This is directly after the temptation. Jesus announces He is the Savior as seen in Isaiah. Scripture is Luke 4:14-44.
This is directly after the temptation.
Jesus announces He is the Savior as seen in Isaiah.
Jesus went to the Jordan River and
asked John to baptize Him. They were related through their mothers. Luke 1:36 God was pleased and Jesus began His
ministry when He was 30 years old. (Luke 3:23)
He went directly to the
wilderness and fasted for 40 days. Satan went to the wilderness to tempt Jesus.
After three times and Jesus telling him no, Satan left Jesus and the angels
came and ministered to Him.
Jesus went back to Nazareth in Galilee
where he lived growing up. He had the ‘power of the Spirit’ and He was known
throughout the area. (Matthew 4:14) Jesus taught in the synagogues and was
worshipped by everyone.
He went to the synagogue on the
Sabbath like He usually did and He stood up to read. He was given the book of
Isaiah the prophet. Jesus read Isaiah 61:1-2a:
“The Spirit of
the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
Jesus closed the
book when He finished reading and returned it to the attendant. He sat down and
everyone was watching Him. Jesus told them that the scripture was fulfilled
today. The people were amazed at what Jesus was telling them! They said “Isn’t
this Joseph’s son?”
Jesus
told them that they would probably want proof: like to heal himself; or to do
the same miracles that they had heard had been done in Capernaum. But, Jesus told them
that no prophet is accepted in his own country. Jesus told them that there
were many widows in the time of Elijah the prophet when there was famine in the
land for three years and six months. But, Elijah only visited one widow in
Zarephath in Sidon. There were a lot of lepers in Israel during the time of
Elisha the prophet. Only Naaman the Syrian was cured of leprosy.
All the people in
the synagogue became angry when they heard what Jesus said and they threw Him
out of the city. They took Jesus to a hill and wanted to throw Him off of the
cliff. But, Jesus just ‘passed through their midst and went on His way!’
Jesus went to
Capernaum (a city in Galilee) and was again teaching on the Sabbath days. The
people were amazed at His teachings! He knew what He was talking about! There
was a man that had an unclean demon. The demon shouted at Jesus “Leave us
alone! What do we have to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to end
us? You are the Holy One of God!” Jesus replied “Be quiet and come out.” The
demon went out and didn’t hurt the man. The people told everyone that Jesus had
the power and ability to remove the unclean demons.
Jesus went to
Peter’s house. Peter’s mother-in-law was sick with a high fever. Jesus stood
over her and healed her. She immediately got up and served them food!
Jesus healed many
people. They were brought to Jesus and He laid His hands on them all and healed
them. He cast out many demons, too. They knew He was Jesus Christ, the Son of
God.
The next day He
left and went to a place by Himself. The people tried to stop Him from leaving
and crowds of people came to Him. Jesus told them that He had to preach about
the kingdom of God to other cities, too. That was why He came. He preached in
the synagogues in Galilee.
Thanks to Jean Dickson for sharing her songs! This song is about controlling your anger which is so appropriate for this lesson! This includes the color flipchart and one-page black & white printable. It also includes lips that can be attached to a craft stick for the students to hold. I kept the visuals to Jesus and angry men so this song can be used for more than just this lesson. Click here to download.
The worksheet is my standard review worksheet in color only. The answers are: 1. Nazareth 2. synagogue 3. Isaiah 4. angry 5. preach the kingdom of God
The worksheet above is a discussion starter. Students can write different things or characteristics they know about Jesus. Or, different miracles He did since there are several in this lesson. Or, the people were so angry when Jesus told them who He was. They were just going to (try to)throw Him over a cliff. Talk about different scenarios in their life and how they should handle them. This includes the color and black & white. Click here to download.
The Bible verse is Luke 4:43. There are 6 per page with the above picture and verse. There is also a full page of the same for a teacher's visual.
super great material. Thank you
ReplyDeleteYour worksheet was helpful inspiration for creating homework for one of my students - thank you!
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