Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given (presented as a gift); and the government (empire, to have power as a prince) will be upon His shoulder. Isaiah 9:6

Since the Garden of Eden man has lived in a world of sorrow, heartbreak,
sickness, disease, futility, hopelessness and distress. It had been over 400
years of silence between God’s last prophets in the Old Test and the first
words of John the Baptist in the New Test. “Repent for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand!” (Matt 3:2)

God knew the status of the world and had a plan, in the fullness of time – He had a Son whom He would deliver to the earth in a miraculous event that would set Him apart from the rest of the world which is what we celebrate at this time of year.

Before Jesus would die on the cross, He had a big job to accomplish in three short years. This morning we are going to explore what Jesus’ job
description included.

Read Luke 14:18-19
Jesus defined his ministry as an ongoing essence of GOOD NEWS of the
gospel of the Kingdom of God. It was Jesus’ outline for ministry.

Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord (Supreme authority) is upon Me because He has anointed Me to:
ANOINT = smear or rub with oil, to consecrate to an office
1. Preach the gospel to the poor.
PREACH = Announce good news, declare good tidings.
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit (no hope) for theirs is the Kingdom of God. The word BLESSED = Long duration. It is an adjective that means supremely happy, a condition in which “Congratulations” are in order and special joys.
POOR = to crouch, a beggar as in cringing, the idea of causing to fall

2. Heal the brokenhearted (such a sad word)
HEAL = To be whole physically, cure
BROKENHEARTED = to crush completely, to shatter literally or figuratively, break in pieces

Who are the brokenhearted? Lost child to death, drugs, a bad marriage, a lost dream, “Blessed are those who mourn (grieve, wail) for they shall be comforted (invoke consolation, to call to be near)

3. Proclaim liberty to the captives
PROCLAIM = Herald, as a public cryer, publish
CAPTIVES = Prisoners of War, hands bound, confined, restricted, overwhelmed to inablility to function

4. Proclaim recovery of sight to the blind
RECOVERING of SIGHT = Restoration of sight
SIGHT = Opaque, to envelop with smoke, i.e. to inflate with self-conceit; highminded, be lifted up with pride
John 9:39 And Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”
Make aware of truth where they were ignorant before. Like taking off the blinders Satan had placed over minds, attitudes and habits.

5. Set at liberty those who are oppressed
OPPRESSED = Crushed by the works of Satan – evil desires, self destruction, fear, anger, lust, pride
LIBERTY = Pardon, deliverance, forgiveness, remission of sin

6. To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord!
ACCEPTABLE = approved To announce good news that the Kingdom of God has arrived through the Messiah

For 4,000 years, mankind had been living in a dark, oppressed, hopeless, sin-sick world. Now Jesus was going to take back the dominion that had been transferred to Satan by Adam and Eve. The only hope mankind had was for God to intervene with mercy.