“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come. ” He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!” Luke 4:18-21 NLT
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Romans 3:23 NLT
‘But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8 NLT
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News… Luke 4:18 NLT
For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NLT
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:6 NLT
…to bring Good News to the poor. Luke 4:18 NLT
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 ESV
HUMAN NATURE IS SELF-RELIANCE, BUT A DISCIPLES NATURE MUST BE SURRENDER
‘He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.’ John 3:30 NLT
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released… Luke 4:18 NLT
I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent. Luke 5:32 NLT
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 ESV
For the wages of sin is death… Romans 6:23 NLT
‘For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. ‘ 2 Corinthians 7:10 ESV
that the blind will see… Luke 4:18 NLT
“We are all under the same mental calamity; we have all forgotten our names. We have all forgotten what we really are.” G.K. Chesterton
Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content. History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Ecclesiastes 1:8-9 NLT
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased. Luke 3:21-22 NIV
IDENTITY – YOU ARE MY SON
AFFECTION – WHOM I LOVE
AFFIRMATION – WITH YOU I AM WELL PLEASED
the oppressed will be set free… Luke 4:18 NLT
God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.” Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir. Galatians 4:5-7 NLT
So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. John 8:36 NLT
and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come. Luke 4:19 NLT
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Matthew 5:6 ESV
He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT
GOD IS EAGER TO SATISFY ALL THE SPIRITUAL CRAVING OF HIS CHILDREN BUT ONLY IN JESUS ARE WE FILLED AND SATISFIED!