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Jesus, bringer of good newsIsaiah 61:1-9

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What does the promised one come to do, and what does Jesus claim in Nazareth?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Which part of this good news do you most need today?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • How will you carry this good news to someone this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who is poor or brokenhearted that this news is for?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Jesus, thank you that you came to bring good news to the poor and freedom to the broken. Let your promise be fulfilled in me and through me.