Emphasis Preaching Journal
The Church is one body
Commentary
The obvious connection between the first and the third lessons for today is that both concern the public reading of scripture. Indeed, taken together, they may provide a reliable guide to proclamation of Law and Gospel. In the first lesson, the Law is read in a way that brings people initially to despair. In Luke 4, Jesus reads words of pure gospel (though also from the Old Testament), a promise of the "good news" of God's salvation. On both occasions, the scripture reading is accompanied by proclamation (Nehemiah 8:8; Luke 4:21). Jesus' sermon, admittedly, is concise and to the point.
