‘See the hometown rejection faced by the Saviour’ (Luke 4:14-30)

Going home is typically an experience you don’t live to regret. There are exceptions of course. In Luke 4:14-30, Jesus went home to Nazareth and worshipped in the synagogue, only to be run out of town and have his life threatened by angry townsfolk. So what happened? Why did what should have been a welcome home event become something so nasty? The answer lies in what Jesus preached as he brought Isaiah 61:1-2 to their attention, and then, based on what he did and didn’t say, the explosive situation unfolded.

Message

Outline

• The contrast between settings
• Still a conflict with the evil one
• In his hometown…
• See that Luke wants us to note ….

The people He was among (v.14-16a)

The sermon He preached (v.16b-27)

The reaction it caused (v.28-30)

The Saviour has arrived!
The danger of unbelief
John 1:11-12