2015—: “The Year of the Lord’s Favor”

  Leviticus 25:8-12; Isaiah 61:1-11 (text); Luke 4:16-30 January 4, 2014 • Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction C ongregation of Christ: Isaiah 61 is the proclamation by God of “the year of the Lord’s favor” in which God will send the long-awaited Messiah “to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound” (verse 1). This verse was read by Jesus when he went to the synagogue in Nazareth on the Sabbath day after he overcame Satan’s temptations in…

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