Scripture for the Week: Luke 4:14-21
This is the story of Jesus beginning his ministry, quoting the words of the prophet Isaiah.
Learn-By-Heart Verse for the Week (NIV Translation):
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me because he has
anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to
proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to
set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18-19
- What do you think it means to have "the Spirit of the Lord" upon you?
- Jesus came to 1) proclaim good news, 2) set people free, and 3) heal. Share stories of how you have seen, heard, or experienced Jesus doing these things. How might you be a part of Jesus' mission and do those same things - proclaim good news, set people free, and heal?
- Jesus said he came to "proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." What do you think that means? How can you claim 2013 as "the year of the Lord's favor"?
- And the Epiphany question (more information in last week's blog entry): Where have you seen God at work this week? (or, Where have you spotted God this week?)
Prayer
Dear Jesus,
May we hear your good news.
May we be set free. May we see others set free.
Yes, Lord, release us from whatever binds us...
...be it sin, pain, fear...
Help us, in turn, to set others free to be the people you have made us to be.
May we experience your healing, like the way you restored sight to the blind.
May we be a healing presence in your world.
Thank you, Jesus, for your proclamations of yesterday that are still true today.
We proclaim that 2013 is your year.
We dedicate ourselves to you.
Thank you for coming to us.
We love you.
Amen.
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