Sentences with phrase «in preaching good news to the poor»
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The best of what I am calling Pentecostal mysticism envisions a «worldly» ministry in which «the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news preached to them.»
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In response to John the Baptist's question about his Messiahship, he replied: «the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news preached to them.»
Having performed many miracles «in that hour,» according to Luke, Jesus replied, «Go and tell John what you have heard and seen,» and reminded the messengers of the various kinds of maladies they had seen cured, adding «and the poor have good news preached to them.»
I would be glad if you could consider the substance of this lecture a kind of commentary on the first paragraph of your own «Call to Covenant Community,» which reads: «We affirm faith in Jesus Christ who proclaimed the reign of God by preaching good news to the poor, binding up the broken - hearted and calling all to repent and believe the good news.
If by social gospel they mean the good news that God loves the world and intends to redeem it, that God is building a new kingdom in our midst under the authority of Jesus Christ, and that we show our allegiance to this kingdom whenever we love our enemies, serve the poor, turn the other cheek, pursue holiness, preach the gospel, and care for the least of these — then yes, I suppose I have.
When Jesus stood up in the synagogue of Nazareth and read out the words of Isaiah, «The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor... to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour», the congregation wondered at «the gracious words».