Matthew 4:12-17 · Jesus Begins to Preach

12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali-- 14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

15 "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--

16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned."

17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

The Call To Follow
Mt 4:19; 16:24 · Lk 22:39 · Jn 21:22
Children's Sermon
by Robert B. Lantz
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Object: Apostles' bookmarks or cards

Good morning, boys and girls. Do you know the names of the twelve men who were Jesus' closest friends? Do you know what they were called? (Response.) Yes, we call them the Twelve Apostles! Do you know what the work "apostle" means? (Responses -- Some guesses may be close; allow some expression.)

An apostle is a learner. It may also mean "a messenger." So the Twelve Apostles were persons who learned and were sent out with a message. What was the message that they were to tell? (Responses -- About God, about Jesus, and so forth.) The apostles went out to tell people the trut…

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