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The Entrance to a Typical Inn from the Region Luke Chapter 2
2,000 years ago an angel appeared to a virgin named Mary who was pledged to be married to Joseph. The angel told Mary that through the power of God she would become pregnant and give birth to a son. He was to be called Jesus. Jesus would in fact be none other than the Son of God who would take on human form. He would be 100% human and at the same time 100% God. At the time of Jesus' birth, a decree was sent throughout the land that everyone must travel to their home towns to register in a census. Since Joseph was from Bethlehem he and Mary found themselves in Bethlehem at the time of Jesus' birth. Because there was no accommodation available, Mary gave birth to Jesus in the stable of an inn.

Jesus spent forty days fasting and praying in the Wadi Desert. Luke Chapter 4.
As was the custom in Israel at the time, Jesus took on his father's occupation as a carpenter. He lived a sinless life style obeying the laws of God. When Jesus was around 30 years old, a prophet named John the Baptist was teaching baptism in water to prepare people for the time when the Messiah would be born on the earth to save mankind from their sin. Jesus went to John to be baptised to fulfil prophecy from Scripture. When Jesus approached John, John recognised in his spirit that Jesus was the Messiah. After Jesus was baptised, the Spirit of God descended on Jesus in the form of a dove. This began Jesus' three year ministry on the earth. After his baptism, Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness fasting and praying. The devil tempted Jesus three times to try to make him sin, but Jesus resisted the devil.

An Israeli fisherman cleaning his nets. Luke Chapter 5.
The first thing Jesus did at the start of his ministry was to find twelve people who would give up their work and follow Jesus as his disciples. The first disciples Jesus choose were Simon and his brother Andrew. They were both fisherman on the Sea of Galilee. He then choose two other Brothers - James and John. They were also fisherman. Jesus told some of them that they would no longer catch fish, but would be 'Fishers of Men'. All of Jesus' disciples came from ordinary backgrounds, one of them, Levi, was a Tax Collector - one of the most hated people around at the time because they often cheated ordinary people out of their money. All believed Jesus was who he claimed to be, and they willingly gave up everything to follow him.

Tradition says that this is the house of the Good Samaritan. Luke Chapter 10.
So now Jesus had gathered around himself twelve close friends who would be his disciples. Jesus now began his three year teaching ministry in earnest. One of Jesus' most famous teachings became known as the Sermon on the Mount or The Beatitudes. Jesus used every opportunity to spread the good news of the Kingdom of God. He taught in the synagogue, the open air, the market place and even at private parties. He did not speak in religious language, but rather used parables or stories to illustrate the point he was trying to make. This ensured that everyone listening to him preach would be able to understand the message he wanted to convey. One of his more famous parables - the 'Good Samaritan'. Tells how a man is beaten and robbed but is then helped by a Samaritan who was his arch enemy.

Cana in Galilee - where Jesus performed his first miracle. John Chapter 2.
One of the things that marked Jesus' teaching was that it was often accompanied by miracles. The first miracle Jesus did was to turn water into wine at a wedding in a town called Cana. Other miracles he did was to feed thousands of people with just a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish, healing of the sick of all sorts of illnesses including the lame, blindness and those with leprosy. He cast out evil spirits from many people, and even commanded the dead to come to life. All these events can be read about in the Gospels (Injil). Jesus said that those who believed in him would do even greater miracles then he did. This was born out by his followers both during Jesus' life and after his death also being able to do miracles in the name of Jesus. Even today Jesus does the same miracles through those who believe in him.

This is a view of the town of Bethany where Lazarus lived. John Chapter 11
One of the greatest miracles that Jesus did was to raise Lazarus from the dead. Lazarus was sick, and his sisters Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus asking him to come and heal Lazarus. Jesus was a good friend of the whole family. But when Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick he did not go to him immediately, but stayed where he was for two more days. Meanwhile, Lazarus had died. When Jesus arrived in the town of Bethany where the family lived, Lazarus had already been buried and the family was in mourning. The tomb had a large stone in front of it and Jesus ordered the stone to be rolled away. There were objections to this as Lazarus had been in the tomb for three days. Jesus told them to just believe. He prayed for Lazarus and Lazarus walked out of the tomb still wrapped in his burial robes. The miracle was a picture of how Jesus would die and rise again after three days.

The Triumphant Entry - Jesus Rides into Jerusalem on a colt. Luke Chapter 19.
Nearing the end of Jesus' three year ministry, he prepares to journey to Jerusalem with his disciples to attend the Passover Feast. When he reached the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem, he sent two of his disciples ahead of him, telling them to find a donkey tied to a post. They were to bring the donkey to him and he would ride on it into Jerusalem. This was to fulfil a prophesy from Scripture that said the king would come to them gently and riding a donkey. As Jesus entered the city the people waved and lined his path with their cloaks and with branches from the trees. They were praising him for all the miracles he had performed. Some of the leaders in the crowd rebuked Jesus for allowing this to happen. Jesus said to them that if the crowd was told to keep quite, the rocks themselves would praise him. Not long after this the very same people who were praising Jesus were demanding his death!

An Upper Room like the one Jesus used at the last supper. Luke Chapter 22.
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread in which the Passover lamb was to be eaten. Jesus and his disciples had met in an upper room of a private house to share in the Passover meal. The Passover meal was very ritualistic and symbolic. It symbolises how our sin needs a blood sacrifice for God to forgive us. The meal consisted of many courses, including the sacrificial lamb served with bitter herbs, bread and wine. Jesus used this meal to explain to the disciples what must happen to him. Jesus himself would take the place of the lamb by dying for our sins. The wine represented his shed blood on the cross. At the time the disciples did not really understand what Jesus was saying, but after his death it all became very clear to them. Christians today eat bread and wine together in church to remember Jesus' sacrificial death.

Excavation site of Pontius Pilate's residence in Israel. Luke Chapter 22-23.
After the Passover Meal was completed, Jesus and his disciples went up to the Mount of Olives to spend the night. While the disciples slept, Jesus spent the time praying. Judas, one of his disciples had betrayed Jesus and told the authorities where he could be found with no-one around him. During the night Jesus was arrested and charged with claiming to be the son of God. Jesus was sent to trial before Herod the ruler of the Israelites, and before Pontius Pilate, the representative of Rome who occupied the territory. Jesus' trial was a set up from start to finish. The spiritual leaders of Israel were afraid of Jesus because people were following him and their livelihood was at stake. Jesus was eventually found guilty, was ordered to be flogged and then to be executed by crucifixion. Jesus could have got out of the charge, but he knew what he claimed was true.

The Crucifixion at a place called The Skull. Luke Chapter 23.
So Jesus was led away to be crucified. Because Jesus was so weak the soldiers seized a man named Simon, who just happened to be there, to help Jesus carry the cross to the Hill at Golgotha, also know as the 'Place of the Skulls'. When Jesus arrived at his execution site, he was stripped naked and nailed to the cross by his hands and feet. Jesus died an agonising death on the cross and all this was to pay the penalty for our sins which we should have died for. Jesus took on himself all of our sins. God the Father could not be with Jesus at this time because God cannot stand sin. Because of this Jesus cried out 'My God, why have you left me?' Shortly after, Jesus gave up his spirit to God and died.

Jesus' Burial and Resurrection. Luke Chapter 23-24.
There was a good man named Joseph who was looking for the 'Kingdom of God'. He recognised that Jesus was the Son of God. He took Jesus' body and laid it to rest in his own private tomb (like the one in the picture). A large stone was rolled in front of the tomb and the authorities placed guards over the tomb in case anyone should steal Jesus' body and falsely claim that he had risen. Three days later, women took spices to the tomb to use on Jesus' body. When they got to the tomb they found the stone rolled away and Jesus' body no longer in the tomb. Jesus appeared to them by the tomb and when he spoke they recognised who he was. Jesus appeared to the disciples many times over the next few weeks. One of them, Thomas, only believed Jesus had risen when he saw the nail holes in Jesus' hands.

The Ascension from a hill near Bethany. Luke Chapter 24.
After Jesus had been with them for a short while it was time for Jesus to go to be with the Father. The way was now open for all who believed in Jesus to receive Eternal Life.
'When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God'.
JESUS IS ALIVE FOREVERMORE

HALLELUJAH!

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	The Entrance to a Typical Inn from the Region Luke Chapter 2 2,000 years ago an angel appeared to a virgin named Mary who was pledged to be married to Joseph. The angel told Mary that through the power of God she would become pregnant and give birth to a son. He was to be called Jesus. Jesus would in fact be none other than the Son of God who would take on human form. He would be 100% human and at the same time 100% God. At the time of Jesus' birth, a decree was sent throughout the land that everyone must travel to their home towns to register in a census. Since Joseph was from Bethlehem he and Mary found themselves in Bethlehem at the time of Jesus' birth. Because there was no accommodation available, Mary gave birth to Jesus in the stable of an inn.

Jesus spent forty days fasting and praying in the Wadi Desert. Luke Chapter 4. As was the custom in Israel at the time, Jesus took on his father's occupation as a carpenter. He lived a sinless life style obeying the laws of God. When Jesus was around 30 years old, a prophet named John the Baptist was teaching baptism in water to prepare people for the time when the Messiah would be born on the earth to save mankind from their sin. Jesus went to John to be baptised to fulfil prophecy from Scripture. When Jesus approached John, John recognised in his spirit that Jesus was the Messiah. After Jesus was baptised, the Spirit of God descended on Jesus in the form of a dove. This began Jesus' three year ministry on the earth. After his baptism, Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness fasting and praying. The devil tempted Jesus three times to try to make him sin, but Jesus resisted the devil.

	An Israeli fisherman cleaning his nets. Luke Chapter 5. The first thing Jesus did at the start of his ministry was to find twelve people who would give up their work and follow Jesus as his disciples. The first disciples Jesus choose were Simon and his brother Andrew. They were both fisherman on the Sea of Galilee. He then choose two other Brothers - James and John. They were also fisherman. Jesus told some of them that they would no longer catch fish, but would be 'Fishers of Men'. All of Jesus' disciples came from ordinary backgrounds, one of them, Levi, was a Tax Collector - one of the most hated people around at the time because they often cheated ordinary people out of their money. All believed Jesus was who he claimed to be, and they willingly gave up everything to follow him.

Tradition says that this is the house of the Good Samaritan. Luke Chapter 10. So now Jesus had gathered around himself twelve close friends who would be his disciples. Jesus now began his three year teaching ministry in earnest. One of Jesus' most famous teachings became known as the Sermon on the Mount or The Beatitudes. Jesus used every opportunity to spread the good news of the Kingdom of God. He taught in the synagogue, the open air, the market place and even at private parties. He did not speak in religious language, but rather used parables or stories to illustrate the point he was trying to make. This ensured that everyone listening to him preach would be able to understand the message he wanted to convey. One of his more famous parables - the 'Good Samaritan'. Tells how a man is beaten and robbed but is then helped by a Samaritan who was his arch enemy.

	Cana in Galilee - where Jesus performed his first miracle. John Chapter 2. One of the things that marked Jesus' teaching was that it was often accompanied by miracles. The first miracle Jesus did was to turn water into wine at a wedding in a town called Cana. Other miracles he did was to feed thousands of people with just a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish, healing of the sick of all sorts of illnesses including the lame, blindness and those with leprosy. He cast out evil spirits from many people, and even commanded the dead to come to life. All these events can be read about in the Gospels (Injil). Jesus said that those who believed in him would do even greater miracles then he did. This was born out by his followers both during Jesus' life and after his death also being able to do miracles in the name of Jesus. Even today Jesus does the same miracles through those who believe in him.

This is a view of the town of Bethany where Lazarus lived. John Chapter 11 One of the greatest miracles that Jesus did was to raise Lazarus from the dead. Lazarus was sick, and his sisters Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus asking him to come and heal Lazarus. Jesus was a good friend of the whole family. But when Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick he did not go to him immediately, but stayed where he was for two more days. Meanwhile, Lazarus had died. When Jesus arrived in the town of Bethany where the family lived, Lazarus had already been buried and the family was in mourning. The tomb had a large stone in front of it and Jesus ordered the stone to be rolled away. There were objections to this as Lazarus had been in the tomb for three days. Jesus told them to just believe. He prayed for Lazarus and Lazarus walked out of the tomb still wrapped in his burial robes. The miracle was a picture of how Jesus would die and rise again after three days.

	The Triumphant Entry - Jesus Rides into Jerusalem on a colt. Luke Chapter 19. Nearing the end of Jesus' three year ministry, he prepares to journey to Jerusalem with his disciples to attend the Passover Feast. When he reached the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem, he sent two of his disciples ahead of him, telling them to find a donkey tied to a post. They were to bring the donkey to him and he would ride on it into Jerusalem. This was to fulfil a prophesy from Scripture that said the king would come to them gently and riding a donkey. As Jesus entered the city the people waved and lined his path with their cloaks and with branches from the trees. They were praising him for all the miracles he had performed. Some of the leaders in the crowd rebuked Jesus for allowing this to happen. Jesus said to them that if the crowd was told to keep quite, the rocks themselves would praise him. Not long after this the very same people who were praising Jesus were demanding his death!

An Upper Room like the one Jesus used at the last supper. Luke Chapter 22. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread in which the Passover lamb was to be eaten. Jesus and his disciples had met in an upper room of a private house to share in the Passover meal. The Passover meal was very ritualistic and symbolic. It symbolises how our sin needs a blood sacrifice for God to forgive us. The meal consisted of many courses, including the sacrificial lamb served with bitter herbs, bread and wine. Jesus used this meal to explain to the disciples what must happen to him. Jesus himself would take the place of the lamb by dying for our sins. The wine represented his shed blood on the cross. At the time the disciples did not really understand what Jesus was saying, but after his death it all became very clear to them. Christians today eat bread and wine together in church to remember Jesus' sacrificial death.

	Excavation site of Pontius Pilate's residence in Israel. Luke Chapter 22-23. After the Passover Meal was completed, Jesus and his disciples went up to the Mount of Olives to spend the night. While the disciples slept, Jesus spent the time praying. Judas, one of his disciples had betrayed Jesus and told the authorities where he could be found with no-one around him. During the night Jesus was arrested and charged with claiming to be the son of God. Jesus was sent to trial before Herod the ruler of the Israelites, and before Pontius Pilate, the representative of Rome who occupied the territory. Jesus' trial was a set up from start to finish. The spiritual leaders of Israel were afraid of Jesus because people were following him and their livelihood was at stake. Jesus was eventually found guilty, was ordered to be flogged and then to be executed by crucifixion. Jesus could have got out of the charge, but he knew what he claimed was true.

The Crucifixion at a place called The Skull. Luke Chapter 23. So Jesus was led away to be crucified. Because Jesus was so weak the soldiers seized a man named Simon, who just happened to be there, to help Jesus carry the cross to the Hill at Golgotha, also know as the 'Place of the Skulls'. When Jesus arrived at his execution site, he was stripped naked and nailed to the cross by his hands and feet. Jesus died an agonising death on the cross and all this was to pay the penalty for our sins which we should have died for. Jesus took on himself all of our sins. God the Father could not be with Jesus at this time because God cannot stand sin. Because of this Jesus cried out 'My God, why have you left me?' Shortly after, Jesus gave up his spirit to God and died.

	Jesus' Burial and Resurrection. Luke Chapter 23-24. There was a good man named Joseph who was looking for the 'Kingdom of God'. He recognised that Jesus was the Son of God. He took Jesus' body and laid it to rest in his own private tomb (like the one in the picture). A large stone was rolled in front of the tomb and the authorities placed guards over the tomb in case anyone should steal Jesus' body and falsely claim that he had risen. Three days later, women took spices to the tomb to use on Jesus' body. When they got to the tomb they found the stone rolled away and Jesus' body no longer in the tomb. Jesus appeared to them by the tomb and when he spoke they recognised who he was. Jesus appeared to the disciples many times over the next few weeks. One of them, Thomas, only believed Jesus had risen when he saw the nail holes in Jesus' hands.

The Ascension from a hill near Bethany. Luke Chapter 24. After Jesus had been with them for a short while it was time for Jesus to go to be with the Father. The way was now open for all who believed in Jesus to receive Eternal Life. 'When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God'. JESUS IS ALIVE FOREVERMORE HALLELUJAH!