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Luke 4:16-19
Excerpted from: Freedom and Unleavened Bread

We will finish on this scripture in Luke 4; because we have what I think in one sense is Jesus Christ's specific purpose statement for His ministry.

Every one of those things has to do with words. Everything that came out of Him came out of an absolutely pure heart. He said, "I'm going to preach the gospel to the poor." The poor are those deprived or powerless, and the reason for this was to give them vision, to give them hope. That's the first thing Moses told the Israelites—"We're going to go to our own land. We're going to be free."

Then Christ said, "We're going to heal the brokenhearted." He means those whose hearts are broken in terms of repentance. So He says, "I'm going to take care of all the past mistakes. I'm going to heal you. I'm going to give you comfort so you start out the journey in good condition, spiritually."

He said, "We're going to preach deliverance to the captives." He's going to inspire enthusiasm and give hope for a bright future. He's going to give recovery of the sight to the blind. He's going to give truth, and therefore direction, and clear thinking to people. He's going to set them at liberty. He's going to forgive them their sins and keep them free. He's going to preach the acceptable year of the Lord, so the time is now, and instill them with urgency—every one of them working on our mind.

Articles
'Unless Those Days Were Shortened . . .'
Cyrus: God's Anointed
Implications of the Gospel of the Kingdom
Leadership and Covenants (Part Eleven): Signs
No Private Interpretation
Seeking God (Part Two): A Foundation
The Beatitudes, Part One: The Sermon on the Mount
The Duality of Prophecy
The Fourth Commandment (Part Two): Christ's Attitude Toward the Sabbath
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Two): The Burnt Offering

Bible Studies
The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing a Man Born Blind (Part Two)

Essays
Consider Before You Speak

Sermons
Jesus Christ's Trial (Part Two)
Jesus on the Holy Spirit
How Does God Help Us? (Part 1)
Liberty Through Self-Control
Christianity Is a Fight! (Part 4)
A Son Is Given
Freedom, Liberty, and Bondage
Do You Recognize This Man? (Part 3)
Imagining The Garden of Eden (Part 5)
Christian Service
The Healing of a Man Born Blind (Part Two)
The Healing of a Man Born Blind (Part Two)
Psalms: Book Four: All His Benefits
Sight to the Blind
Malachi's Appeal to Backsliders (Part Three)
Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (Part One)
God the Father in the Old Testament
The Fourth Commandment (Part 2)
From Both Sides Now and the Feast of Tabernacles
From Both Sides Now and the Feast of Tabernacles
Liberty Under the Law
Christ's Mission Statement
Christ's Mission Statement
The Temptations of Christ: Behold, the Lamb of God
When is the Year of Release (Shemitah)?
When is the Year of Release (Shemitah)?
It IS All About Government
The Commandments (Part Six)
The Fourth Commandment (Part 2)
The Fourth Commandment (Part 3)
Fall Feast Lessons
The Sacrifices of Leviticus (Part 2)
God's Powerful Gospel
Examining God's Judgments
Abraham (Part Six)
Jehu: A Type for Today

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