Two Weeks In Bethsaida

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Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who

Walks Among Us!Matthew 11:20-22

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

Matthew 11:20-22

For the past 14 days, Rance Williams & I, have worked on an

ancient tel that many believe to be the New

Testament fishing village called

Bethsaida.

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

Matthew 11:20-22

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

Matthew 11:20-22

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

Matthew 11:20-22

Looking Back

Bethsaida means in Hebrew “house of fishing,” in Arabic

“house of the hunt.”

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Back

Only Jerusalem and Capernaum are

mentioned in the gospels more than

Bethsaida

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Back

A place of Refuge for Jesus (Mark 6:45-46)

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Back

The Birthplace home of Peter, Andrew & Philip

(John 1:44)

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Back

Tradition puts the Sons of Zebedee (James & John) from here as well.

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Back

The feeding of the Five Thousand was nearby

(Luke 9:10-17)

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Back

Healed a Blind man and many others there

(Mark 8:22-23)

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Looking Back

It Received a Strong Rebuke from the

Lord, along with Capernaum and

Chorazin(Matthew 11:20-22)

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“Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of

His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent: “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if

the…

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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…mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have

repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say to you, it will be more

tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of

judgment than for you.”

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Today

It is Possible to be in the Very Midst of

Jesus…

…and Miss Who Jesus Is!

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Today

It is Possible to be in the Very Midst of

Jesus…

…and Be a Part of History, but Nothing Eternal or

Redemptive!

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Looking Today

It is Possible to be in the Very Midst of

Jesus…

…and Be Cut Off to the Continual Presence of

God!

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Today

In the Comfort of Today, We Fail to Ask the Most Important

Questions…

…do we Hear Him?

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Today

In the Comfort of Today, We Fail to Ask the Most Important

Questions…

…do we Recognize Him?

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Looking Today

In the Comfort of Today, We Fail to Ask the Most Important

Questions…

…do we Count for Him?

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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So…

Are You Living in Bethsaida?

Missing Out on the Great Things of God?

Two Weeks In BethsaidaDiscovering the One who Walks Among Us!

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Or…

Are You Living Close to Him

In that incredibly beautiful place near His

Presence!

Two Weeks In Bethsaida

Discovering the One who Walks Among Us!Matthew 11:20-22