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!
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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.”
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Looking Back
Only Jerusalem and Capernaum are
mentioned in the gospels more than
Bethsaida
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Looking Back
A place of Refuge for Jesus (Mark 6:45-46)
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Looking Back
The Birthplace home of Peter, Andrew & Philip
(John 1:44)
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Looking Back
Tradition puts the Sons of Zebedee (James & John) from here as well.
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Looking Back
The feeding of the Five Thousand was nearby
(Luke 9:10-17)
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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.”
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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!
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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?
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Looking Today
In the Comfort of Today, We Fail to Ask the Most Important
Questions…
…do we Count for Him?
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So…
Are You Living in Bethsaida?
Missing Out on the Great Things of God?
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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