Jesus came with a simple message, “The kingdom of Heaven has come.” He preached the Good News, proclaiming that he was serving notice on the kingdom of darkness, and ushering in a new
regime – the kingdom of Light. (Matthew 4:16). From that time on, Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
Jesus came to bring light to a world in trouble. He called people to repent. This means to change your mind – to turn around. Jesus came to set things to right. He came to bring “Shalom”. This is wholeness, peace, completeness. God wants to establish His kingdom here on earth. He wants us to experience His wholeness and to flourish and be fruitful. Jesus came to conquer sickness, sorrow and injustice. As the King of the New Kingdom, he came to bring healing, hope and justice. So how do we respond to the Good News? We must repent! We need to learn to live and behave like the New
Creations we have become.
Jesus came to proclaim the good and acceptable year of the Lord. He came to bring freedom, healing and restoration. What good news!!!
This month, we are going to look at the teaching, preaching and ministry of Jesus. He came to bring deliverance and set the captives free. As we continue with our series on “Operation Outreach” by Leo Harris, we will discover what a New Testament church in revival looks like, and how we, as a
local church can experience and remain in sustained revival. The year of Jubilee brought freedom for just one year. But Jesus came to declare a permanent state of grace and freedom from striving to keep the law, and a new life of living in the power of the Holy Spirit.
In Luke 8:36, we see the results of Jesus healing a demon-possessed man. This is the Greek word, “sozo” which speaks of total healing, including spirit, soul and body. Jesus came as Saviour, healer, baptiser and coming King. He came to establish His kingdom here on earth – and within each of us. He is concerned with every part of us, our physical health and well-being, our mental health, and every part of our brokenness. Most of all, he came to restore our relationship with the Heavenly
Father through faith. Jesus came to establish his kingdom here, and to be the Saviour of the whole man.
Pastor Glenda