Jesus was a traveling preacher and a teacher. His ministry officially began when he selected a handful of men to follow him. Among them were two sets of brothers, Simon and Andrew, James and John, whom he recruited at the shore of the lake. But the actual number of people who followed was usually much larger. I know this for a fact because I was part of that larger crowd.

Everyday people came looking for Jesus. Some out of curiosity I suppose. After all, his reputation was growing and lots of people simply wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Others came because they genuinely wanted to hear what he had to say. And at times it seemed as if everybody wanted to be healed. Most people came out just for the day then returned home again at night. Some of these returned the following day.…