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Text: Mark 6:7-13
Theme: When Jesus sends us out to gather his harvest he provides the harvesters with His divine call and with His holy Word.
This passage marks a turning point in Jesus’ ministry.
Before this, only Jesus preached the gospel message, healed diseases, performed miracles, cast out demons, and confronted the hard-hearted unbelief of Israel’s religious establishment.
All that changed when he authorized the twelve apostles to go out and do the same in his name.
Like any good leader, Jesus multiplies his ministry by training his followers, and then sending them out.
The word Apostle means messenger, and now this core group of Jesus’ disciples are going to earn their title.
When Jesus said, "Come follow me," little did His disciples know what was in store for them.
Perhaps they had a clue when Jesus said that He would make them "fishers of men."
Now the time had come for their evangelistic ministry to begin.
Though they would not be fully equipped and empowered for that task until the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, their ministry internship began here.
This is the Church’s first generation of gospel preachers.
Our text this evening speaks of those who were sent into the world at the command of Jesus.
The general principles found in this passage outline for the Church what we should expect from faithful ministers of the gospel.
I. THE MESSENGERS
1. we first need to turn our attention to the messengers of the King
"And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs..." (v.
7a)
a. the implication of vs. 7 is that Jesus did not send them all at once, but staggered their send-off over a brief period of time
2. Jesus called His disciples to Himself and sent them out to the world to be a witness
a. the Church and its ministers do not carry their own message, nor preach their own words
b. our message is, and must be, the good news of Jesus — God through His Christ offers saving grace to sinners
3. how do we prepare to share our faith — weather it is through a sermon or through personal witness
A. THE PREPARATION OF THE MESSENGERS
1. the Apostles had been prepared because they were His followers — they were disciples
a. they had chosen to follow Jesus and learn from Him
b. now they were about to be given an opportunity to take what they had learned and put it into practice
2. because they had spent time with Jesus, they were now qualified to share what had become real to them
a. this was their primary preparation — it’s still our primary preparation
Illus.
In the third chapter of Acts, we have the account of Peter and John healing a lame man.
He had been crippled from birth according to the story.
Peter tells him, Silver and gold we don’t have, but in the name of Jesus, I’ll give you what I got — in the name of Jesus, arise and walk.”
And the guy got up and walked.
Then they go into the Temple and Peter preaches a whale of a sermon.
The result is that Peter and John are arrested by the Temple security force.
The next day, the two apostles are hauled before the Jewish Temple authorities and interrogated.
These are the same men who, just a few months earlier, had condemned Jesus.
Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, confesses the Jesus Christ is the stone which was rejected, but which is the chief corner stone.
He further tells them, “And there is salvation in ano one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”
b.
I remind you of this event to set up Acts 4:13 for you
“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.”
(Acts 4:13, NIV84)
1) never for a moment think that you need a theological degree, or even evangelism training to share the gospel
3. to be an effective witness today, all we really need to do is spend time with Jesus!
a. you cannot give what you do not have; and you will not have anything to share if you do not spend time with Jesus
1) you don't need a theological PhD to talk to others about spiritual matters, but you do need a living relationship with a living Savior
b. if you know the Lord and are walking with Him, then you, like these Apostles, have the preparation necessary to begin putting into practice sharing the good news
B. THE POWER OF THE MESSENGERS
"And He was giving them authority over the unclean spirits."
(v.
7b)
1. these disciples did not go forth in their own power
a. they went forth in the power of God, given to them by Jesus Christ
b.
He granted them power over the enemy of their souls
1) they were given authority over the powers of darkness, the evil spirits that were seeking to steal, kill and destroy the souls of the people to whom they were going
c. God never calls us without giving us the power to accomplish the task
2. just as these disciples were given power, so are we
a. when you came to Christ, His Spirit — the Holy Spirit — flooded into your life and gave you all the ability you need to share the gospel
C. THE PROVISION OF THE MESSENGERS
"And He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belt; but to wear sandals; and He added, 'Do not put on two tunics.'
And He said to them, 'Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave town.
And any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake off the dust from the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.'"
(vv.
8-11)
1. at this point of His ministry, Jesus was beginning to teach His disciples how to have faith
a. he wants them travel lite so-to-speak
b.
only that which is absolutely necessary must be taken along on the trip
1) why?
2) because God will provide
(Luke 22:35) "And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing?
And they said, Nothing."
KJV
c. it's a lesson which must not be neglected by any who would follow Jesus
2. like the disciples, we must come to understand that God is in charge of our lives
a. we must learn how to trust Him, not only for our spiritual needs, but also for our temporal needs as well
b.
but we must especially trust in His provision when we are on mission for Him
II.
THE MESSAGE
"And they went out and preached that men should repent."
(v.
12)
1. we’ve talked about the Messengers of the King, now let’s turn our attention to the Message of the King
a. the message was a simple one: Repent
2. vs. 12 tells us that they preached a gospel of repentance
a. the word preach here is kerusso — to proclaim, and refers to the authoritative, public pronouncement of vital information by a herald
b. in village after village they preached the good news that sinners could be reconciled to God and enter into His kingdom
ILLUS.
Unfortunately, in America today, you can visit church after church, from stately cathedrals to small congregations, and you’ll seldom hear a word preached about repentance.
You can visit congregation after congregation for months on end, and never hear any mention of repentance.
A vast number of churches have decided that repentance is too offensive a message.
In fact, entire denominations have de-emphasized it.
You can hear all about God’s love, his blessings, his precepts for coping with life, but not a word about godly sorrow for sin.
You can hear messages on loving others and being a good, kind person.
All of that is indeed scriptural.
But you won’t hear a repentance message like the one Peter preached at Pentecost — a sermon led thousands to freedom in Christ.
c. the message of the gospel is not the gospel if it does not include a message of repentance
1) it’s a message much of the modern church has forgotten
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