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LAST WEEK
We looked at the Mission of Christ
We looked at what it means to be on Mission
We realized that in order for us to truly accomplish the will of God
We must be co-laborers with God
We must work alongside what the Holy Spirit is doing in people’s lives
We must be participating God’s Mission
We concluded that
“Its not that people don’t want to come to faith, its that Christians aren’t willing to work.”
Even more convicting
Christians aren’t even willing to pray that God would send laborers for the lost
We have become modern day Jonah’s
Not willing to go
Not willing to pray
When God saves,
We are unwilling to believe it
Jesus said the Harvest is plentiful
We need to have that perspective in everything that we do.
We need to realize that God wants to save our neighbors, the people on our blocks, and our entire family.
The question is are we willing to labor?
Are we willing to work for it?
Or are we just over it?
THIS WEEK
We are going to look at the logistics of being sent
We are going to look at what the mentality of sentness should be
We are going to look at how God did it in sending His Son, and How the Son sends us.
LETS LOOK AT THE TEXT
Matthew 10:5-42
Matthew 10:
PRAY THAT WE WOULD PICK UP OUR MARCHING ORDERS AND FOLLOW HIM!
Matthew 10:5
Jesus is giving them two aorist imperatives in verse 5
1.
SENT
Is in the aorist imperative tense
2. COMMANDED
it is in the Aorist imperative
THE PRESENT TENSE DIFFERS FROM THE AORIST TENSE
You are not just asking for this to be done as much as you can
It is said in a way that demands completion of what you are told to do.
Lets take a look at the Commands.
DO NOT take the roads to the north, south, or east that lead into the Gentile country
Instead, take the only other option, go to Galilee
Go to the lost sheep of Israel
Go to those who have rejected me
Go to those who have lost hope in YHWH
Go to those that didn’t listen or find worth in the message
Tell them that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand
As you preach this message
As you tell people the glorious news of the Kingdom
You must also participate in Kingdom activities
Heal the sick
Cleanse the Lepers
Raise the Dead
Cast out demons
The way you’ve been loved, you love
The way you’ve been forgiven, you forgive
The way you’ve been given life, you give life
FREELY YOU HAVE RECEIVED, FREELY GIVE
As you go, don’t bring things to distract you
Don’t bring money for souvenirs
Don’t bring any other clothes than that on your back.
Because those who find worth in the Message of the Gospel will find worth in you
They will bring you in
Or watch me as I provide for you in the physical and the spiritual.
They will support you
Watch me reward your labor with all you ever need
They will stand with you
So what does this look like?
Matthew 10:11
Whether it is a city or a village
Find some people who are willing to take you in
Find some one who is open to what the Gospel is saying
When you come in greet them
If you feel like the Lord is leading you to stay there, do it
If its not, no big deal, be at peace
If you encounter people who will not receive your words
When you leave the household
Don’t trip
Shake the dust off your sandals and know that its not you that they are rejecting
In fact, Jesus says, If they reject the message
It will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgement that for that city.
What do we know about this act?
If a Jew ever traveled through a Gentile Country
Before coming back into their home
Before you came into your home
You would dust off your feet and sandals
They
They would dust off their feet and sandals in recognition that even the dirt of Gentile Country was unclean
They would sometimes go as far as going through a ceremonial cleansing before they came back into their community
Now remember, Jesus had sent them to Jewish Communities?
So what is he saying?
Those whom I sent you to
If they reject the message of the Kingdom
If they don’t welcome you
Then dust your sandals off as if you had been in Gentile Country
Dust off your feet and know that their rejection of the Gospel will not go overseen.
These are some pretty hard words to apply
Very hard truths to swallow
But Jesus knew what He was doing
He knew who the disciples would go toe-to-toe with
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