We Remember - Luke 4:16-22

What this episode covers

2000 years ago the world was dominated by tyranny and terror. This was how things had always been, and appeared the only means of obtaining and maintaining power. However, from a small corner of the Roman Empire, a radical movement began that denounced everything this world stood for and every way this world operated by. A Jewish carpenter from Nazereth proclaimed that God was using Him to usher in a Brand New Age, through and by bold new values. Jesus Christ claimed to bring favor from God for all people and that He had come to bring freedom to all people. He said that He came to break the chains of this world, and to turn everything upside down. He preached that Greatness in the Kingdom of God was not based on superiority or success, but on servanthood. He modeled this servanthood by loving everyone and giving everything He had. His death and resurrection punctuated and validated everything He stood for, and kicked off the Christian movement. His Church would go on to love, give and serve the Roman Empire to the point of starting a revolution. The ways of tyranny and terror gave way to the ideals of favor and freedom, and thus, western civilization as we know it began. 2000 years later, this forms the foundation for our western worldview and way of life. The ideas that love, generosity and service are virtues, are directly rooted in Jesus's influence on the world. While there are forces of darkness that oppose these values, now more than ever we must remember who we are. Jesus has called us to be salt, light and refuge in a dark, oppressed world. We must measure up to this task and always proclaim God's favor and advocate for freedom.

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