Teaching to Transform
Part 14 - Luke 4:16-30 (ESV) - Pastor Tim Kroeker
Hebrews 3:7-8
“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness…”
Download Bulletin
Ever since he was a boy, after he and his parents had returned from Egypt, Jesus frequented the synagogue in Nazareth. He would go there every Sabbath. Being from a small town everyone knew who Jesus was. He was the son of the carpenter. His mother was Mary. His brothers were James and Simon. The townspeople heard that he’d become a rabbi. There were even reports of him doing miracles up in the village of Capernaum. Now, he was back home and everyone listened attentively as he unrolled the text to teach for the very first time. Jesus emphatically declared that salvation had come and boldly identified himself as the Savior. But because of their familiarity the townspeople rejected Jesus, refusing to be transformed by his teaching. This is a solemn warning for anyone who has grown up in or around the church familiar with Jesus and his word. We might become inoculated to the message and miss out on our chance to change.
