Matthew 4:12-23 John “handed over” / danger! Capernaum = margins Historic Geography (Isaiah 9) (Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali) Assyrian invasion “gloom” “distress” “darkness” “yoke that burdens” “the bar across their shoulders,  the rod of their oppressor” “warrior’s boot used in battle” “garment rolled in blood” Roman Rule Song of Hope!

“Birth, Beloved, Broker”! “Just Do it” “I’m lovin it” Jesus returns to the area of Herod Antipas to take up the reins of John’s resistance movement Follow me, and I will take who you are and what you do (your story) & (speaks their language - fishing) and I will put it to Kingdom use. Instead of using your gifts and passions and skills for your own benefit, I will help you use those to bless others…. “Birth, Beloved, Broker”! “Just Do it” “I’m lovin it” “Can you hear me now?” “Finger lickin good” “The quicker picker upper” “Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands” “Betcha Can't Eat Just One”

Kingdom of Heaven / God “Galilee of the Gentiles” (located his identity) “Repent” = “change your mind”   “Followed” ….a call from without corresponded with a longing from within…?? Always a dying / birth Always about Allegiance & Awareness