Sermon at Nazareth
Luke 4:16-30
Skip Heitzig
Luke 4 (NKJV™) | |
16 | So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. |
17 | And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: |
18 | "The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; |
19 | To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD." |
20 | Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. |
21 | And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." |
22 | So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, "Is this not Joseph's son?" |
23 | He said to them, "You will surely say this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.'" |
24 | Then He said, "Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. |
25 | "But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land; |
26 | "but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. |
27 | "And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian." |
28 | So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, |
29 | and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. |
30 | Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way. |
New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved.
The gospel of Luke is a beautifully and meticulously written account of the birth, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In this topical series, Pastor Skip Heitzig touches on a number of stories, parables, and teachings of Jesus that show His compassion for outcasts and how we are to live the Christian life.
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