Sermons on Luke 4:16-28:

This Is The Year Of Jubilee

Contributed by Trae Durden on Aug 29, 2014

A sermon explaining the Year of Jubilee, and how that concept relates to our Christian life.

Introduction: A. Homecoming is beautiful!! It’s a wonderful thing to be with family and friends, people who love us in spite of our failures! Consider two homecomings, (1) the homecoming of a slave after years of hard labor and service to a master who doesn’t love them or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus First

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Oct 6, 2014

jesus first

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Scripture: Luke 4:20

Denomination: *other

Mission Sunday: Gospel Good News To All

Contributed by Rev. Jijo Varghese on Oct 6, 2014

Why has God placed us on this earth? Are we responsible for what is happening around in this world? How can i help in fulfilling God's mission?

The Former Secretary of the United States and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice once told graduates of the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson that they have a responsibility to be "optimistic" in their lives. "I first learned this lesson from hearing stories about my paternal ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-22

Denomination: Episcopal

A Jubilee Year

Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Nov 15, 2014

A perspective on Luke 4: 14-21. The Jubilee year has no end since forgiveness and renewed life continues to be freely given by Jesus.

Luke 4: 14-21 A Jubilee Year The writer of this Gospel, Luke has gone to great length and detail in the first three chapters to inform the reader of the exact identity of Jesus. He begins with the story of the miraculous birth of Jesus and shows his impeccable genealogy through the ages to Adam, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Fulfilling The Prophets

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 5, 2021

Jesus' Deity is confirmed by His fulfillment of many of the Old Testament prophecies about the coming Messiah. However, He did not fulfill them all and that was on purpose. The fulfillment of some of the prophecies is yet to come, and, they WILL be fulfilled.

Fulfilling the Prophets Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:9-12 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:15, Matthew 5:17, Isaiah 7:14, Micah 5:2, Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:13-21, Isaiah 11:1, Zechariah 11:12, Luke 21:5-28, Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 52:14, Luke 7:22-23, Isaiah 61:1-3, Isaiah 9:6, Luke 4:14-30  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

The Messiah God Wants, Not Necessarily The One You Want Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 29, 2021

Why did Jesus not heal many of the sick in His own home town?

Monday of 22nd week in Course 1 Cor 2: 1-5; Lk 4: 16-30 Hearing today’s Gospel with fresh ears might lead some of us to be a little critical of Jesus. After all, the townsfolk of Nazareth welcomed Jesus back and invited Him to act as lector and even give the homily. When he told them that He was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-30, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Catholic

Leaving Religion Entering Kingdom

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Sep 5, 2021

Jesus always talked about Kingdom, the Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, the Kingdom is at Hand, my Kingdom is not of this world. Today when we hear the word kingdom, immediately many different ideas, concepts, and pictures come to mind.

Leaving Religion Entering Kingdom By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: When you are traveling down the road regardless of where you are going you will pass a sign that says Leaving (Michigan) so and so and Entering (Ohio) so and so. I am leaving one destination and I am entering into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18, James 1:27, Matthew 23:5

Denomination: Apostolic

Be Bold For God (I Am Emboldened I Am Prepared For Eternity)

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Sep 23, 2021

Today’s message is a call for every believer to experience the same way as the early believers. We believe that the move of God will always be available for everyone who are willing to believe that it’s still possible to see signs, wonders and miracles done by the early apostles.

Intro: We are now on our 3rd week for our theme “I am Emboldened, I am Prepared for Eternity”. And last week we have heard from our dear Pastor Mildred the marks of an emboldened believer. We learned also that for us Christians we can be bold in our preaching, prayer, persuasion (or faith), ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Luke 4:18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fulfilling The Mandate Of Christ

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Sep 27, 2021

Christ gave all believers a mandate to fulfil. He empowered believers with the resources required to fulfil the mandate. Are you fulfilling the mandate of Christ. What is your excuse?

TEXT: Isaiah 61:1-3 "The Spirit of the Sovereign lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3, Luke 4:21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Part 7: Always Restoring Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Oct 22, 2021

Jesus is our Jubilee. In Him, all debts are forgiven. In Him, all slaves are set free.

The Always God Part 7 - Always Restoring Good morning! Please turn in your Bibles to Isaiah 61. We’ll start off there, but like we often do, we will end up in a different place than where we started, so you might want to go ahead and bookmark John 9 as well. We are getting close to the end of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-4, Luke 4:16-20

Denomination: Baptist

A Year And A Day.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 5, 2021

The acceptable year of the LORD and the day of vengeance.

A YEAR AND A DAY. (1) The Acceptable Year of the Lord (Luke 4:16-21). This is thought to be earliest record which we have of a synagogue service. Perhaps Isaiah 61:1-2 was the reading of the day, but Jesus deliberately chose where to end the reading. Luke 4:18-19 stops short of ‘the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-21, Isaiah 61:1-2, Isaiah 63:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Light Pollution Series

Contributed by Sean Dees on Jul 2, 2020

Be careful in not being fooled by artificial light which can try and obscure the natural light. We need to be able to identify that which is natural (God’s Light) and that which is artificial (Satan’s fake stuff). Joh 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:

Light Pollution Luke 4:16-21 Luke 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, (Let me stop right there and point out that even Jesus went to Church regularly, so if the Son of God did not forsaking the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-21

The Year Of Jubilee – The Simple Life.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jul 8, 2020

God is freedom from slavery and fulfilled in life, in faith and total dependence to Jesus

Jubilee is an English variation of the Hebrew word jobel, which means "ram's horn," or “a trumpet-blast of liberty” the curved horn used as a trumpet to signal the year of the Jubilee in Israel. In Leviticus 25, God commanded the House of Israel to observe a year of Jubilee every ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3, Leviticus 25:1-55, Luke 4:18-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Breaking The Chains Of Spiritual Captivity

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jul 12, 2020

Throughout history people have longed for freedom from captivity and oppression, people today long to be free from captivity, spiritual bondage, and oppression

Breaking the chains of Spiritual Captivity By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - The greatest illusion mankind faces all the time is that they are free from the oppression of the devil when in actuality Satan has captured their soul, body and spirit. This is a dangerous situation. It is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18, Isaiah 61:1, Ephesians 6:12, 2 Corinthians 10:14

Denomination: Apostolic

Hidden Blessing Behind Our Act Of Faith

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Aug 1, 2020

God blesses those who put their faith to action. At various steps in our life's journey, the Lord brings situations where he tests our faith. If we exercise our faith, the blessing follows; if we do not, we will lose it.”

A great famine swept over all the land. This famine was prophesied by Elijah. This drought was the result of the judgment of the nation’s rampant idolatry, led by the royal couple Ahab and Jezebel. 1 Kings 17:1 - And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-16, Luke 4:25-26