Luke 2:41-52 Blue Bible pg 1091
Jesus First Words (Luke 2:49) Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be about my Father s business?
God the Father s business is about Saving Sinners
John 6:38 ESV I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will [business] but the will [business] of him who sent me.
Luke 19:10 ESV the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
Luke 5:32 ESV I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
1 Timothy 1:15 ESV The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
John 20:21 ESV As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.
Inauguration of Jesus Ministry (Luke 4:16-21) 16 And he [Jesus] came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read.
17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.
20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because: He has anointed me to proclaim Good News To the poor He has sent me to proclaim Liberty To captives and recovering sight To the blind to set at liberty Those who are oppressed to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Jesus (and us) (1) Verbal To Anoint and Send To Proclaim Good News (Liberty) (2) Needs-Based (3) Destroying Devil s work
1 Verbal Proclamation of the Good News
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because: He has anointed me to proclaim Good News To the poor He has sent me to proclaim Liberty To captives and recovering sight To the blind to set at liberty Those who are oppressed to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor
Resources for Verbal Proclamation: Your Personal Testimony The Roman Road Bridge to Life (Navigators) Four Spiritual Laws (Cru) Steps to Peace with God (Billy Graham) 24 Ways to Explain the Gospel (Rose Publishing)
2 Needs-Based Proclamation of Good News
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because: He has anointed me to proclaim Good News To the poor He has sent me to proclaim Liberty To captives and recovering sight To the blind to set at liberty Those who are oppressed to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor
Matthew 11:5 ESV Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
James 5:14-16 NIV 14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Jesus (and us) (1) Verbal To Anoint and Send To Proclaim Good News (Liberty) (2) Needs-Based (3) Destroying Devil s work
3 Destroying the Work of the Devil
1 John 3:8 ESV The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
Ephesians 6:12 ESV 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:11 ESV 11 [Therefore] put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because: He has anointed me to proclaim Good News To the poor He has sent me to proclaim Liberty To captives and recovering sight To the blind to set at liberty Those who are oppressed to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor
We all have the Holy Spirit to birth something new in and through us.
Luke 1:34 ESV And the angel answered [Mary], The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy-the Son of God.
Mary had the Holy Spirit to birth something new in and through her, Jesus, the Son of God.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Jesus (and us) (1) Verbal To Anoint and Send To Proclaim Good News (Liberty) (2) Needs-Based (3) Destroying Devil s work
We too have the Holy Spirit to birth something new in and through us. What might that be for you in 2019? Might that be carrying on the Father s business of saving sinners?