Minister: To give service, care, aid, and attend to wants and needs.

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 NASB

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Luke 4:19-20 NKJV

WHO DID JESUS COME TO SERVE?

• The poor: Material poverty, Moral Poverty, Spiritual poverty

• The broken hearted

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” Psalm 34:18 NLT

• The Imprisoned: Literal Prison, Addictions, Secrets, Guilt

• The Blind: Literal Blindness, Relational Blindness, Emotional Blindness, Spiritual Blindness

• The Oppressed: Political Oppression, Cultural Oppression, Spiritual Oppression

WHAT DID JESUS MEAN BY “PROCLAIMING THE YEAR OF THE LORD’S FAVOR?”

The year of Jubilee/Leviticus 25/Jeremiah 25:8

WHY DO WE EXIST AS A CHURCH/MINISTRY?

• To point people to Jesus: “Preach good news”

• To be there for the broken hearted: “Heal the broken hearted”

• To grow genuine followers of Jesus: “Proclaim liberty”

“You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32

• To be light in a dark world: “Recovery of sight for the blind”

• To lead people to freedom and purpose in Jesus: “Release of the oppressed”