The focus of Lutheran Worship is on the Word and the Sacraments. Worship is God serving us through the proclamation of the Gospel — in words (Scripture), in water (Baptism), and “in, with, and under” the bread and the wine (Communion). We worship today just like the people did in Jesus’ day.

In the Gospel lesson for today, Jesus was worshipping in the synagogue that He grew up in, and He read the Scripture lesson and explained it to the people. The Scripture lesson He read was several passages from the Old Testament prophet Isaiah:

As the Gospel of Luke unfolds, this passage describes why Jesus came into the world. This passage is His “mission statement”. This passage is an Epiphany spotlight on Jesus, so we understand who He is and what He has done for us.