Jesus Begins To Preach
Matthew 4:12-17
Key Verse 4:17
“From that time on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.’”
Jesus was anointed by God as the Son of God and the Messiah of the world at the time of his baptism by John the Baptist. A voice came from heaven and said: “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” (3:17) Soon after Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. At the beginning of this chapter we saw how Jesus struggled with temptation and overcame it. It always amazes me that the Son of God himself had to also struggle with temptation like any one of us would; it always amazes me that he was … Read the rest