Staying Present in the PresencePart 3

Luke 4:14-15

14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the

whole countryside. 15 He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

Luke 14:16-17

16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And

he stood up to read. 17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it,

he found the place where it is written:

Luke 14:18

18 "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,

Luke 14:19-20

19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." 20

Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone

in the synagogue were fastened on him,

Luke 14:21-22

21 and he began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." 22 All

spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. "Isn't

this Joseph's son?" they asked.

Luke 14:23-24

23 Jesus said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself!

Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'" 24 "I tell you

the truth," he continued, "no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

Luke 14:25-26

25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut

for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in

Zarephath in the region of Sidon.

Luke 14:27-28

27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of

them was cleansed--only Naaman the Syrian." 28 All the people in the synagogue were furious

when they heard this.

Luke 14:29-30

29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the

town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd

and went on his way.

1. Who do you say that Jesus is?

Luke 4:22b

22 … "Isn't this Joseph's son?" they asked.

Matthew 16:13-14

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do

people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah;

and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

Matthew 16:15-16

15 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You

are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Matthew 16:17-18

17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will

not overcome it.

Matthew 16:19

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be

bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

2. Don’t let the things of men distract you.

Matthew 16:21

21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that

he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

Matthew 16:22-23

22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!" 23 Jesus turned and said to

Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in

mind the things of God, but the things of men."

Matthew 16:24-26

• 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

3. Jesus mission statement.

Luke 4:18-19

18 "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, 19 to proclaim

the year of the Lord's favor."

4. Jesus mission is about me.

1 John 1:8-10

8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we

confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all

unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his

word has no place in our lives.

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