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Jesus is, again in the synagogue, teaching and comes across a man with a withered hand. Jesus, despite the anticipation of the religious leaders waiting to catch Him heal on the Sabbath, heals the man anyway; proving that He is Lord of the Sabbath. This marks a defining moment for Jesus' ministry as it will lead to the planning of His death.

Jesus reaffirms for the religious leaders that His authority trumps their rabbinical interpretations especially as it relates to matters of the Sabbath. Above that, Jesus declares to them that He is the Lord of the Sabbath.

The misguided and prideful religious leaders can't look past their traditionalism and customs while their very Messiah is before their eyes. We will see Jesus establish a new precedent, a new era by which the Messianic Kingdom is to be received.

Jesus' compassion for the lowly and the sinful continues to show beautifully through His interaction with the rejected of society. By demonstrating overwhelming grace, Jesus catches the attention of the scribes as they seek to see the “Why" behind this profound love and fellowship.

What began as a need to address a physical healing turned into addressing the need of a spiritual healing. True forgiveness is the source of all true divine change. We will witness Jesus heal a paralytic’s spiritual condition and in return change his physical situation. This scene will take the religious leaders by storm after the cusp of the Jewish leper's miraculous healing.

Jesus redirects Peter's focus by having him see that the point of His ministry is to make known the Kingdom through preaching the Gospel of God. The first means of demonstration would be though what is known as the first Messianic miracle – the healing of a Jewish leper.

Jesus demonstrates His authority through teaching and casting out a demon in the synagogue. This display of power and authority catches the eyes and ears of many. We will also witness Jesus demonstrate His healing power by healing Peter's mother-in-law of a chronic fever.

Jesus steps onto the main stage to proclaim the Gospel of God. As His Galilean ministry begins, it starts with the arrest of John the Baptist. This will begin the timestamp for the Gospel of God to go forth. And the means by which this message would go forth would include the recruiting of disciples, for whom following Christ will come with a cost.

Jesus arrives on the scene to be baptized by John the Baptist. John witnesses the Father confirming and approving the Son. After Jesus' inauguration as the Son of God, He will be thrust into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan and will overcome.

John the Baptist begins his ministry as the forerunner of the Messiah. His mission is simple: to prepare the hearts of the people to receive their King. This obscure man with this compelling message will eventually lead to wide-spread, national attention.

Mark introduces his audience to what he deems is the origin point for the good news of Messiah and His Kingdom – it starts with Jesus Christ. Mark will make His point by using several Old Testament text to support the reality that John the Baptist is the forerunner for the promised Messiah.

In this study, Jude expresses a word of endurance for the belivers in Christ. Jude will encourage the saints to presevere in the midst of the uprise of false teachers and to preserve the teachings of the apostle by abiding in Christ. Ultimately, we will see that it is God that will keep us in His love and prevent us from stumbling.

In this study Jude pronounces woe upon the false teacher. Jude uses Old Testament examples and natural examples to express the deeds of these men and their ending result. We will see that there is a distinct separation between believers and unbelievers.

In this study, Jude points to the fact that, if we are not diligent in our studies of the scriptures and stand firmly on what we believe, the greatest threat to the church comes from within the church; Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing.

In this study we will see that no belief, and a rejection of God's power and authority, results in destructive behavior which leads to eternal punishment. At the end of the day, fruit never lies.

In our opening study of Jude, Jude reminds the believers in Jesus Christ that they are beloved by the Father, called by the Spirit, and kept for Jesus Christ. This introduction of love sets the tone for Jude's adamant plea for believers in Christ to contend well for the faith.

The true children of God acknowledge Jesus as the only way to eternal life, and they obey His commandments by loving God with all their heart, soul and mind and loving others as themselves; those who do not profess and demonstrate these truths do not have the Holy Spirit in them or the gift of eternal life. A verse-by-verse study of 1 John Chapter 5, by Annette Armstrong