Gracious Jesus 5: Jesus' Ministry Launch
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Gracious Jesus 5: Jesus' Ministry Launch
- 2. GRACIOUS JESUS 1. PRESENTING THE KING The King is Born The Greatest Prophet John Baptizes Jesus The Tempter Lures Jesus Jesus’ Ministry Launch
- 3. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW JESUS’ MINISTRY LAUNCH Matt 4:12-25, Lk 4:14-37 1. What is Ministry 2. Christ’s Anointing 3. Preach Good news to the poor 4. Proclaim Liberty to the captives 5. Recovery of sight to the blind 6. Our Ministry 7. Discussion
- 4. WHAT IS MINISTRY The Greek word diakonia meaning “service.” Includes: Waiting tables (Acts 6:1) Caring for the poor (2 Corinthians 9:9-12) Proclaiming the gospel (Acts 20:24). “Definition: The faithful service of God’s people rendered unto God and others on His behalf to bring Him glory, build up His church, and reach out to His world.”
- 5. MAKING DISCIPLES After His baptism and John’s arrest, Jesus moves to Capernaum and chooses his first disciples. 19 And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matt 4
- 6. KEY VERSES CHRIST’S ANOINTING “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.” Mark 4
- 7. CHRIST’S ANOINTING In Luke 4:17, the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He unrolled it to Isaiah chapter 61. Why did he turn to Isaiah and why chapter 61?.
- 8. CHRIST’S ANOINTING It tells specifically about Christ’s work as Messiah.
- 9. PREACH GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor…” 18a Who are the poor referred by Jesus?
- 10. PREACH GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR They are the poor in spirit not finances. The poor in spirit are those who: Know that they need God. Admit spiritual destitution due to sin and helplessness to deliver themselves from their dire situation. Recognize utter worthlessness of spiritual currency and inability of their own works to save them
- 12. TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES Freedom for some is: Turning 18 years old. Legally leaving their parent’s home and running their own lives Getting their driver’s license
- 13. TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES The prodigal’s son never understood his freedom and thought he should: Not be restricted. Have freedom from his father Have full financial control His idea of freedom made him a prisoner.
- 14. TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES Adam and Eve thought freedom was: Rebelling against God Listening to the devil (Gen.3) Becoming like God Instead mankind lost real freedom and became a slave to sin
- 15. TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES How do we chose to use the freedom God has given us?
- 16. TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES Without Jesus: • There is no real freedom. • We struggle to find the meaning of life. • We become more thirsty and empty and restless. • We become a prisoner to despair and fatalism. Jesus’ completing God’s work in this world provides the real freedom that men need.
- 17. TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES The secret to freedom in Christ is given in John 8:32, “If you hold to my teachings you are truly my disciples, then you will know the truth and ..
- 18. RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND When Jesus heals the blind man in John 9, he not only physically heals him but points him to “The Light of the World” (john 8:12) and opens his spiritual eyes.
- 19. RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND This put the spotlight on the ones who were truly blind i.e. the pharisees and religious leaders.
- 20. RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND People can be blinded by their desires for: • Money • Lust • Glory Jesus truly opens our blind eyes to see. (Jn.9:25)
- 21. RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND .”
- 22. TO SET AT LIBERTY THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED Physical oppression is abuse. Spiritual oppression is: • Hurt from a life of sin. • Fear and captivity under the devil (2 Tim 2:25-26).
- 23. TO PROCLAIM THE YEAR OF THE LORD'S FAVOR The year of the Lord’s favor means: • Salvation • Year of Jubilee (once in 50 years) • Liberty in the land. • Time to cancel all debts • Free slaves. (Lev.25:8-55)
- 24. OUR MINISTRY It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service [diakonia], so that the body of Christ may be built up. (Ephesians 4:11-12)
- 25. OUR MINISTRY Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. (Colossians 3:23-24)
- 26. OUR MINISTRY Paul tells his readers that their attitude toward each other “should be the same as that of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5).
- 27. OUR MINISTRY When we seek to glorify God in all we do, all we do becomes ministry.
- 28. JESUS’ MINISTRY LAUNCH DISCUSSION 1. In what ways, using our gifts, can we continue the ministry of Christ to proclaim: • Good news to the poor? • Liberty to the captives? • Recovery of sight to the blind? • Liberty those who are oppressed? • The year of the Lord's favor? 2. What is the importance of discipleship? What lessons do we learn from Jesus?
Editor's Notes
- The Greek word in the New Testament that is often translated as “ministry” is diakonia. The basic meaning of this word is “service.” It can refer to tasks as basic as waiting tables (see Acts 6:1), caring for the poor through monetary gifts (see 2 Corinthians 9:9-12), or proclaiming the gospel (see Acts 20:24). Definition of ministry is “the faithful service of God’s people rendered unto God and others on His behalf to bring Him glory, build up His church, and reach out to His world.”
- The success in Christ’s ministry was his success in training the disciples to carry on His legacy.
- It is because it tells specifically about what work he will do as the Messiah. So Jesus’ preaching and teaching were not randomly chosen
- Look at verse 18a, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor…” Who are the poor here that Jesus will speak to?
- They are the poor in spirit and not necessarily those who do not have much income. The poor in spirit are those who know that they need God. Being poor in spirit is admitting that, because of your sin, you are completely destitute spiritually and can do nothing to deliver yourself from your dire situation. He is declaring that, before we can enter God’s kingdom, we must recognize the utter worthlessness of our own spiritual currency and the inability of our own works to save us
- “Good example is the prodigal son. He didn’t realize the freedom he had living in his father’s house. He only thought that he was being restricted. He wanted freedom from his father Freedom did not turn out to be the freedom that he expected. Instead he became desperate and miserable. He became a prisoner to his situation. He thought he would free, but instead he became a prisoner! How ironic.
- Freedom is the greatest gift that God gave man. But how we use our God given freedom is important. How we chose to use this freedom is important.
- Our freedom in Christ is truly experienced when we hold to the teachings of Jesus as evidenced by our lifestyle. Jesus said in John 8:32, “If you hold to my teachings you are truly my disciples, then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”
- Look again at verse 18b. Jesus opened the yes of a blind man. This blind man, who could now see, witnessed this powerful miracle by telling the Pharisees who were trying to deny the whole thing, “Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” How true were his words!! What a great miracle.
- Wow!! What a great confession from a smelly fisherman with a 5th grade education!!! Even the religious leaders because they were blinded by their unbelief and spiritual pride could not make such a confession. But Peter did because Jesus had opened his eyes to see. Later, Jesus opened Peter’s eyes to see the kingdom of God as all believers inheritance. Jesus opens our spiritual eyes to see that he is the Son of God, God in the flesh. He opens our eyes to see the kingdom of God as our great riches and inheritance. He opens our eyes to know where we are going. The listening Pharisees heard what Jesus said and it disturbed them. “Are you saying we’re blind?” they asked, expecting a negative answer. Jesus had already called them “blind leaders of the blind” (Matt. 15:14), so they had their answer. They were blinded by their pride, their self-righteousness, their tradition, and their false interpretation of the Word of God.
- Satan blinds our eyes to see Jesus when we look to other things than Jesus. But Jesus truly opens our blind eyes to see. (Jn.9:25)
- this miracle has a spiritual meaning besides the physical healing. This Scripture points to Jesus opening our spiritual eyes to recognize and accept that He is the Son of God. In John 6:68-69 Peter confessed, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God
- Jesus also came to release the oppressed. The oppressed are those who have been abused by something or someone. This gives us a picture of the Israelites who were living in oppression under Assyrian and later Babylonian rule.
- There is actually another layer to all of this. Every 50 years there was to be a JUBILEE year. The year of JUBILEE requires that all land rest, all slaves be freed, and all land be returned to it’s original owner. This was God way, in the nation of Israel, of keeping people free from slavery, and free from debt. But there is a more important spiritual significance to the year of Jubilee. The fact that the year of JUBILEE was every 50th year, and thus completed a cycle of 7x7 years, shows that it symbolized the spiritually perfect plan of God -- brought to it’s fullness. This looks forward to Jesus who came to redeem us, free us, forgive us and reconcile us back to God. The year of the Lord’s favor is the time of grace for the human race. No one deserves this favor (sins forgiven) but the grace of God through Jesus is so powerful and great.
- The leaders of the church are not the only ones doing the work of service or ministry. The leaders are given to the church for the purpose of preparing every member to do the ministry––to render service to the Lord, to the church, and to the world.
- The ultimate example of ministry is Jesus Christ Himself. In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he told his readers that their attitude toward each other “should be the same as that of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5).
- Wholeheartedness means focusing on giving our best in all we do, not for the accolades we might receive but out of a desire to do what we do as unto Christ (see Colossians 3:23). As we go about our daily tasks with thankfulness, integrity, and wholeheartedness, God sees and is pleased. Others see and His reputation is enhanced—He is glorified. When we seek to glorify God in all we do, all we do becomes ministry.