Did Jesus ever come right out and say that he was the Messiah? Well, yes. In a dramatic story from Luke 4, those listening that day in the synagogue at Nazareth would have had no doubt what Jesus was saying about himself. Join us for a look at the person and work of the Holy Spirit and the many times he has been at the center of God’s salvation story.

The painting associated with this post is “Christ in the Synagogue at Nazareth” by Dutch painter Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1621-1624).