Throughout Lent we are asking: Why did Jesus get killed? What was so provocative about his message and ministry that some wanted to put him to death? In today’s sermon, we explore a strange story about Jesus visiting his hometown of Nazareth immediately after the start of his public ministry. Things go great … until Jesus reads a text from Isaiah and is then asked to do a miracle. Rebuffing the people of Nazareth for their lack of faith and self-centeredness, they try to throw Jesus off a nearby cliff. What do we learn from this encounter about how Jesus […]