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Jesus’s First Sermon

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Recap:

John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus

Jesus tempted in wilderness by Satan

Now, begins his public ministry in Nazareth, Galilee

Sermon Notes

Jesus was handed the scroll of Isaiah and he began to read…

The first words of Jesus’s first sermon:

The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!

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

Reflection Questions:

Read Luke 4:18. During his ministry, Christ stressed that the good news, the ‘gospel’, is for the poor (see also Luke 7:22). Why does he say this?

How often has your daily Bible reading been exactly relevant for that day? Can you give examples?

Introduction to Luke’s Gospel

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Sermon from The Table Covenant Church

Introduction to Luke           Luke 1:1-4

Two-Volume Work

Scholars’ dates range early ad 60s – mid 2nd C

 

Meet Luke & His Audience(s)

Luke

+Acts 16:10-17; 20:5-15; 21:1-18; 27:1-28:16

+Philemon 24; Colossians 4:14

Theophilus
+Luke 1:4
+Acts 1:1

What is Luke doing?

Luke’s Gospel is not modern history or modern biography

Luke’s Gospel is good and true history

 

Verse 3: it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus

παρηκολουθηκότι

ἀκριβῶς

ἄνωθεν

καθεξῆς

Verse 4: that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion & Application Questions

  1. Why does it matter who wrote this biography of Jesus?
  2. How might this information change how you read the Gospel of Luke?
  3. Who is a “Theophilus” in your life who needs certainty about Jesus?
    How will you share this story of good news?