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spiritual mechanics
Luke 4:8-12. Some teach that getting what you want from God is a matter of spiritual mechanics. All you have to do is find some promise in the text of scripture, put your faith in it, and act out...
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hometown advantage
Luke 4:14-44. At first, things went quite well for Jesus when he visited his hometown of Nazareth. All eyes were upon him, and they listened with approval as he explained about his ministry of...
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the Son of God, full of the Holy Spirit
Luke 3:23-4:13. Luke included a family tree for Jesus, but for a different reason than Matthew did. Matthew was only interested in proving that Jesus was the descendent of Abraham through David....
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ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit
Luke 4:14-44. Having endured his wilderness experience and overcome the devil’s temptation, Jesus returned to Galilee, and began his prophetic ministry. His tactic appears clear: he would heal the...
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spiritual mechanics
Luke 4:8-12. Some teach that getting what you want from God is a matter of spiritual mechanics. All you have to do is find some promise in the text of scripture, put your faith in it, and act out...
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hometown advantage
Luke 4:14-44. At first, things went quite well for Jesus when he visited his hometown of Nazareth. All eyes were upon him, and they listened with approval as he explained about his ministry of...
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the Son of God, full of the Holy Spirit
Luke 3:23-4:13. Luke included a family tree for Jesus, but for a different reason than Matthew did. Matthew was only interested in proving that Jesus was the descendent of Abraham through David....
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ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit
Luke 4:14-44. Having endured his wilderness experience and overcome the devil’s temptation, Jesus returned to Galilee, and began his prophetic ministry. His tactic appears clear: he would heal the...
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apparent short-cuts
HE DID IT THE HARD WAY – THE ONLY WAY Luke 4:5-8 Luk 4:5 Then the devil led him up to a high place and showed him in a moment of time all the kingdoms of the present world system. Luk 4:6 And the...
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no one in his right mind
Luke 4:9-13 Luk 4:9 Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, Luk 4:10...
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returning to Nazareth
ARE YOU CONFIDENT OR CONFLICTED? Luke 4:14-16 Luk 4:14 And Jesus returned, empowerd by the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him went out throughout all the surrounding region. Luk 4:15 And he began...
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jubilee proclamation
WHO IS YOUR JUBILEE? Luke 4:17-19 Luk 4:17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll he found the place where it was written, Luk 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord...
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not the son of Joseph
HE IS GOD’S PROVISION OF GRACE Luke 4:20-22 Luk 4:20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the assistant and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were staring intently at him....
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fix yourself first
WHY MIRACLES ARE RARE Luke 4:23-26 Luk 4:23 And he said to them, “No doubt you will quote me this parable: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in...
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zero to murderous in 3 minutes
TELL THE TRUTH – LEAVE THE RESULTS IN GOD’S HANDS Luke 4:27-30 Luk 4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was made clean except Naaman the...
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authoritative teaching
THEY ARE NOT READY FOR THIS Luke 4:31-35 Luk 4:31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath. Luk 4:32 And they were astounded at his teaching, because it...
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the right to confront wrong
THE GOSPEL COMES WITH AUTHORITY Luke 4:36-39 Luk 4:36 And amazement came upon them all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, “What word is this? Because he commands the unclean spirits...
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time for Jesus to leave
WHEN HE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THERE ANYMORE Luke 4:40-44 Luk 4:40 Now as the sun was setting, all who had those who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and placing his hands on every...
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