05/02/2026
When Jesus stood up and said, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near," in Matt 4:17
- He wasn't just starting a sermon.
- He’s not just calling for moral change
- He’s announcing a new reality.
The Kingdom of God has come near, and the King of Kings is here 👑🔥💥
The rule, authority, and the presence of God’s Kingdom have now broken into your world
He was making a governmental announcement — like a King riding into a conquered city, declaring:
- New administration.
- New rules.
- New reality.
The word repent here is the Greek metanoia
— meta (change) + noia (mind/perception).
So Jesus literally opened with:
"Change the way you think
— because the realm where God rules has arrived in your midst."
Then immediately — what did He do?
- He healed!
- He set people Free!
- He restored!
He wasn't illustrating the kingdom.
He was demonstrating it.
Matthew 4:23-24
23 Jesus was going about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
24 The report of his miracles spread far beyond the borders of Galilee so that sick folk were soon coming to be healed from as far away as Syria. And whatever their illness and pain, or if they were possessed by demons, or were insane, or paralyzed—he healed them all.
This is a part of last night's Healing Service...
https://www.youtube.com/live/rP-MWUJLqGM?si=YMaxK6YKnoGg6P0T