Tuesday, Jan 17th - Session at 5:30 PM moderated by Laurie.
Saturday, Jan 28th - Session training and visioning 9:00 AM at the McMillan river place.
Scripture for Sunday
Luke 4:16-30 (ESV)
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, and he stood up to read. [17] And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
[18] "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
[19] to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
[20] And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. [21] And he began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." [22] And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?" [23] And he said to them, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, 'Physician, heal yourself.' What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well." [24] And he said, "Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. [25] But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, [26] and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. [27] And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian." [28] When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. [29] And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. [30] But passing through their midst, he went away.
Questions for Reflection
What are some of the best things that happen when a person comes back home after being away at school or in the service?
What does the old saying mean, “You can never go home again”?
How did the audience respond to Jesus’ reading? (4:20)
What were the main points of Jesus’ words to the people in His hometown? (4:23-27)
Why were the people angry with what Jesus said? (4:23-29)
What did Jesus know firsthand about rejection?
To what extent will people go to avoid hearing the truth about themselves?
Why do we sometimes try to avoid facing the truth about ourselves?
