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Greeting
Good Morning Church.
To any of you who may be new here, guests, passing through, first-timers; WELCOME.
We’re glad you’re here to celebrate with us today.
Have a lot to Celebrate :: Baptisms
My name is Rob.
I’m one of the elders here at Hillside.
One small part of what I get to do here is preach from time to time.
Introduction
What you just saw was a video in which Paul Harvey interviewed Billy Graham at his farm in North Carolina in 1980.
If you have been a follower of Jesus or around Church for any length of time...
even if you haven’t - good chance you know who Billy Graham was.
He always preached very basic gospel message.
8th Grade Level.
Didn’t dive deep into Greek, Hebrew.
Didn’t use fancy words.
Very definition of knowing nothing but Christ and him crucified.
(1 Cor.
2:2)
According to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association...
He preached to more than 210 million people in more than 185 countries across the world.
With all that traveling and meeting people from...
different national and familial values
nations with different primary religions
different social and economic standing
The gospel proved to be the one message that had equal reaction in every nation and among every people.
As if it were a universal language that somehow broke through all cultural boundaries and cut all people to the heart.
What we’ll aim to see this morning is...
The Gospel has always been for all people.
Don’t have to talk about the implications for this being true in a room full of gentiles
But I will a little anyway.
Go ahead and stand with me if you’re able and
open your bibles to Luke 4. We’ll be in verses 16-30 this morning.
If you don’t have a bible with you the words will be on the screen.
You may be seated
Body
The books of Luke and Acts were both written to a gentile named Theophilus.
Beginning of Luke tells us that Luke wrote a “narrative of the things that have been accomplished” through the coming of Jesus.
Luke 1:1,4
Then in verse 4 he states that the purpose for writing this “Narrative”.
It was so Theophilus would have “certainty” in the things that he was taught.
Luke spent at least two years with Paul as he was imprisoned and still proclaiming the good news to the gentiles.
So Luke was a direct witness to proclamation of the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles alike.
So, one of the main themes in the Narrative of Luke
as Luke is attempting to strengthen the faith of Theophilus
is that the good news; the long awaited Messiah King came not only for Israel but for ALL people.
It would’ve been one of the most obvious foundational truths taught to Theophilus.
The Gospel has always been for all people.
We see this throughout both Luke and Acts.
A few examples of Luke intentionally making the “Gospel for ALL” point are...
1.
The differences in Genealogies in Matthew and Luke.
Matthew goes back to Abraham.
chapter 1
Matthew was written to a Jewish audience.
Luke goes back to Adam then God.
chapter 3
to include the time before Israel was a people when God still had redemptive and restorative intentions.
2. Simeon’s Blessing in chapter 2 (Luke 2:32)
Simeon Says...
3. Luke’s Description of the ministry of John the Baptist in chapter 3 (Luke 3:6)
Luke Says...
From the beginning of Luke to the end of Acts, Luke paints a picture of a gospel that reaches the gentiles.
There was a bigger picture to be discovered.
In our Narrative today we see Jesus come home to Nazareth.
He chose this passage on purpose.
It wasn’t a mistake.
This text was one with obvious and known connection to the coming Messiah.
No one would’ve questioned that.
This was written and understood to be about the Messiah to come.
Jesus reads it, gives the scroll back, then sits to teach.
I’m sure the anxiety there.
Jesus has already formed a reputation - vs. 14-15.
So, anxiety, heavy tension could be felt as they waited for him to expound on such a deeply meaningful text.
Didn’t spend the week before exegeting the text and developing main ideas and application of the text to prepare for his session.
You can get by with that if the prophecy is written about you.
The grand explanation
The big idea
The proclamation Jesus makes
concerning this prophecy was… “I’ve just ushered in this ‘day of the Lord’s favor’ and this is about me.” “I’m him.”
So without apology or question, Jesus claims in the presence of all in attendance to be the Messiah; the King they’d been waiting on for generations.
He claimed to be the very Son of God.
Notice their initial reaction in verse 22.
They didn’t necessarily object right away!
All four Gospel accounts are include many moments in which Jesus claims to be Messiah
to a Jewish audience just like this
immediately they ridicule, hate, plot to kill him, etc.
Here they don’t.
“Jesus Rejected at Nazareth” is the title in most bibles.
It doesn’t look like he was rejected as Messiah based on their reaction.
So, why was Jesus “rejected at Nazareth”?
In chapter 2:34-35 Simeon said to Mary regarding Jesus...
After their initial response Jesus does just that.
He reveals what is in their hearts.
Jesus makes two quick references from the history of Israel.
Two stories.
and it’s then that the Nazarene’s reveal what’s in their heart.
| murderous thoughts arise | Eyes that looked on him with awe became enraged and Mob-like.
both of these stories happened during times when Israel was rebelling against God.
They were worshipping other gods | There were other, more important objects of their affection | Yahweh had been forgotten.
And in each of these stories, despite Israel being in need, God sent two of the most revered prophets in Israel’s history (Elijah and Elisha) to minister to and heal GENTILES instead.
They didn’t reject him as Messiah.
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