Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Brian Flamme, pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Roswell, NM, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Matthew 4:12-25. Jesus’ public preaching begins not in Jerusalem but in the northern region of Israel. This fulfills the promise God made through the prophet Isaiah. Their darkness was not merely due to the Assyrian conquest. They were dwelling in the darkness of unbelief. That’s why Jesus brings His light, not by a military victory, but by the preaching of His Word. He proclaims repentance so that those who hear Him would know that their sin leads only to death. After convicting with the Law in this way, Jesus raises to new life with the Gospel that His kingdom of grace is here. This is His holy Christian Church, which He begins to found in the calling of His first disciples. He does not choose the wise or educated according to worldly standards; rather, He calls fishermen to follow Him and become fishers of men. They cast the net of the Word into the world, and the Word continues to gather more memb