Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD rests on me, for the LORD has anointed me to carry good news to the lowly. He has sent me to bandage hearts that are broken, to announce freedom for captives and, for those in chains, eyes opened wide,
Treated in 18 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in purchased grace cites Isa. lxi. 1
…of the Spirit with him as the bottom and foundation of his going forth to his work, Isa. lxi. 1. [2dly.] He could not have been a complete and perfect sacrifice, nor have answered all…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in privileges cites Isa. lxi. 1
…Lord, that was upon the Lord Jesus, did anoint him to proclaim liberty to the captives, Isa. lxi. 1; and “where the Spirit of the Lord is” (that is, the Spirit of Christ, given to us by him…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Magomero cites Isaiah 61:1
…liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.” — Isaiah 61:1, ASV The Bishop Charles Frederick Mackenzie was thirty-five, a Cambridge mathematician…
- Divine Healing ·
Anointing in the Name of the Lord cites Isa. 61:1
…Spirit: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me,” etc. (Isa. 61:1). It is said of the Lord Jesus in the New Testament: “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ cites Isaiah 61:1
…with him.” In a prophetic vision of the coming Messiah in the Old Testament we read in Isaiah 61:1 “ The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good…
- Samuel Ajayi Crowther (For Teens) ·
Hogs and Cannon-Shot cites Isaiah 61:1
…proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound” — Isaiah 61:1 (ASV) In Lagos, Ajayi was bought by Portuguese slave-traders, “the eighth in number.” By…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Myrmidon cites Isaiah 61:1
…proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound” — Isaiah 61:1, ASV Lagos Lagos in 1822 was an island town on a lagoon, ruled by its own king and full…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Isaiah 61:1
…strangers on a British warship, an act of justice he never forgot. Scriptures to revisit Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18. Reflection 1. Who has been an instrument of freedom in your life? 2. What…
- Memoirs of Mrs. Zilpha Elaw ·
England: London, Yorkshire and Lancashire cites Isaiah lxi. 1
…by suicidal sin: the Bible was lying by her side; I took it up, opened at, and read from Isaiah lxi. 1—3, “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 4: The King Is Born ·
Good News in Nazareth cites Isaiah 61:1–2
…time for Him to die. He had work to do. The promise kept: Jesus read the words of Isaiah (Isaiah 61:1–2) and said, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke 4:21). He is the one…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Isa. 61:1
…nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” Isa. 61:1, 2, “The Lord hath anointed me, to bind up the broken-hearted, to comfort all that…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Growth in Grace cites Isa 61:1
…The saints are not only compared to stars for their light, but to trees for their growth. Isa 61:1, and Hos 14:4. A good Christian is not like Hezekiah’s sun that went backwards, nor…
- The God of All Comfort ·
The God of All Comfort cites Isaiah 61: 1-3
…He is the God who sent Christ “to bind up the brokenhearted… to comfort all who mourn.” (Isaiah 61: 1-3) Notice that word all. Not just a few, but every single one. Every sorrowing heart, every…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the First cites Isaiah lxi. 1-3
…set forth, throughout the whole Scripture as, being near unto the contrite in heart, that Isaiah lxi. 1-3, testifies, that Christ was sent “to preach the Gospel to the poor, and to heal the…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Isaiah 61:1-3
…Spirit of the Lord Jehovah The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of the Lord Jehovah in Isaiah 61:1-3 A. R. V., “The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon Me; because Jehovah hath anointed Me to…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Isaiah 61:1-3
…so often went before fruit that he treated its absence as sin. Scriptures to revisit Isaiah 61:1-3; Ephesians 5:20; 2 Chronicles 20:21-22; Acts 16:25; Nehemiah 8:10; Psalm 24:7-10.…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 12 — Necessity of Contemplating the Judgment-seat of God, in Order to Be Seriously Convinced of the Doctrine of Gratuitous Justification cites Isa. 61:1-3
…ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness,” (Isa. 61:1-3). In fulfillment of that mission, the only persons whom he invites to share in his…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Isaiah 61:1-4
…and the mission was drawn into fighting and lost its bishop. Scriptures to revisit Isaiah 61:1-4; Luke 4:16-21. Reflection 1. Is it ever right for Christians to use force to free the…