7- Know Your Lord (Luke 4:14-44 | Isaiah 61:1-2)

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To truly recognize who Jesus is, requires bowing to his authority.

  1. The Year of the Lord’s Favor (vv. 14-23, 31-41)


    Today, In Your Hearing (vv. 14-23)
    What Happened in Capernaum (vv. 31-41

  2. Some Sort of Homecoming (vv. 22-30)
    What Didn’t Happen in Nazareth (vv. 22-27)
    Filled with Wrath (vv. 28-30)

  3. The Kingdom in the Wilderness (vv. 42-44)
    What do they expect? (vv. 42-44)
    Your Response (vv. 22-24, 32, 34, 36, 39, 41)
    Power Cloaked in Weakness

Discussion Starters

  1. Monday—Have you ever had to submit to someone you know well? Was it easy or hard? Why?

  2. Tuesday—Why were those in Nazareth initially excited by what Jesus said? (v. 22) What did they think Jesus was saying?

  3. Wednesday—What happened in Capernaum? (vv. 31-41) How did those in Capernaum respond to Jesus’ healings?

  4. Thursday—What moved the people in Nazareth from marveling (v. 22) to being filled with wrath and wanting to kill Jesus? (vv. 28-30)

  5. Friday—Does Jesus owe anyone healing or mercy? What is the right response to him regardless of whether he heals all your illnesses or not?