He had a zeal for accomplishing the Father's purposes for Him.

In preparation for tomorrow’s international standard lesson for Sunday School from Isaiah 61 and Luke 4, consider these additional nuggets:

Has Jesus accomplished His ministry in you?

The Gospel is solely for those who know they cannot earn it and thus depend completely on the help and mercy of Another.

God wishes to see His mission accomplished through us; He has no desire for or pleasure in our failure.

Jesus meets the needs of those who receive Him. That is the Gospel we receive; that is the Gospel we offer.

Jesus Defines His Ministry

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He had withered.

I thought of that this morning in the context of one of today’s Sunday School lesson in Ecclesiastes 1: Life Under the Son.

Here is the Psalm 1 answer to his Ecclesiastes 1 problem:

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

I also thought of the first three verses of Isaiah 55: Continue reading →

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