Tag: Epiphany 4C

  • To Love Bravely

    To Love Bravely

    We avoid the truth to protect each other. What we’re actually protecting is dishonesty and the enemies of love.

  • “Doctor, cure yourself!”

    “Doctor, cure yourself!”

    Jesus’s return home goes exactly as he expects. Which is to say, the people’s reactionary response is quite predictable.

  • Rejected

    Rejected

    When Jesus returns home in Luke 4, there’s a confrontation with the people. While we often focus on what Jesus says, we rarely realize what we do.

  • The Trouble With Jubilee – Epiphany 4C

    The Trouble With Jubilee – Epiphany 4C

    Notes for Epiphany 4C  |  Luke 4:21-30 [Note: For part 1, see Epiphany 3C] The story continues from last week, when Jesus has left his wilderness temptation alone and begun his ministry by first heading home and going to the Synagogue to preach. Let’s begin by saying that is a pretty audacious thing to do.…

  • GOD is here

    GOD is here

    a Sermon for Epiphany 4C Text: Luke 4:21-30 The teacher is kicked out of school Jesus approaches the front of the synagogue, is given one of the scrolls of Isaiah and Jesus reads out: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He…