"To Have Sight or to See?" - Luke 4:16-21
October 4, 2022
“To Have Sight or to See?” - Luke 4:16-21
BIG IDEA: To See Jesus as Your Savior, Your Eyes Must See Your Captor
I: Luke
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16) And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17) And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written … 20) And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
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A: Proclaims Good News to the
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C: Proclaims the Recovering of
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18) “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.”
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21) And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
Discussion Questions:
1. What was the sermon’s title and the ‘Big Idea’ of the sermon? Was the ‘Big Idea’ faithful?
2. How does the structure/design of the passage help you see the ‘Big Idea’ of the passage?
3. What did the sermon say is the universal problem that faces every human being?
4. Why can we not “fix” this problem ourselves or go to another person to “fix” it for us?
5. How does Jesus present himself as the solution to the universal problem?
6. What did the passage/sermon say was the relationship between forgiveness and freedom?
7. 7. Do you currently see yourself as a captive of sin who needs to be freed? Why or why not?
8. If you are a captive, in what specific ways does your slavery to sin show up in your life?
9. Do you see yourself as once a captive to sin, but now released from it? Why or why not?
10. If you have been released from sin, how do you know? How should you live your life in light of your freedom?
11. How does this passage/sermon help you live for God through Christ?
12. How does this passage/sermon help you tell a peer about who Jesus was and what he did for you and for them?
13. Did this passage/sermon cause you to think differently about Jesus than you did previously. Why or why not?