Jesus’ Mic Drop Moment in Nazareth

Rev. Stephen Preus, pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton, IA, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Luke 4:14-30.

Jesus begins His Galilean ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit. He goes to His hometown, Nazareth, where He keeps His custom of going to the synagogue on the Sabbath. The passage He reads from Isaiah 61 proves programmatic for His ministry of freeing sinners from the power of the devil. When Jesus declares this Scripture fulfilled at that moment, the reaction of the congregation is mixed. They only know Jesus as the One raised in the household of Joseph. Jesus recognizes their rejection and refuses to do a miracle for them in their unbelief. Their rejection turns violent, but Jesus walks through the murderous crowd unharmed in order to go about His continued ministry that will lead Him to the cross in Jerusalem.

“The Beloved Physician’s Orderly Account” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Gospel according to St. Luke. The Evangelist wrote his well-researched account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection so that Theophilus would have certainty concerning the things he had been taught. As we still read the Word of God recorded by St. Luke, our gracious Lord gives us that same certainty that Jesus is our Savior.