Take a penetrating look into the life of Jesus, whom God has made both Messiah and Lord of the whole earth!
“Follow Me – A Journey With Jesus”
presents the four Gospels in a combined, chronological account of His life.
Discover the 226 commands that Jesus instructed his disciples to pass on to every believer.
Come and Journey with Jesus as one of His students and hear what He is speaking to you today!
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The most incredible story in the universe is God’s dealing with men . . . the Gospels form the central and pivotal part of the story, which concerns the Messiah and the purposes for which He was sent to earth. The Gospel’s primary function is to blend both the Old and New Testaments into one account through the Messiah, Jesus the Christ the Son of God . . .
. . . The focus of this book is the central part of that story, the Gospels. This portion of the story is told by four men, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, who each wrote an account of Messiah. It is through their eyes, ears, and hearts that each one of us is able to see the works that God performed through Messiah, to hear the “good news” that He is proclaiming, and to understand the depth of His love for mankind.
The purpose of writing this book is to forge the four accounts into one story so that the reader may more fully understand the events that surround the Messiah and His coming to earth. It is my intent to make you feel like you are walking with Jesus and being taught by Him on His journey through life. To illustrate the point, imagine four people making a journey across the United States in an automobile from Portland, Maine to Los Angeles, California. When they arrive into Los Angeles you go up to one of the people and ask them, “Tell me about the journey you just finished.” Then you will move on to the others in turn asking them to relate their account. Each of the accounts will vary somewhat as each person can relate only what he has perceived about the journey. From these four accounts you could derive one story which in turn will give others a better view of their journey. You might say, “That it would be like recording their journey on your camcorder from inside a convertible automobile with its top down.”
Besides combining the four gospels into one story other significant features have been included to increase the reader’s awareness and understanding.
Chronology. Events in the text are in the order in which they occurred.
Dates. The time frame in which the events occurred.
Division of the book into parts. Seeing the “big picture” of Jesus’ life and mission.
Division of the book into headings. Specific events occurring within the life of Jesus.
Footnotes. Comments concerning a word or phrase whining the text.
Footnotes (Italicized). References to passages of Scriptures which are being quoted within the text.
Glossary. Comments on or definitions of commonly used words or terms used throughout the text.
Heading references (in parenthesis). The actual Scriptural passages used in the text.
Scripture. The text is taken directly from the New American Standard Bible.
Just prior to His being raised up into heaven Jesus gave his followers a commission to accomplish before He returned again. That commission is “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” In response to this commission, all the instructions that Jesus gave His group of disciples are highlighted and underlined in the text.
Not everyone will agree with every position taken in this work, however, many knowledgeable sources were consulted in its preparation. This book is not meant to replace the individual accounts of the gospel writers, but merely to serve as a supplement to them. Date setting of various events is based on historical documents, astronomical evidence, the Jewish calendar with its 19 year repeating cycles, The Feasts of the Lord and the customs of the Jewish people. To those who have labored long in the study of God’s Word and prepared helps for each of us to learn by, I extend thanksgiving and gratitude for their labor of love in Christ.
My heart’s desire is that my Father in heaven be glorified by the exaltation of His Son in this book and that each of you, the readers, be transformed into the likeness of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him. This is according to all that you asked of the LORD your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, let me not see this great fire anymore, lest I die.’ And the Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well. I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. And it shall come about that whoever will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him.’” – Deuteronomy 18:15-19
And walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Now it came about that while the multitude were pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; and He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the multitudes from the boat. And when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but at Your bidding I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish; and their nets began to brea; and they signaled to their partners in the other boat, for them to come and help them. And they came, and filled both of the boats so that they began to sin. But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus’ feet, saying, “depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men.” And when they had brought their boats to land, He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” And going on a little farther, He was James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. And immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him.
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