The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast.

People came to Jesus and objected,

“Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast,

but your disciples do not fast?”

Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.

But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,

and then they will fast on that day.

No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak.

If he does, its fullness pulls away, the new from the old,

and the tear gets worse. Likewise,

no one pours new wine into old wineskins.

Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both

the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather,

new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.”

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives. 

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples? 

The mission of Narrow Gate Ministries, through the Gospels and this podcast, will help lead you to the answer…

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John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel.” John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him. I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. 

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives. 

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples? 

The mission of Narrow Gate Ministries, through the Gospels and this podcast, will help lead you to the answer…

Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life.

Jesus went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed Jesus. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him. Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus heard this and said to them, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives. 

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples? 

The mission of Narrow Gate Ministries, through the Gospels and this podcast, will help lead you to the answer…

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When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home.

Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to them.

They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.

Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”

Now some scribes were sitting there asking themselves,

“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming.

Who but God alone can forgive sins?”

Jesus immediately knew in his mind what they were thinking to themselves, so he said, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, pick up your mat and walk’?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth”—he said to the paralytic,

“I say to you, rise, pick up your mat, and go home.”

He rose, picked up his mat at once, and went away in the sight of everyone.

They were all astounded and glorified God, saying,

“We have never seen anything like this.”

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives. 

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples? 

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A leper came to him 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 leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.

Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once.

Then he said to him, “See that you tell no one anything,

but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.”

The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter.

He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives. 

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples?

The mission of Narrow Gate Ministries, through the Gospels and this podcast, will help lead you to the answer…

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On leaving the synagogue, Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s ­mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them.

When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons. The whole town was gathered at the door. He cured many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons, not permitting them to speak because they knew him. Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.

Simon and those who were with him pursued him, and on finding him said,

“Everyone is looking for you. “He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages, that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I come.” So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives. 

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples? 

The mission of Narrow Gate Ministries, through the Gospels and this podcast, will help lead you to the answer…

Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life.

After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the Gospel of God:

“This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” As he passed by the Sea of Galilee he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen.

Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Then they left their nets and followed him. He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him.

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives.

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples? 

The mission of Narrow Gate Ministries, through the Gospels and this podcast, will help lead you to the answer…

Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life.

Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?” Jesus said to him in reply, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives. 

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples? 

The mission of Narrow Gate Ministries, through the Gospels and this podcast, will help lead you to the answer…

Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life.

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod,

behold, 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.”

When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:

And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;/ since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.”/ Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.

He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child.

When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage.”

After their audience with the king, they set out.

And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.

They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary, his mother.

They prostrated themselves and did him homage.

Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives. 

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples? 

The mission of Narrow Gate Ministries, through the Gospels and this podcast, will help lead you to the answer…

Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life.

There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.

Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.

When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”

And Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.”

His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.”

Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons.

Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.

Then he told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.”

So they took it. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had ­become wine,

without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew),

the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him,

“Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one;

but you have kept the good wine until now.”

Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory,

and his disciples began to believe in him.

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Here are the big questions… 

How do everyday type people, like us, know and receive everything that Christ died to give us? 

How do we develop Christ-like values and principles, and the discipline to implement them into our lives. 

How do we take up the mission of Christ to go and make disciples? 

The mission of Narrow Gate Ministries, through the Gospels and this podcast, will help lead you to the answer…

Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life.