1. Ministry of Confrontation

2. Text: Luke 4:18-19

3. Luke 4:18-19 NASB “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed, To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”

4. Jesus Came to Confront Sin, Death, and the Devil

5. We Must: 1. Understand that we are powerless without Him

6. We Must: 1.Understand that we are powerless without Him a. We must examine ourselves daily so that we may be different or more like Him

7. We Must: 1.Understand that we are powerless without Him a. We must examine ourselves daily so that we may be different or more like Him b. We must stand in the dark day of Satan’s oppression with the full armor of God

8. We Must: 2. We must get active for the Kingdom of God

9. We Must: 2.We must get active for the Kingdom of God a. Pray for who, what, why

10. We Must: 2.We must get active for the Kingdom of God a. Pray for who, what, why b. Pray for new stuff, deeper love, greater faith, more fire

11. We Must: 2.We must get active for the Kingdom of God a. Pray for who, what, why b. Pray for new stuff, deeper love, greater faith, more fire c. We need to be among sinners to speak to sinners, must earn the right to speak into their lives, and wait for them to open the door to God’s saving grace

12. We Must: 3. Must confront sin where we see it, when we see it.

13. We Must: 3.Must confront sin where we see it, when we see it. Jesus Loves the sinners and hates the sin.

14. We Must: 3.Must confront sin where we see it, when we see it. Jesus Loves the sinners and hates the sin. We are here as God’s church to confront sin.

15. Jesus Came to Confront Sin, Death, and the Devil 1.Preach the Gospel to the poor 2.Proclaim release to the captives 3.Give sight to the blind 4. Free those who are oppressed 5. Save souls

16. Ministry of Confrontation