The Glenwood post., 1924-09-11
Lesson for septeanber IL
JESUS DRIVEN FROM NAZARETH


LESSON TExT-Luke A:iS-s0,
GOLDEN TUxT-"Hs hath anoipted
mo to preach the .gospel"-Luke A:1s."
PRIMARY TOPICDJesus Visits His
Home Town. =
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus Faces . Mob.
lNTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Jesus Explains His Message.
YOUNG PEoPLN AND ADULT TOPIC
Tho Mission OF Christianity.
]. Jssus In the Synagogue ". 1e).
On the Sabbath day He went into
the synagogue according to His Gus
tom. He no doubt went that day with
new and definite purpose, but 1t is
refreshing to know that 1t was accord
ing to His habit. -
u. Jesus Reading the Scriptures
(vv. 17-19).
1. The Book Handed to Him ". 17).
1t was not only His custom to. attend
the place of worship but to take part
In 1t. This privilege was not confined
to the rabbIs (Acts 13 :15)..
2. The Passage Read (Isaiah 81 4,
y. Most likely this passage was chos-
en- by Him with specific purpose.
8. The Content of the Passage wv.
1s, 1e).
~ The mission of the Messiah ".
1S). 1t was:
(a) To preach the gospel to the
poor. The good tidings which Jesus
proclaimed are peculiarly welcome to
the common people.
/, (b) To heal the broken-hearted.
The gospel Of Christ peculiarly meets
the needs of those whose hearts are
crushed by the weight of their own
sins or by the burden Of sorrow and
disappointment.
(c) To preach deliverance to the
captives. The gospel of Christ does
actually set man free from the slav-
cry Of sin (John $3.50. FIJI
(d) Recovering of sight to the
blind. Christ did actually make those
who were physically blind to see (John
9:6, y and also opened the eyes Of
those who were spiritually blind Il
John 5:2O).
(e) To set at liberty them that are
bruised The power of Christ can free
the most utterly hopeless ones.
() To preach the acceptable year
Of the Lord. The primary allusion is
the year of Jubilee Uev. $500 in
which all those In bondage were re-
leased.
(2) The special endowment Of the
Messiah ". 1s). The reason why the
Spirit was upon Him was that He
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work. It was not for the display q
power. The enduement of the Holy
Spirit is not for mere powers sake.
III. Jesus Expoundlns the Scriptures
wv. 20, Ply.
1, He Closed the Book and Sat
Down. It seems to have been the cus-
tom Of the Jewish teachers to sit while
teaching.
q 'This Day Is This Scripture Full
filed" This statement Is NO doubt but
a gist Of what He said.
~. jesus Reception by the People
wv. 22-SO).
Their reception was characterized
by
1. Ignorant Prejudice ". 22). "Is
not this Joseph's SOM" As If to say,
"This is our fellow townsman with
whom we have been acquainted for
years. Surely. therefore. He cannot be
the Messiah"
2. Unbelief a. to His Supernatural
Character ". 23). They challenged
Him to exhibit examples Of divine
power an He had done In other places.
8. Personal Jealousy ". 24). Jeal-
ousy prevents Us from seeing the es-
sential worth Of the men In our midst.
Foreigners are more appreciative. A
prophet is not accepted at home, pri-
marily because he is prophet.
Prophets were sent In times Of moral
and spiritual declination and their mes
sages were stern rebukes Of sin. He
adduces two outstanding examples of
the willingness Of foreigners to believe
God.
az Elijah was sent to widow at
Sarepta (vv. 25, 26). Many widows Of
Israel were passed by due, doubtless, to
the fact that they would not have re-
ceived the prophet.
(2) Naaman, the foreigner, Of many
iepers was the only one cleansed.
4. Violent Hatred (vv. 2s-S0). This
comparison Of the Jews to foreigners
go stunned their pride that they madly
drove Him out Of their city, even tried
to kill Him. He showed. them that
Just as Elijah had brought blessing to
one who lived in Sidon and Elisha to
one In Syria. while the people Of
Israel went on suffering, even go the
Gentiles would receive the blessings Of
His saving power while they, the
chosen nation. would suffer In unbe'
lief.