This Sunday we’ll take a look at Luke 4:16-30 and see how Jesus brought a ministry of hope to the world and how we are to do the same. Then on Sunday Evening, we’ll continue our study through the book I Will. We hope to see you there!
Schedule
@945 Small Groups / Sunday School for all ages
@1045 Worship Gathering
@6pm I Will Study in church library
Sermon Notes
A Ministry of Hope ~ Luke 4:16-20
- Jesus came to proclaim the good news of eternal freedom and to meet people’s needs. He sends us to do the same. (4:16-22)
- As the Father sent Jesus, so Jesus sends us (John 17:18, 20:21)
- Our ministry must be done in God’s power (4:18)
- Our ministry must declare the hope of God’s favor in Christ (4:18-19)
- Our ministry must seek to meet physical needs alongside the spiritual (4:18)
- Jesus’ ministry shows how God often works in unexpected ways. We must embrace these over any prejudices or preconceptions that we might have. (4:23-30)
- Jesus’ focus was a freedom from sin that would extend to people from all backgrounds, not just one background (4:18-19, 23-27)
- We should reach out to the broken, hurting, and lost in any God-honoring way we can
