 17-23 Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, From that time Jesus began to proclaim, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Jesus Calls the First Disciples As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’ Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. Jesus Ministers to Crowds of People Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingd