Message: “Good News for Poor Sinners” from Kevin Dibbley

In November of 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer sat in a Nazi prison called Tegel Prison. It was there that he thought and wrote about the Advent season. He said: “A prison cell like this is a good analogy for Advent… One waits, hopes, does this or that—ultimately negligible things—the door is locked and can only be opened from the outside.” As we study Luke’s gospel in the 4th chapter, many of us feel like Bonhoeffer. We are caught somewhere between the promise and the reality, the hope and the pain. Advent season can be hard because while we celebrate our hope, we live in a broken, weary, and waiting world. Our sermon title is “Good News for Poor Sinners,” and Jesus is the preacher. He begins to preach some glorious and great news. With His advent, the kingdom of God has finally come. While the world is broken and the consummation of God’s promise is yet to be realized, He has come to set the captives free. There is a world of difference between waiting in despair and waiting with rock solid hope. We, Waterbrooke family, live in the day of gospel Hope. Christ has come and unlocked the door to the prison cells of our sin and sorrow! Let’s come and weep and rejoice because Jesus has set us free.

Scripture References: Luke 4:14-30, Leviticus 25:10, Isaiah 61:1-2

Related Topics: Advent, Christmas, Forgive/Forgiven/Forgiveness, Glory, Hope, Joy, Luke, Poor | More Messages from Kevin Dibbley

From Series: "Glorious Disruption: A Study in the Gospel of Luke"

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