Luke 4:20-32

 

5th Sunday after Epiphany: Date: February 6, 2022

– THE SERMON: Luke 4:20-32

Theme: Jesus Reveals His Divine Authority through His Teaching
I. Hearing His Gracious Words
II. Dismissing Jesus’ Authority
III. Acknowledging Jesus’ Authority
SERMON TEXT: Luke 4:20-32
20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
23 He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.’ ” 24 Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land; 26 but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”
28 So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 29 and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. 30 Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
31 Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths. 32 And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority. (NKJV)

PRAYER; THE LORD’S PRAYER

HYMN 415:1-4: Lo, Many Shall Come from the East and the West
1 Lo, many shall come from the East and the West
And sit at the feast of salvation
With Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the blest,
Obeying the Lord’s invitation. Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
2 But they who have always resisted His grace
And on their own virtue depended
Shall then be condemned and cast out from His face,
Eternally lost and unfriended. Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
3 Oh, may we all hear when our Shepherd doth call
In accents persuasive and tender,
That, while there is time, we make haste one and all
And find Him, our mighty Defender! Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
4 Oh, that we the throng of the ransomed may swell,
To whom He hath granted remission!
God graciously make us in heaven to dwell
And save us from endless perdition. Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!

BENEDICTION
C: Amen.

HYMN 45:1: Now, the Hour of Worship O’er
1 Now, the hour of worship o’er,
Teaching, hearing, praying, singing,
Let us gladly God adore,
For His Word our praises bringing;
For the rich repast He gave us
Bless the Lord, who deigned to save us.

( Pastor Theodore Barthels )

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