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