Mosaic

Mosaic: The Messiah Speaks Truth

 

Luke was a _____________ (Col 4:14) and probably a _______________ (Col 4:11-14). He was a loyal _____________ of, and ___________________ with Paul (2 Tim 4:11).

Luke, judging from his background and writing style, had an excellent grasp of the Greek _________________, and highly educated in Greek _______________.

Luke was not an _____________________ of Jesus' ministry (Lk 1:2).

The suggested date for the Gospel of Luke is around _____ A.D.

Luke is the only Gospel that contains an introduction from the author, using the pronoun "­­___" (Luke 1:1–4), and a personal address, to a man named _____________________ ("one who loves God" or "friend of God"). This was a common Greek name. The title "most excellent" (Lk 1:4) implies that Theophilus was a person of some social standing. However, Luke's Gospel was meant to be _______________________ to others especially _________________.

The Gospel of Luke includes information about the ___________________ of Palestine.

 

The purpose of the Gospel of Luke:

  1. ... was to show the early Christians, who "examined the Scriptures every day" like the Bereans (Acts 17:11), that Jesus Christ was ___________ the fulfillment of the _______ ___________________.

  2. ... was to place Christ into the _______________ of Judea (Lk 1:5, 2:1-2).

  3. ... was to show that Jesus was the _____________ of _______ people.

21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. While he was praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love. I am well pleased with you." (Lk 3:21–22)
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness. (Lk 4:1)

  1. The Messiah identifies _______________.

14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues and being honored by everyone. (Lk 4:14–15)
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. (Lk 4:16a)
Nazareth! Can anything good come from there? (Jn 1:46b)
As was his custom, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read. (Lk 4:16)

Basic Outline of Synagogue Liturgy

  1. Singing of a ___________

  2. Confession of ___________ (Hear [שָׁמַע (šā·mǎʿ)], O Israel! The LORD is our God. The LORD is one! (Dt 6:4))

  3. Prayers, including the Shemoneh Esreh ("_________________ ________________________" [Traditional prayers that are still recited today.])

  4. Reading from the ___________ (First five books of the Bible written by Moses) followed by a reading of the Aramaic _____________ (Aramaic paraphrase of text)

  5. Reading from _________________

  6. _____________

  7. Prayer and _________________

17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: 18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, 19 and to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. (Lk 4:17–19)
6 On the contrary, isn't this the kind of fast that I would choose: to loosen the chains of wickedness, to tear apart the ropes of a yoke, to release the oppressed so they go free, and to tear every yoke to pieces? (Is 58:6)

The Mission of the Messiah

  • The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he anointed me ... the Spirit of the Father has "___________________" me, that is he chose ME to be the Messiah.

  • To preach good news to the poor = to announced _____________ _______________ to the meek or humble. (Note: the word translated "preach good news" is used to announce a military victory.)

  • He has sent me to proclaim freedom to the captives = liberation for those who are in the bondage of ____________.

  • Recovery of sight to the blind = _______________ and __________________________ (spiritual) sight recovery

  • To set free those who are oppressed = those oppressed by _______, _______________ _____________________, ___________.

  • Year of the Lord's favor = _______________ year of liberty (50th year) when slaves were freed, debts were forgiven, and ancestral property was returned.

 

20 He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." (Lk 4:20–21)
They all spoke well of him and were impressed by the words of grace that came from his mouth. And they kept saying, "Isn't this Joseph's son?" (Lk 4:22)

They all were giving negative testimony against him and were astonished by the arrogance of the words of grace that came from his mouth.

 

  1. The Messiah identifies his _______________; he came to save _______________.

He told them, "Certainly you will quote this proverb to me, 'Physician, heal yourself!' Do here in your hometown everything we heard you did in Capernaum." (Lk 4:23)
24 And he said, "Amen I tell you: No prophet is accepted in his hometown. 25 But truly I tell you: There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months, while a great famine came over all the land. 26 Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow of Zarephath, in Sidon. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was healed except Naaman the Syrian." (Lk 4:24–27)
28 All those who were in the synagogue were filled with rage when they heard these things. 29 They got up and drove him out of the town. They led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he passed through the middle of them and went on his way. (Lk 4:28–30)
The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good. (Ps 14:1)

The Hebrew word נָבָל (nā·ḇāl) which is translated "fool" in Psalm 14:1 refers to someone who won't accept _____________________, and because of that, falls into _______________________.

They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, due to the hardness of their hearts. (Eph 4:18)
You were dead in your trespasses and sins, (Eph 2:1)
For the mind-set of the sinful flesh is hostile to God, since it does not submit to God's law, and in fact, it cannot. (Ro 8:7)
... no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. (1 Co 12:3b)
 8 Indeed, it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—9 not by works, so that no one can boast. (Eph 2:8–9)

Points to Ponder

  1. What is one thing that stood out to you from this week's message?

  2. Why was it important for Jesus to identify as the Messiah?

Homework: Acts 18-19