Every day of His earthly ministry Jesus proclaimed the Good News--the arrival of God's Kingdom on this earth. He spoke and demonstrated it in three ways:
1) He preached the gospel,
2) He healed the sick, and
3) He freed people from evil.
These
prophetic words, first spoken by the prophet Isaiah in the Old
Testament, were read in the temple by Jesus in Luke 4:16-19:
"And
he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. And as was his
custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabboth day, and he stood up to
read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled
the scroll and found the place where it was written,
The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
After reading this Jesus rolled up the scrolls and said to those gathered in the temple, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." Luke 4:21
Today,
friends, with this same power and authority, Jesus' ministry continues
through His followers. Join me on Monday night as we re-imagine what
this means for us.
Greg
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