Luke 4

"Dear Friend of Grace, Some reactions are predictable, but still hurt. At first, the people of Nazareth — the town where I spent most of My..."

"Dear Disciple, Human nature leads you to be fascinated with miracles. Many folks through the ages have portrayed Me as a miracle-worker. While it is...."

"Dear Beloved, Temptation. You face it. It is hard. The devil makes sure that the temptation is presented at just the right time, appealing to just..."

"Dear Follower, My half-brother James warned that simply believing in the existence of God was nothing special — even the demons believe in God...."

"When [Jesus] came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures....."

"Once when [Jesus] was in the synagogue [in Capernaum], a man possessed by a demon — an evil spirit — cried out, shouting, "Go away! Why are you..."

"[Continuing his temptation of Jesus,] the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. "I will give you..."

"[Continuing his temptation of Jesus,] the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump...."

"When they heard [what Jesus said about Elijah's ministering to foreigners], the people in the synagogue were furious. Jumping up, they mobbed him and...."

"[Jesus continued,] "Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a...."

"Everyone spoke well of [Jesus] and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. "How can this be?" they asked. "Isn't this Joseph's son?"..."

"Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit, and stories about him spread all through the area. He began to teach in their synagogues,...."

"Early the next morning [after healing many people and casting out many demons,] Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere..."

"[After his temptations in the wilderness,] Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit's power. Reports about him spread quickly through..."

"[Jesus, in the synagogue, reading from Isaiah:] "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to..."

"After [casting a demon out of a man and then] leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon's home, where he found Simon's mother-in-law very..."

"[While Jesus was fasting in the wilderness,] the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread." But....."

"[Following his baptism,] Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where he was..."

"As the sun went down that evening [after Jesus healed Simon's mother-in-law], people throughout the village brought sick family members to Jesus. No....."

"[After the attempt in Nazareth to kill him,] Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. There,....."

"Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, ..."

"Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside."

"But [Jesus] said, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.""

"None but Jesus can give deliverance to captives. Real liberty cometh from him only. It is a liberty righteously bestowed; for the Son, who is Heir of...."

"When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came."