Sunday Sermon - The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth

The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth 
Third Sunday after Epiphany (January 23rd, 2022) 

First Reading: Nehemiah 8 : 1 – 3, 5 – 6, 8 – 10 
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12 : 12 – 31a 
Gospel: Luke 4 : 14 – 21 

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LUKE 4 : 14 – 21
THE BEGINNING OF THE GALILEAN MINISTRY 
14 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. 15 He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
THE REJECTION OF JESUS AT NAZARETH 
16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. 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:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
        to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
    and recovery of sight to the blind,
        to let the oppressed go free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20 And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 

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Pastor Stephen Mims 
Pisgah Lutheran Church 
1350 Pisgah Church Rd, Lexington, SC 29072 
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THE LORD’S PRAYER 
Our Father, who art in heaven, 
hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, 
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive those who trespass against us; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
forever and ever. 
Amen. 

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