by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“A leper came to [Jesus] and kneeling down begged Him and said, ‘If you wish, you can make me clean.’ Moved with pity, He stretched out His Hand, touched the leper, and said to him, ‘I do will it. Be made clean.’ …”
“… The people were astonished at His Teaching, for He Taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, ‘What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!’ Jesus rebuked him and said, ‘Quiet! Come out of him!’ The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him. … [Jesus’] fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee.”
“… John answered … ‘I am baptizing you with water … one mightier than I … will Baptize you with the Holy Spirit and Fire.’ After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, Heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in Bodily Form like a dove. … a Voice came from Heaven, ‘You are My Beloved Son; with You I AM well pleased.'”
“When Jesus saw the vast crowd, His Heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and He began to Teach them many things. * * * … taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to Heaven,
He said the Blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to His Disciples to set before the people; He also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied. … they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments
and what was left of the fish. Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.”
“When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea …. Jesus began to preach and say, ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.’ He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. His fame spread … they brought to Him all who were sick with various diseases and racked with pain, those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics, and He cured them. …”
“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, … magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw His star at its rising and have come to do Him homage.’ … they set out. … the star … preceded them … and stopped over the place where the Child was. They were overjoyed … and on entering the house … saw the Child with Mary His Mother. They prostrated themselves and did Him homage. … they opened their treasures and offered Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. … having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.'”
“John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world. … I saw the Spirit come down like a Dove from the sky and remain upon Him. … I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God.'”
“Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when He was twelve years old, they went up … the Boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it. … they returned to Jerusalem to look for Him. After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at His Understanding and His Answers. … His Mother said to him, ‘Son, why have You done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for You with great anxiety.’ … He said to them, ‘Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in My Father’s House?’ …”
“Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. … they could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke. … he, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up intently to Heaven and saw the Glory of God and Jesus standing at the Right Hand of God, and he said, ‘Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the Right Hand of God.’ … [those opposing him] cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together. They threw him out of the city …. As they were stoning Stephen, he called out ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'”
“When the Angels went away from them to heaven,the shepherds said … ‘Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing … which the Lord has made known to us.’ … they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Infant lying in the manger. … they made known the message that had been told them about this Child. All who heard it were amazed …. Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. … the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God ….”