PREACHED ON MARCH THE 7th 2021:
EVANGELIST DARIO SCUOPPO

I AM BLESSED TO BLESS

Luca 4:14-21

^"4 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. ¹⁵ He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.¹⁶ He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, ¹⁷ and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:¹⁸ “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 favor.” Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. ²¹ He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

What changes people is not just listening to the Word but how much of that word is applied.
we change only if we apply what we hear from the Word.
Here are four biblical principles which, if applied, completely change everyone's existence:

1 - Living in "today".

Jesus said that there is great power in living the "blessing today".

Salmo 95:8

"Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness"

One of the great blessings that can be applied in life is to live in today.
The blessing of living in today is therapeutic, gives healing, gives strength and helps you to live your pain every day.
We must free ourselves from the negative experiences of the past while the positive experiences must be remembered because we must be aware that God will be able to repeat them.
God calls us to live fully today.
Worry about tomorrow steals today's blessing.
Living in today does not mean being irresponsible, living in today is "taking rest" knowing that God will take care of everyone every day.

2 - The holy power-generating habit is to be an active member of the church.

There is a great blessing in having the holy habit of staying in the house of the Lord.
If Jesus used to stay in the house of the Lord, how much more should each of us.
There is a great blessing in being in the house of the Lord.
Praying alone is something beautiful, but praying together is something glorious.

3 - We must open ourselves to the ministry and movement of the Holy Spirit to experience the power from above.

We must have a burning heart to experience the power from above that only God can give, the one that changes, transforms and makes everyone's faith alive.
God gives us the power for one purpose and one mission, that of gaining souls for Christ.
The power of the Holy Spirit is a necessity. Just as water is a necessity for your body, the Holy Spirit is a necessity for your Spirit.
To "open up" means to warn God in your moments of prayer in a supernatural way.
“Forgiveness” means treating the person who offended you as if he had never DONE ANYTHING to you. It is not possible to reach people through good intentions or human efforts but we need the power of GOD.

4 - God wants you to be a channel of blessing.

God anointed everyone to bring good news.

John 1:23

"John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord."

God wants to raise "the voice of the God crying out in this desert". Because Jesus is coming back.

Who are you as a child of God? How do you see yourself?
“I AM THE VOICE, A VOICE CRYING IN THE DESERT”. PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD IN YOUR HEART.

You are a voice that brings hope, that brings freedom.