A sermon by Sigrid and Martin

This sermon by Sigrid and Martin is about truly good news in the midst of a dramatic and hopeless situation. The current state was oppressive and without any hope. Then suddenly there was a prophetic word of assurance that already tomorrow everything would be completely different. But how was that supposed to happen? It seemed so ridiculous, unbelievable, and impossible…

Do you feel at the mercy of the enemy's power? Does he seem to have built a ring of siege around you? Is what is pressing in on you overwhelming? In the midst of all distress and all challenges, there is good news for you today too.

Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news.
2 Kings 7:9

The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
Matthew 11:5

So, with many other exhortations, he preached good news to the people.
Luke 3:18

Samaria (word meaning: a watchtower)

Samaria (Hebrew Shomron) was the capital of the kingdom of Israel from about 876 BC. The city was built by Omri, king of Israel (the father of Ahab, who built a temple there). It gained significance when it became the capital of the Ten-Tribe kingdom.

During Ahab's reign, Ben-Hadad, king of Syria, besieged the city, but because of God's intervention it was not taken (1 Kings 20:1-34).

In the days of Joram, Samaria was again besieged by Ben-Hadad. The famine grew so great that they stood on the brink of surrender, but then some lepers brought the news that the enemy had fled and that abundant food was to be found in his camp (2 Kings 6:24-33; 7:1-20).