"Jesus didn't come to start a new religion, but to fulfill an old promise. That's what we learn about Jesus in his first sermon before his hometown audience. And it almost gets him killed." To listen to the audio, go to http://www.newcitychurch.ca/#/resources/sermons and find the message, "The Gospel According to Jesus", given by Pastor John Ferguson on May 12, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary.

1. Luke 4:14-30
Pages 859-860 in our guest Bibles.
Today’s Scripture:

3. “Simon” played by
Danny Glover
in Grand Canyon
“EVERYTHING
is SUPPOSED to be
DIFFERENT
than it is.”

4. The Gospel of Luke 4:14-30
“The Gospel According to Jesus”
21
Jesus
Explained Rejected
Jesus

5. And Jesus returned in the power
of the Holy Spirit to Galilee and a
report about him when through all
the surrounding country. And he
Luke 4:14-15
taught in their synagogues, being
glorified by all....

6. And he came to Nazareth, where
he had been brought up....
Luke 4:16

7. And he came to Nazareth, where
he had been brought up. And as
was his custom, he went to the
synagogue on the Sabbath day,
Luke 4:16
and he stood up to read.

8. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah
was given to him. He unrolled the
scroll and found the place where it
was written, “The Spirit of the Lord
Luke 4:17-18
is upon me, because he has anoint-
ed me to proclaim good news to
the poor.

9. He has sent me to proclaim liberty
to the captives and the recovering
of sight to the blind, to set at
liberty those who are oppressed,
Luke 4:18-20
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s
favor....”

10. gave it back to the attendant and
sat down. And the eyes of all were
fixed on him....
Luke 4:20
And he rolled up the scroll and

11. And he began to say to say to
Luke 4:21
them, “Today this Scripture
has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

12. And all spoke well of him and
marveled at the gracious words
that were coming from his mouth.
Luke 4:22
And they said, “Is not this
Joseph’s son?”

13. It is possible to say
“Jesus is a great teacher,”
and not get what he is teaching.

14. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me....”
Luke 4:18
1

15. MESSIAH
(Hebrew)
CHRIST
(Greek)
} The
“ANOINTED “
One

16. “...to preach good news
to the poor...”
Luke 4:18
2

17. “Blessed are the
POOR IN SPIRIT,
for theirs is the
kingdom of
heaven.”
~ Matthew 5:3

18. “Usually the poor get
overlooked, but Jesus
said the GOSPEL was as
much for them as
anyone else. This was
not a way of excluding
anyone (not even
the rich), but of
INCLUDING EVERYONE
(even the poor).”

19. “He has sent me to proclaim
liberty to the captives...”
Luke 4:18
3

20. “...Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for
our sins
to RESCUE us...”
~ Galatians 1:4 (NIV)

21. “He has RESCUED
us from the dominion
of darkness and
brought us into the
kingdom of the
Son....”
~ Colossians 1:13-14

22. “..and the recovering of sight
to the blind...”
Luke 4:18
4

23. “I am sending you TO OPEN THEIR EYES
and turn them from darkness to light…so
that they may receive forgiveness of sins….”
~ Acts 26:17-18

24. “...to set at liberty those
who are oppressed....”
Luke 4:18
5

25. Can you admit to this?
• I am spiritually IMPOVERISHED
• I am spiritually ENSLAVED
• I am spiritually BLIND
• I am spiritually OPPRESSED

26. And he said to them, “Doubtless
you will quote to me this proverb,
Luke 4:23
‘Physician, heal yourself....’

27. And he said to them, “Doubtless
you will quote to me this proverb,
Luke 4:23
‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we
have heard you did at Capernaum,
do here in your hometown as well.”

28. And he said to them, “Truly, I say
to you, no PROPHET is accept-
Luke 4:24-25
able in his hometown....

29. Luke 4:24-25
But in truth, I tell you, there were
many widows in in Israel in the
days of Elijah, when the heavens
were shut up for three years and
six months, and a great famine
came over the land, and

30. Luke 4:25-26
Elijah was sent to none of them
but only to Zarephath, in the land
Sidon, to a woman who was a
widow.

31. And there were many lepers in
Israel in the time of the prophet
Luke 4:27
Elisha, and none of them was
cleansed, but only Naaman the
Syrian....

32. When they heard these things, all
were filled with wrath....
Luke 4:28

33. When they heard these things, all
were filled with wrath. And they
Luke 4:28-29
rose up and drove him out of the
town and brought him to the brow
of a hill on which their town was
built, so that they could throw him
down the cliff....

34. But passing through their midst,
he went away.
Luke 4:30

35. Why does Luke include this story
in his historical biography
of Jesus?
Important Question

36. Jesus did not come
to start a new religion,
but to fulfill an old promise.

37. The Gospel According to Jesus
• Messiah
• Saviour
• Prophet

38. Application
Do I believe Jesus?

39. EVERYTHING
is SUPPOSED to be
DIFFERENT
than it is.

40. What do you
believe is
WRONG
with the
WORLD?

41. GK Chesterton
“I am.”

42. Application
Do I believe Jesus?
Do I really believe this?

43. I have a DREAM...

44. “And when this happens, when we allow freedom
to ring, when we let it ring from every village and
every hamlet, from every state
and every city, we will be able
to SPEED UP THAT DAY when
all of God's children,
black men and
white men...

45. ...Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics,
will be able to join hands and sing in the words
of the old Negro spiritual,
"FREE at last! FREE at last!
Thank God Almighty,
we are FREE at last!"

46. Imagine... a New City

47. Imagine... a New City
How can we “speed up that day?”