1. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor

6. 1. Astonishing claim v21 today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing

7. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life (John 5:39-40).

8. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself… He said to them, This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms. (Luke 24:27, 44)

9. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message 1. Good news to the poor 2. Freedom for the prisoners 3. Recovery of sight for the blind. 4. The year of the Lord's favour

10. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message So [Jesus] replied to the messengers, Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. (Luke 7:21-22)

11. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about. (Luke 18:34)

12. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message You say, I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing. But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. (Revelation 3:17).

13. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message Spiritual blindness is not like physical blindness. When you are physically blind, you know you are blind, so you compensate for this significant physical deficit. But spiritually blind people are not only blind, they are also blind to their own blindness. (Paul Tripp)

14. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message 3. Astonishing priority Jesus replied, Let us go somewhere elseto the nearby villagesso I can preach there also. That is why I have come. (Mark 1:38)

15. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message 3. Astonishing priority They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read. (Nehemiah 8:8).

16. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message 3. Astonishing priority It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God... We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word. (Acts 6:2-4)

17. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message 3. Astonishing priority Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. (1 Timothy 4:13)

18. Luke 4:14-21 Good news to the poor 1. Astonishing claim 2. Astonishing message 3. Astonishing priority Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. (Acts 8:4) Now those who had been scattered by the persecution... travelled...spreading the word... (Acts 11:19)