Luke 4:31-37 - Jesus First Rejection

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Oct 9, 2024 · 5m

Jesus had just preached His first recorded message in the Gospel of Luke in the synagogue of His hometown of Nazareth. The message began with the people in amazement at “the gracious words that proceeded out of His mouth” but ended with the people “filled with wrath” attempting to kill Jesus by throwing Him over a cliff on the edge of the village. Instead of receiving Him as the Messiah that He told them that He was, they rejected Him.

Think about it! It is hard enough to be rejected and mistreated by those we don’t know, but to be rejected by those who are longtime friends and acquaintances…