the gospel according to jesus (luke 4:14-30)
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"Jesus didn't come to start a new religion, but to fulfill an old promise. That's what we learn about Jesus in his first sermon before his hometown audience. And it almost gets him killed." To listen to the audio, go to http://www.newcitychurch.ca/#/resources/sermons and find the message, "The Gospel According to Jesus", given by Pastor John Ferguson on May 12, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary.TRANSCRIPT
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Luke 4:14-30
Pages 859-860 in our guest Bibles.
Today’s Scripture:
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“Simon” played by Danny Glover
in Grand Canyon
“EVERYTHING
is SUPPOSED to be
DIFFERENT
than it is.”
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The Gospel of Luke 4:14-30
“The Gospel According to Jesus”
21 JesusExplained Rejected
Jesus
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And Jesus returned in the powerof the Holy Spirit to Galilee and a report about him when through allthe surrounding country. And he
Luke 4:14-15
taught in their synagogues, beingglorified by all....
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And he came to Nazareth, wherehe had been brought up....
Luke 4:16
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And he came to Nazareth, wherehe had been brought up. And aswas his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day,
Luke 4:16
and he stood up to read.
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And the scroll of the prophet Isaiahwas given to him. He unrolled thescroll and found the place where itwas written, “The Spirit of the Lord
Luke 4:17-18
is upon me, because he has anoint-ed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
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He has sent me to proclaim libertyto the captives and the recovering of sight to the blind, to set atliberty those who are oppressed,
Luke 4:18-20
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor....”
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gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all werefixed on him....
Luke 4:20
And he rolled up the scroll and
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And he began to say to say to
Luke 4:21
them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
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And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth.
Luke 4:22
And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”
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It is possible to say
“Jesus is a great teacher,” and not get what he is teaching.
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“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,because he has anointed me....”
Luke 4:18
1
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MESSIAH (Hebrew)
CHRIST(Greek)
} The“ANOINTED “
One
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“...to preach good news to the poor...”
Luke 4:18
2
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“Blessed are the POOR IN SPIRIT,
for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.”~ Matthew 5:3
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“Usually the poor get overlooked, but Jesus
said the GOSPEL was as much for them as
anyone else. This was not a way of excluding
anyone (not even the rich), but of
INCLUDING EVERYONE (even the poor).”
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“He has sent me to proclaimliberty to the captives...”
Luke 4:18
3
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“...Jesus Christ,who gave himself for
our sins to RESCUE us...”
~ Galatians 1:4 (NIV)
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“He has RESCUED us from the dominion
of darkness and brought us into the
kingdom of the Son....”
~ Colossians 1:13-14
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“..and the recovering of sightto the blind...”
Luke 4:18
4
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“I am sending you TO OPEN THEIR EYES and turn them from darkness to light…so
that they may receive forgiveness of sins….”
~ Acts 26:17-18
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“...to set at liberty thosewho are oppressed....”
Luke 4:18
5
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Can you admit to this?
• I am spiritually IMPOVERISHED• I am spiritually ENSLAVED• I am spiritually BLIND• I am spiritually OPPRESSED
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And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb,
Luke 4:23
‘Physician, heal yourself....’
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And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb,
Luke 4:23
‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What wehave heard you did at Capernaum,do here in your hometown as well.”
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And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, no PROPHET is accept-
Luke 4:24-25
able in his hometown....
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Luke 4:24-25
But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up for three years and six months, and a great famine came over the land, and
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Luke 4:25-26
Elijah was sent to none of thembut only to Zarephath, in the landSidon, to a woman who was a widow.
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And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet
Luke 4:27
Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman theSyrian....
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When they heard these things, allwere filled with wrath....
Luke 4:28
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When they heard these things, allwere filled with wrath. And they
Luke 4:28-29
rose up and drove him out of thetown and brought him to the browof a hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff....
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But passing through their midst, he went away.
Luke 4:30
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Why does Luke include this story in his historical biography
of Jesus?
Important Question
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Jesus did not come to start a new religion,
but to fulfill an old promise.
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The Gospel According to Jesus
• Messiah
• Saviour• Prophet
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Application
Do I believe Jesus?
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EVERYTHING
is SUPPOSED to be
DIFFERENT
than it is.
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What do you believe isWRONG with the
WORLD?
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GK Chesterton
“I am.”
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Application
Do I believe Jesus?
Do I really believe this?
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I have a DREAM...
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“And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to SPEED UP THAT DAY when all of God's children, black men and white men...
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...Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "FREE at last! FREE at last! Thank God Almighty, we are FREE at last!"
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Imagine... a New City
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Imagine... a New City
How can we “speed up that day?”