Jesus Rejoiced

Series: N/AService: Lord’s Supper ServiceType: Lord's Supper TalkSpeaker: Dwayne GandyJesus RejoicedIn Luke 10:21 we find a moment unlike any other in the Gospels: “In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit.”Let that settle for a moment. Of all the emotions Jesus displayed on earth—compassion, sorrow, righteous anger, anguish—this is the only time Scripture explicitly says He rejoiced. That fact alone invites us to slow down and ask, What was happening right then and there that caused Jesus to rejoice in the Spirit?The SettingTo appreciate the weight of that moment, we have to look at what led up to it.Back in Luke 9, Jesus had sent His twelve apostles…