4:16-21 Jesus’ Mission Is Ours These verses, drawing on Isaiah 61:1-2, express Jesus’ mission statement in a nutshell: to declare “the time of the LORD’s favor” (4:19), to extend God’s liberating love to all who would call upon him for salvation. As Christ-followers, we are called to lay down our lives to evangelize and minister to the marginalized—the poor, the brokenhearted, the captives, the blind, and the oppressed.