Healing Broken Hearts & Setting Captives Free

Isaiah 61:1–4 NKJV

This passage outlines the mission of Jesus’ earthly ministry and what he is still doing today.

Key terms from verse 1:

• The word poor is not limited to financial poverty.

• The word brokenhearted refers to a shattered soul.

Traumatic experiences can cause a broken heart and can open the door to demonic influence (vs. 1).

• Jesus is still healing broken hearts and setting captives free!

God does not just want to remove something; he wants to replace it (vs. 3).

After we receive healing and deliverance, God wants to establish us as trees of righteousness (vs. 3).

God will use the very ones who used to be bound and broken to advance his kingdom (vs. 4).