Capernaum Religion

If you took 100 people at random and asked them what they believed that preaching is there is an extremely high probability of chance that you will get many different answers. There are some who will say it is an art from. There are also some that will say it is something which is an inherited God-given gift. Now, ask those same 100 people what a successful Godly sermon is supposed to contain and the answers will likely be even more varied. If you took that same question and asked it to 100 different members of the Lord’s church what answers would you get? You will likely find that many, have accepted the fact that if you have a sermon with a catchy introduction and some beautiful illustrations that run all the way through it which …show more content…
He lived in Capernaum, but was originally from Bethsaida. Both of these places were significant to several Biblical accounts and were each located along the Sea of Galilee. Capernaum was also the home of the apostles James, Andrew (Peter’s brother), John, and Matthew. Peter along with James and John were fishing buddies. This was not something done as a hobby. According to Padfield, “the city of Capernaum was a small fishing village on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.” Peter, may have liked to fish but he did it to make a …show more content…
In Matthew 14:28-30, Peter would walk on the water, in the middle of a storm, to Jesus, but then took his eyes off of Him and started to sink. Peter was also brash in his choice to admonish Jesus in Matthew 16. Jesus was foretelling the death which awaited him of which Peter was not thrilled with (Matthew 16:21). Peter opened up his mouth, as was his custom, and let Jesus be the focus of his reprimanding. Jesus quickly corrected