This past weekend at Eastbrook, we celebrated Eastbrook Outdoors and at that service I preached a stand-alone message that carried forward some themes of our recent series on Nehemiah, entitled “Jesus Rebuilds and Repairs.”
You can find the message outline and video below. Join us for weekend worship in-person or remotely via Eastbrook at Home.
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
(Luke 4:18-19)
Jesus in the Wilderness
The wilderness
The wilderness of hunger
The wilderness of solitude
The wilderness with the devil and temptation
The wilderness with God’s Word and God’s Holy Spirit
From the Wilderness, Jesus Comes with Good News
Good news of spiritual power
Good news of promises fulfilled
Good news for the poor
Good news for the imprisoned
Good news for those who cannot see
Good news for the oppressed
Good news of God’s favor
Good news found in Him
Making It Real for Us
Facing into the wilderness with Jesus
Entering into new life through the good news of Jesus
Dig Deeper
This week dig deeper in one or more of the following ways:
- Memorize Jesus’ words in Luke 4:18-19.
- Go on a “wilderness” walk this week somewhere outdoors for at least 60 minutes, inviting God to speak to you in two ways: 1) let God show you areas where you are struggling with temptation and sin – move into repentance by turning from that sin; 2) let God show you places God wants to bring new life and rebuilding that echoes Jesus’ words in Luke 4:18-19.
- Consider looking at one or both of these resources:
- Henri Nouwen, In the Name of Jesus
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