Jesus begins His Ministry: Preaching the kingdom of God

In the section major section of the Gospel of Luke, Jesus begins His ministry at about the age of thirty.
The chiastic structure of this portion of chapter four shows Luke focusing on the authority of Christ, saying, 'for His word was with authority [see .pdf file for the outline]
Pastor Stoos shows how a proper understanding of the authority of Jesus has a critical impact on how we live our lives. He discusses the 'faith' of the Roman Centurion who understood authority, what it means when the Bible says that all authority in heaven and earth has been given to Jesus.
Finally, he shows how Jesus tells the inquisitive Scribe that he was close to the Kingdom when he realized that we must willing to bow to the authority of Christ's teachings.