1. Good news of the Kingdom of Heaven

2. ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’

3. Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing

4. ‘I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.’ Luke 4:43

5. They all asked, ‘Are you then the Son of God?’ He replied, ‘You say that I am.’ Then they said, ‘Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.’ – Luke 22:70-71 ‘ Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. – Luke 11:42 “He claims to be Christ, a king”. – Luke 23:2 “My kingdom is not of this world”. – John18:36

7. Jesus said “If they persecuted me they will persecute you also” (John 15:20).

8. Strangers in this world 1 Peter 1:1 “Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ to God’s elect, strangers in the world……” V4: “…..an inheritance that can never perish…….kept in Heaven for you.” 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may result in praise, glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed.

9. The Emperor Constantine 272-337 AD

10. North Korea

11. Nigeria 11

12. Syria

13. Tripoli, Libya