Jesus has found no honor in His home town of Nazareth. He returns to Capernaum with a side trip to Canaan. Jesus can do very little in Nazareth. The ‘home town Boy’ has grown ‘too big for His britches’ in their eyes. They knew Him while He was growing up. And, even though they thought […]
Luke shares with us the story of Jesus healing Simon Peter’s mother-in-law today. Jesus doesn’t stop there though. He goes on to minister to people throughout the night. We have looked at this story in Matthew and Mark’s gospels already. We again find ourselves digging deeper to see what God has for us in this […]
Jesus goes to Peter’s house while He was in Capernaum and finds Peter’s mother-in-law sick with a fever. Mark’s account says Peter and Andrew told Jesus about her condition. He helped her without even needing to be asked. Jesus reacts immediately and with compassion towards her. He reached out and touched her hand and she […]