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5 min readA Feast for the Poor: Sister Sharon Eubank on Isaiah 58–66
In a small synagogue in Nazareth, Jesus Christ stood up to read from the scroll of Isaiah. He chose the passage that began, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor… to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind." Then he closed the book and said, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." Sister Sharon Eubank, who recently retired after 29 years as the Church's global humanitarian director, points out something striking about this moment: "Notice there's nothing about judgment or you're doing this wrong or condemnation or commandments." Jesus chose to announce his ministry not with a list of requirements, but with an offer of healing. "I think we sometimes feel like I can't live up to all of this," she says. "But what did Jesus just say? Actually, I'm here to heal broken hearts."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:03) **Sharon Eubank's Core Thesis on Zion** - The hardest but most transformative part of building Zion is learning to be a receiver, admitting weakness to God and others.
- 2 (00:51) **Introduction and Why Sharon Eubank for Isaiah 58-66** - Hosts Hank Smith and John Bytheway welcome Sister Sharon Eubank, whose humanitarian career makes her ideal for discussing Isaiah's repeated calls to care for the poor.
- 3 (02:58) **Jesus' Mission Statement from Isaiah 61** - Jesus chose his own job description: healing the brokenhearted, not issuing commandments or judgments.
- 4 (11:10) **The Danger of Distraction: Missing the Miracle of Scripture** - Sharon warns listeners not to dismiss Isaiah as too hard, as that is a modern form of the same distraction that cost the Nazareth congregation.
- 5 (13:10) **Repairing the Breach: Ministering Across Generations** - Sharon connects Isaiah 61's "repair the desolations of many generations" to her faithful grandmother, showing how one person's testimony can change future generations.
- 6 (18:10) **The Redeemer's Nature and the Cry for the Poor** - The group discusses Isaiah 59 and 65, emphasizing that it is God's very nature to redeem, and that He judges harshly those who "grind the faces of the poor."
- 7 (25:58) **The Sacred Life of Trees: Temples as the Ultimate Poverty Alleviation** - Sharon reads her famous quote about why the Church builds temples: temple covenants transform society faster than any aid project because they build trust.
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Jesus opened his ministry by reading Isaiah, and the congregation tried to throw him off a cliff. Sharon Eubank, author of Doing Small Things with Great Love and a 29-year veteran of Church humanitarian work, joins Hank and John to explore Isaiah 61 and what it means to build a Zion heart by serving the people right in front of us, and by humbly letting others serve us.
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TIMECODES
00:00 Welcome
04:51 Sharon Eubank’s bio
07:42 Dad, the weatherman
16:11 Beauty for ashes
19:11 Still being fulfilled
23:56 "I'm a minister now"
27:02 Loss and making heaven out of hell
31:50 Isaiah pleads for the poor
35:03 Can money heal society?
38:26 The Tadesse family in Ethiopia
41:48 Hope changes communities
44:33 Small things with great love
47:34 Fast offerings and Katrina
51:12 Self-reliance and Pathway
54:48 Where the money goes
57:25 What can I do right now?
60:44 C.S. Lewis and the people in front of us
63:11 "I'm going to fast for you"
68:11 The dark temple
71:04 “Arise and shine forth”
75:32 Airplanes and temple lights
78:51 Zion and the Nebraska hay
82:42 A gospel for everybody
86:43 What's working for you?
89:35 The humility to receive
93:04 For those in pain
97:12 Fu
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