1. Jesus’ First Healing

In recent times we have been reflecting upon the person, nature and role of Jesus as it is recorded in the Gospels. Mark commences his gospel with the baptism of Jesus, his fasting in the wilderness and being exposed to the temptations of satan. Then, he prepared for the launching of the Galilean Ministry by gathering together the first disciples. From there, “They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach” (Mark 1:21). (³¤­…)

1. Come and see

From the beginning of this year we have been tracing the life and times of Jesus by reading from the four Gospels. Today’s lecturing portion is from the second half of John chapter 1, which describes the gathering of the first disciples. Today’s theme focuses on how people are called to become disciples of Jesus, and how we should spread Jesus’ teachings in today’s modern world. We will also learn about the methods used for preaching and teaching by following the selected scripture readings. (³¤­…)