Finding Favor for a New Year

How can you have a favorable year in 2019? What is favorable? We discover the answers to these questions in this sermon as we examine the first few verses of Isaiah 61. See below for text and questions.
Test:
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3 To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

Questions

1. What does this text have to do with a New Year (v. 2)?
2. Does Jesus claim this verse to speak of His ministry?
3. What is the ultimate end of God's fixing people (v. 3)?