Last Week: Matthew 8-9:
AUTHORITY AND GRACE:
Miracles Of Healing With Grace, The Cost Of Following Jesus.
AUTHORITY AND PEACE:
Miracles Of Calming The Storm, Miracles Of Healing Thru Peace, Calling And Teaching Disciples.
AUTHORITY AND THE UNEXPECTED:
Three Individual Miracles, Call For Harvesters.
Jesus Demonstrated His Divine Authority That Proves His Deity.
TODAY'S OUTLINE: THE KING'S AGENDA. MATTHEW 10.
THE COMMISSIONING OF THE TWELVE.
THE MASTER'S MESSENGERS: VERSES 1-4.
THE MAKING OF THE MESSENGERS OF THE KING:
THE SENDING OF THE DISCIPLES: VERSES 5-23.
THE COMMISSION OF THE KING'S MESSENGER:
THE WORDS AND WORKS OF THE KING'S MESSENGER.
HALLMARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP: VERSES 24-42.
THE KING'S HONESTY TO HIS MESSENGERS:
TODAY'S KEY TAKEAWAY: TO BE AN EFFECTIVE SPIRITUAL LEADER WE MUST IMMULATE JESUS.
THE COMMISSIONING OF THE TWELVE.
1 THE MASTER'S MESSENGERS. VERSES 1-4.
SENDING THE APOSTLES.
THE MAKING OF THE MESSENGERS OF THE KING:
And When He Had Summoned His Twelve Disciples,
The Followers Of The King Are Sent Out By Jesus To Proclaim The Life-Giving Gospel No Matter The Obstacles They Face.
He Gave Them Power:
So That They Were Able To Cast Out Unclean Spirits.
So That They Were Able To Heal Every Disease And Every Sickness.
They Were Very Ordinary Men:
They Were The Most Extraordinary Mixture.
They Had No Wealth; They Had No Academic Background; They Had No Social Position.
Chosen From The Common People:
Who Did The Ordinary Things,
Who Had No Special Education,
Who Had No Social Advantages.
Jesus Called Them, Chose Them. Appointed Them.
2 THE SENDING OF THE DISCIPLES: VERSES 5-23.
THE COMMISSION OF THE KING'S MESSENGER:
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MISSION.
THE WORDS AND WORKS OF THE KING'S MESSENGER.
WHERE TO GO:
START WITH THE LOST SHEEP OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL.
This Was An Initial Training Period For His Disciples.
The Gospel Was To Be Delivered First To The Jews.
WHAT TO SAY:
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND.
THE WORDS OF JESUS ARE TO BE EXTENDED.
They Had To Announce The Attributes Of The Kingdom.
Call People To Repent In Anticipation Of The Coming Messianic Age.
To Respond With Water Baptism.
WHAT TO DO:
MINISTER TO THOSE IN GREAT NEED.
THE WORKS OF JESUS ARE TO BE EXTENDED.
By Virtue Of The Divine Authority Of Jesus Granted To Them.
Heal The Sick,
Raise The Dead,
Cleanse The Leper,
Cast Out Demons.
The Conduct And Challenge For The King's Messengers:
Jesus Gave Some Guidelines:
Freely You Have Received; Freely Give.
The Gift Of The Gospel Is Free.
Do This Freely Without Charge These Miraculous Acts Of Mercy.
At Any Town The Message Is NOT Received,
Shake Off Dust Of Feet And Move On.
The King's Messengers Had Words To Speak And Works To Do.
The Kingdom Of God Is Where God's Will Is Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven.
The Kingdom Of God Is Where Obedience To God's Will Is PERFECT.
Only Jesus Has Been Obedient PERFECTLY To God's Will.
Jesus Explained The Kingdom Of Heaven Had Come To Mankind To Those Who Believe In Him.
NOTE:
God's Will Is Always Accomplished By God.
However, Mankind Does Not Always Perfectly Obey God's Will.
A Checklist For The Disciples:
Loyal Disciples Openly Acknowledge Christ Before The World.
Loyal Disciples Willing Accept Rejection Even From Family.
Loyal Disciples Sacrificially Choose Their Essential Priorities.
HOW TO TRAVEL:
LIGHTLY AND DEPEND ON GOD'S PROVISION FOR THE JOURNEY.
Jesus Described Religious Persecution From The Jewish Courts.
Jesus Described Government Persecution From Secular Courts.
Jesus Described Domestic And Cultural Persecution From Family And Friends.
Jesus Described The Reward If They Endure To The End.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
ONLY THE ORIGINAL DISCIPLES HAD UNIQUE APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY. MATTHEW 10:1.
THEN JESUS EXTENDED THIS AUTHORITY TO JUST 70 OTHERS. LUKE 10:1-20.
APOSTLE PAUL INDICATES HE WAS THE LAST AND THE LEAST OF THE APOSTLES. I COR 15:8-9.
NO FUTURE DISCIPLES WERE TO EXPECT SPECIAL APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY AFTER PAUL. 2 COR 12:12.
3 HALLMARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP: VERSES 24-42.
THE KING'S HONESTY TO HIS MESSENGERS:
CHARACTERISTICS OF MISSIONARY APOSTLES.
THE WORLD WILL OFFER A MAN COMFORT, EASE, ADVANCEMENT, THE FULFILLMENT OF HIS WORLDLY AMBITIONS.
JESUS OFFERED HIS MEN HARDSHIP AND DEATH.
The Proof Of History Is That Jesus Was Right.
The Disciples Were To Be Loyal To The King.
The Disciples Were To Wage Spiritual War For The King.
The Cost Would Be Giving Up Everything If Needed.
The Reward Would Be Great For The Messenger Who Endured.
The Reasons For The Persecution Of The King's Messengers:
Persecution Was Based On Conflicts And Lies About Christ and Christianity.
Christians Were Cannibals Because Of Symbolism In Lord's Supper.
Christians Were Threats To The Roman Empire When Serving Jesus As A King.
Difficulty With The Position Of Slaves In The Christian Church And The Roman Empire Of 60,000,000 Slaves.
Abolish Other Religions Because Christian's Serve The ONE TRUE GOD And HIM ONLY.
Good Shepherds
To Be Effective, All Believes, Being Spiritual Leaders At Many Levels Of Maturity, Are To Imitate Christ's Love And Compassion.
We Look Into The New Testament That All Of Us In A Sense Are Spiritual Leaders.
Jesus Modeled This Principle As One Of The Greatest Leaders That Ever Lived.
He Illustrated It; Modeled It In A Profound Way.
And Following His Sermon On The Mount, He Was Speaking And Teaching.
He Was A Compassionate Shepherd. Matthew 9:35 - 36:
Then Jesus Went To All The Towns And Villages,
Teaching In Their Synagogues,
Preaching The Good News Of The Kingdom,
Healing Every Disease And Every Sickness.
And Notice What Happened:
When He Saw The Crowds, He Felt Compassion For Them,
Because They Were Weary And Worn Out, Like Sheep Without A Shepherd.
ALL THE TOWNS .. Which Was Over 200 In Galilee Alone.
Characteristics Of A Useful Vessel
Seven Characteristics Of The Noble Servant, The Noble Slave, The Noble Vessel.
2 Timothy 2: 14-16:
Christians Have Been Called To Live To This Standard:
1 To Live For Biblical Fidelity,
2 To Engage In Pure Fellowship,
3 To Possess A Clean Heart,
4 To Have A Discerning Mind,
5 To Have A Gentle Manner,
6 To Have A Humble Spirit,
7 To Confront Sin.
1 Biblical Fidelity:
In The Presence Of God And Of Christ Jesus.
Who Is To Judge The Living And The Dead.
Share The Word Correctly.
We Are Mandated To Share The Word Under A Solemn Charge,
Under The Scrutiny Of God And Of Christ.
You Have An Accountability To God,
You Are Visible To God,
You Are Under His Omniscient Eye,
With A View Toward A Future Judgment Of Your Effort.
It's The Positive Charge: To Share The Word.
It's The Negative Charge: Do Not Wrangle About Words Which Are Useless To The Ruin Of The Hearers.
It Is Catastrophic, It Is Devastating, It Is Destructive To Dialogue, Converse Debate With Lies And False Doctrine.
The Abandonment Of Biblical Fidelity, The Abandonment Of Biblical Conviction, The Abandonment
Of Sound Doctrine, The Abandonment Of Clarity, The Abandonment Of Authority, Propositional
Declaration In Favor Of A Dialogue With The Devil, In Favor Of A Conversation .
Churches Affirm Evolution, That's Why Churches Affirm Abortion, That's Why Churches affirm Homosexuality And Homosexual Marriage, And Premarital Sex And Divorce And Unholy Leaders And Pride And Self-Esteem And Corrupt Theology About God, Christ And The Holy Spirit, About Scripture And About The Gospel And Every Bad Theology And Its Consequent Bad Behavior.
It Is Accurately Handling The Word Of Truth.
And You Want To Perfect It In Such A Way That You Can Literally Present It To God And Have His Approval.
By Handling Accurately The Word Of Truth.
It Means To Straighten.
Our Responsibility Is To Cut It Straight.
It Means To Cut A Straight Line, Cut A Straight Road, Cut A Straight Path, Cut A Straight Edge.
We're To Be Craftsmen Cutting The Truth Straight.
Our Responsibility Is Not To Engage In Some Kind Of A Conversation With The Devil And With The Liars And The False Teachers And Those Who Would Destroy The Truth, And Find Some Common Ground With Them.
Our Responsibility Is To Be Diligent So As To Have Become Craftsmen In The Way We Can Handle The Truth.
2 Pure Fellowship:
Therefore If Anyone Cleanses Himself From These,
He Will Be A Vessel For Honor:
Sanctified,
Useful To The Master,
Prepared For Every Good Work.
What Do You Mean By Cleanses?
A Total Cleansing, A Real Purging,
A Complete Removal Of All That Defiles.
Literally Push Away OR Stay Away From Certain People:
Stay Away From People That Introduce Lies.
Stay Away From People That Cause A Loss Of Conviction.
Stay Away From People That Pollute The Truth.
Do Not Sit In The Seat Of A Scoffer.
3 A Clean Heart:
Now Flee From Youthful Lusts.
Mingle With Those That Have A Pure Heart.
Be A Running Man.
A Fugitive From All That Defiles.
A Fugitive From All That Corrupts.
A Fugitive From All That Stains And Blights.
Runs With All His Might From Youthful Lust.
4 A Discerning Mind:
Refuse Foolish And Ignorant Speculations, Knowing They Produce Quarrels.
If There's Anything To Think About, If There's Anything Praise Worthy, Think On These Things,
Philippians 4:8. "What Ever Is Good And Holy And Just..."
Avoid Strange Doctrines, Myths, Endless Genealogies, Fruitless Discussions, Battle Over Words,
Unbiblical Assertions, Worldly Fables, Different Doctrine, Controversial Questions,
Disputes About Words, Unholy, Empty Babble, Opposing Arguments Of False Science.
The Spirit Is Coming With Truth Through Preaching.
But Exam Everything Carefully.
Hold Fast To What Is Good And Reject What Is Evil.
You Have To Be Discerning.
You Don't Want To Get Caught Up With What Only Produces Quarrels Rather Than Conviction.
5 A Gentle Manner:
Jesus Had A Gentleness In Demeanor With Dealing With Those In Error:
Never Harsh, Never Abusive,
Never Overbearing, Never Unkind, Easy To Approach, Easy To Speak To, Sensitive, Tender.
Don't Turn On Your Audience.
Don't Become Bitter And Caustic And Abusive.
6 A Humble Spirit:
Humility Means A Mild, Gentle, Softness, Meekness.
Meekness That Has Been Defined As Power Under Control.
7 Willing To Confront Error:
Correcting Those Who Are In Opposition.
You've Got To Be Willing To Correct.
Reprove, Rebuke, Exhort.
First Timothy 3 Says: The Word Given By Inspiration Of God Is Profitable For Instruction And Correction.
Be Humble But Be Willing To Confront Error.
Instruct In A Corrective Way.
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