The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach

Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, Luk 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

Again the Lord never ceases to amaze me, we were blessed to have a message from Pastor D.A. Emmerson from Lifegate Baptist Church in Louisiana. Pastor D.A. preached his heart out and I believe that it did all those in attendance good to hear what the Lord put on his heart. The meeting again started off with some wonderful music from the Gilley family out of Decatur. This softened our hearts to receive the word. Pastor D.A. brought his message from the above text, he made some very fine points and the main thought was the Pattern of Christ. In the above text it mentions preaching 3x. If it isn't clear enough folks it is the foolishness of preaching that God chose to use to work in peoples lives. None of this modern day 50 minutes of contemporary singing then a 10 minute sermonette, no it is the message from the Word of God that pierces the soul and brings us to repentance. Notice also the different folks to preach to..
1. To the poor-the gospel message is not just for the rich, and those that are held in esteem in life, for the Lord commanded us to go into the highways and hedges that His house may be full. You see the gospel is a whosoever will gospel, not a class of people gospel. Remember dear friend that the Lord God owns all the riches in glory, and that means that precious soul that's waiting to hear the gospel.
2. To the brokenhearted-How about preaching to those needing comfort. In days like this there are enough things to become brokenhearted about, instead why not give them a message of hope? A message of the King the Lord Jesus Christ, to encourage them to turn to Him for their every need which He will give unto them if they will accept Him as their personal savior.
3. To preach deliverance to the captives- Oh saint of God, how we must not keep our mouths shut to them that are captive to sin. It is in our hearts and by the power of God that we can give them a message of deliverance. Remember the time that the devil had you in his hands? Help them break the chains of bondage by showing them the power of Christ and what He has done in your life.
4. To the blind-Again friend be not discouraged, but instead lean unto the Lord Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit all the things that you don't understand , all the things the devil would try to blind you with shall be lifted away. Dig into the old blessed Book, and ask that your sight would be restored. This can only be by the truth from the Bible.
5. To set at liberty them that are bruised-Dear child of God this is for you, if at anytime some man has offended you or hurt you then know this if anything else..the Lord Jesus Christ will never leave you or forsake you. Dear friend it is for us to go to them and love them and restore them. Let us do everything within our heart to restore such a one to fellowship with the saints and with a Holy God.
6. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord- To preach our hearts out that there is Jesus Christ who died for our sins, was buried, and risen. Not only is Christ sitting on a throne on the right hand of God, but He is returning again in full power and glory to rule and reign forever more.

Friend I hope this helps you today to see that we are to be a strong witness to the power of the risen Savior, and the ability of Him to change our lives that we may serve a Holy God. We should ever be pressing for the prize of the high mark of our calling to preach the gospel to every creature, tribe, and tongue in this world until Jesus glorious return.