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Luke 4:14-30:     An inaugural speech usually sets the tone for the work ahead, touching on the key points which the president plans to focus on during his or her tenure.  It is the first speech of the presidency, and people pay very close attention to its’ content, no matter what their opinion of the speaker.  Jesus’ first sermon in his hometown serves as an inaugural sermon for the gospel of Luke.  He has begun his ministry in Galilee already, teaching in synagogues of towns and villages around the eastern rim of the Lake, but this sermon in Nazareth is an agenda-setting message which sets the tone for this entire gospel. 

            Sitting in the synagogue that day is the man who first taught him to read the ancient Hebrew texts from the scroll.  And the men he sat with to debate the meaning of the words of God.  And in the back was the old, old man who gave him treats Continue reading “Hometown Hero?” →