Luke 4 18-19

TEXT:LUKE4:18,19 (READ V. 16-21)
INTRODUCTION:
            1. JESUS TOOK THIS SCRIPTURE AND APPLIED IT TO HIMSELF
                        A) HE CAME TO FULFILL THE OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE
            2. MUCH CAN BE LEARNED ABOUT CHRIST FROM THE CT.
I HIS CREDENTIALS FOR MINISTRY
            1, “THE SPIRIT” UPON HIM
                        A) THOUGH HE WAS GOD HE TOOK UPON HIMSELF FLESH
                                    a) THEREFORE NEEDED THE SPIRIT SAME AS US.
                                    B) SPIRIT NEEDED IN MINISTRY
                                                1) OTHER WISE IT IS SELF
                                    C) GOD HAS GIVEN HIS SPIRIT TO THE CHURCH THAT WE MIGHT MINISTER CHRIST MESSAGE
            2. “ANOINTED”
                        A) ONLY THREE PEOPLE ANOINTED
                                    a) KINGS
                                    b) PROPHETS                       * JESUS FILLED ALL THREE
                                    c) PRIEST
                        B) MESSIAH MEANS “ANOINTED”
            3. “SENT”
                        a) MINISTRY NEEDS TO BE SENT FROM GOD
                                    a) (ROMANS 10:15) “AND HOW SHALL THEY PREACH EXCEPT THEY BE SENT...”
                        B) THANK GOD HE SENT 1US SON
II HIS MESSAGE
            1. “THE GOSPEL” -GOOD NEWS
                        A) RECONCILIATION WITH GOD
            2. “TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED”
                        A) HOPE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF SINS MISERY
            3. “PREACH DELIVERANCE TO THE CAPTIVES”
                        A) “WHOEVER COMMITS SIN IS A SLAVE OF SIN.”
                        B) “WHOM THE SON IS SET FREE IS FREE INDEED.”
                        C) GOD WILL FREE YOU TODAY
            4. “RECOVERING OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND”
                        A) SPEAKS OF PHYSICAL HEALING
                        B) SPEAKS OF RECOVERY FROM SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS
            5. “TO SET A LIBERTY THEM THAT ARE BRUISED.”
                        A) SIN HURTS - JESUS HEALS
CONCLUSION:
(V. 19) “TO PREACH THE ACCEPTABLE YEAR OF THE LORD THE TIME IS NOW