Sunday, January 5th, 2020 - AM - Commissioned (Mt. 10)
If you're listening to these Services outside of these walls are listening to the surfaces of the Broomfield Baptist Church. And this is the pastor bringing the Sunday morning message the first Sunday morning of the Year 2020. Broomfield Baptist church, and we continue our studies together looking at the mission discourse that Christ gave I think this is fitting for all that. We've already discussed today. I invite you to join me in the gospel of Matthew and chapter number 10. Matthew chapter number 10. I want to read it was hard to pick which verses relief to set her eyes out. We're going to look at the whole chapter in an overview is my intent this morning, but just said are focused on where we're headed. I would draw your attention Down 2 verse number 32 Jesus Christ says whosoever. Therefore shall confess me before men. Him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven, but whosoever shall deny me before men. It will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on Earth. I came not to send peace but a sword. Look down at first number 38. Jesus continued when he says he that taketh not his cross. And follow it after me is not worthy of me. Eat it find it his life shall lose it and he that loses his life for my sake. She'll find it.
What time does the word bless our time our gracious Heavenly Father? We thank you for your word that shows us that teaches us. I pray Lord that you would give me your unction. I need thee Lord. I have I have not wear with Within Myself to give your people but Lord. I know and I have conviction in space that has you sent me forth to feed the flock. That's among me. You'll do this that Let Me Be Your Vessel Lord. I pray that you would Minister through me that I would just be a Channel of the Holy Spirit. Whatever you would want is what would take president and Lord I pray that you would guard my word set a watch over my mouth. I pray the Lord that I would be emptied of myself and filled with the holy spirit that I can bless your people with your word and equip them and father. Thank you for our savior and his example, thank you for these words that he gave his disciples and apostles.
The way that we need to this morning. Maybe not misinterpret your word. Medhelp us and made us as we make application in our own service for you and Lord Mayock strengthen and sturrock face and Pope.
And Lord, I pray even so come Lord Jesus.
Matthew chapter number 10 Matthew 5:7 where we left off?
Some time ago I endeavored on a journey with you and you were kind enough to join me. Like you had a choice in our time and our Focus traditionally, you know, I would sit down with a book of the Bible as I do and I'm doing right now that will apply that book for a lot. And so I took a different approach not necessarily a book by book approach, but I wanted to get a structure of the New Testament. And so I began where I thought was logical to begin if we're going to understand the basic structure and Foundation of our new testament that we live by and we have to start with the savior. We have to know him and and who he is and just for brevity and sake of time and in practicality more than anything. I mean if we had time and I had 4 hours a week 2 free to you and you can listen to me.
We might make it verse by verse. Gotten settled by Pitbull through every my new show of all the New Testament to expedite and to make it palatable as best as I can. I wanted to look at our savior. And we began a year ago this past Christmas. I can't believe how he was God manifest In the Flesh that he was 100% human and we would that he saw his incarnations birth birth, and we we really came to know our savior in a profound way. I think. And then as we continue that Journey we came to the part where we started looking at his is different aspects of ministry and you Journey with me as we consider the Miracles of Christ and what he did for those while he was on this Earth. We considered case-by-case we looked at each one of those case studies that validates that he is God manifest In the Flesh and we saw how he he healed the sick and he made the blind to see and he raised the dead and made the lame to walk a full seal the prophesied gospel music. What a powerful savior. As he went about doing Ministry healing and in performing Miracles validating that he's the son of God our Saviour all so hot. Much and instructed in and people would flock to his feet to listen in to glean what they could from his instruction one day. He was walking by and he called some disciples and said follow me and I will make you become Fishers of Men.
And then we read in Matthew Chapter 5 6 and 7 where Matthew recalls that Jesus Christ went up into this mountain and he's had his disciples that he came to him and others were there to message that he gave what profound message? What powerful man that helps us as Believers to know how to walk with Christ also informs us on some things that we should expect as we follow him. Delete that blessed life. Jesus continues his discourses. I just thought it was logical would stay with Matthew for a little while longer looking his second discourse. So Justice is important as the so-called Sermon on the Mount would be for Ministry in the life of his disciples that are following him him. So also Matthew chapter number 10. It's going to be vital instruction for them. I have to remind you to keep the context in per view contact is King. If we rest of these bursts if we treat them in a in a casual way we try to take versus where they don't belong and enforce them into life. We can really do some damage to the ology to the doctrines practice. So I would have heard you with caution as you read Matthew chapter number 10, remember? Who spoke? Remember to whom he spank? And then consider the ministry afterwards as the New Testament unfolded. How did the things Jesus will say in Matthew 10. How did that come through as they followed their lore? This is the record that we have. Now there are things that we will glean by way of application and I trust that you will. You'll be just that the Holy Spirit to do the master chapter number 10 must be handled with care. We must consider the context Jesus. It says I'm number one here. We did a little bit of a backdrop when he had called under him his 12 disciples.
So again back to The Sermon on the Mount how does that one Fallout? Jesus went up into a mountain and they love their own volition and he taught them saying they've been walking with the Lord and Jesus pulls them aside of his beliefs and of his will in Jesus. Basically, I need to instruct you on something. I'm going to send you out with a thority. I have a mission for you to accomplish. I have something that you need to do. I'm handing this spinning plate to you. Now you see why I said it would be fitting I think of you as he did for his disciples. So we do in the church and we are going to be for the work of the ministry that Jesus was called in to do but know that he called them aside to give them Specific Instructions on what they should expect and how they should move forward and what they could do for him if they would follow all 12 of them. Yes, even that one.
all 12 got to serve and participate in this aspect of ministry. One of the first things that really grabbed me as I read this passage was that verse the first verse here that we say.
And then in the next statement apostles. Disciples that became hot now there were many disciples. We read of 120 in one place and we read of those that follow the lord idisciple is a committed follower of Jesus Jesus Will ordained as Apostles and the word APA cell o means to send out with commission with authority. And so these 12 he will send out with authority to accomplish the mission that he informed them of here in chapter. Number 10. There are 52 verse 42 vs here in this chapter. Matthew chapter number 10 are 42 verse and so as we approached it. I want to break it down one one passenger at a time, but let's get the overall message get the overall thrust of what Jesus is telling them. They will be a help to you to see that bigger bird's-eye view of this message. Just as we did with The Sermon on the Mount we looked at chapter 5 and chapter 6 and chapter 7. We saw the overview and then we looked at each individual passage. We do so here with Matthew chapter number two as well. Jesus is going to delegate authority to his followers. Let's begin spirits to cast them out and heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. You see the disciples listed there. They received power. I should see if they receive authority over. Now. The against is supplied. It's an interesting construction here. I don't want to take time to do it now cuz we're going to look at it later. But this is a preposition that is supplied and the unclean spirits tells me at the outset that what Jesus is sending them into is spiritual warfare.
We have a real enemy. And what was so nice and fine to think about how I'm going to serve Jesus this year. I would be remiss if I didn't inform you the moment. You set your hand to the plow. Is the moment you were going to invite spiritual warfare in your life like you've never seen? I speak from personal experience.
I have never seen such spiritual oppression in my life. I'm not that old is he understand that but these, you know, these four decades that the Lord has allowed me to be on his Earth. Thank you for being here. I've never seen anything. Like I saw when I decided and I prayed and I committed my life and I said Lord I Surrender my life preach the gospel didn't happen to Broomfield from that day. I'll tell you it's like the floodgates open and I saw a spiritual oppression. Like I've not seen before I don't want to scare you away. I mean, okay. This is the part where I Keel over dead, right?
I wouldn't have it any other way. If I would have said no to the Lord when I knew he was calling me if I would have stopped and said, you know, there's things that you know what I got this plan that I'm working for my family. I got the job.
If I would have had maybe I would have been better off but I live with remorse having a pillow my headaches knife with a thought I said no.
What did I miss?
Who's not going to be in heaven because I said no. No, I mean need some things that I'm just being open. I'm so thankful that when he called I answered. And I just said what I knows what I'm doing, I don't know. I don't know. I believe he would help me and provide for me.
And he has had his hand on on me and in ways that I can't even describe. And there are others who could testify to this to I'm giving you a little bit of a personal testimony. Jesus gave them power against unclean spirits. There is a spiritual warfare in which we engage as we serve the Lord. We have to understand we're In the devil's territory. We're not in the Kingdom yet what I'm having yet. And we have a very real enemy who will try to sort what will do for God at every chance. He can whether it's him or just the World the Flesh and the devil we have enemies. But we also have the Victor on our side. I don't have to worry about the devil. Now. I pray against him and he was more faithful than a church member you'll ever meet church member. You knows Pastor used to say he's the most faithful church member out of everyone here or not. Always looking for ways to put a monkey wrench in somewhere or mess something up over here to get somebody to gossip over there or hear the doctor now. Over here or over there or do you always have to be on your daughter one of the challenges and burn series? Is it only takes one compromise that leads to another?
It takes you further than you want to go. Keep you longer than you want to stay and you pay more than you ever want to pay I want.
And so asking since I'm out now the name of the 12 what the 12 apostles to leave the first that's interesting. We'll talk about that later. The first Simon called Peter and Andrew his brother James the son of Zebedee and John by the way. Whose surname was Thaddeus take your translation. If it's not there come see me after all explain why it needs to be there who also betrayed and I'm looking forward to getting into this list of Apostles and studying them out and sharing those findings with me. Very interesting stuff. these twelve Jesus sent for they go for
And he commanded them. That's a strong word. So Jesus delegates authority to the apostles so that they can continue his work.
I think about what we just heard from here this morning about the church and Ministry in the body of Christ and serving. It's the same kind of structure from the Bible. The Bible is the sole Authority for all matters of faith in practice. So Baptist Church, but as the Bible delegates authority to the church the church in the leadership, then it quits and others with authority to be able to serve. Branson we have officers that serve in our church and they have rolls that constitute authority to make decisions on behalf of the church. We have directors of Ministries that are best with authority to be able to make decisions for that Ministry. Of which are in charge and so I do see a Biblical precedent here at least in following a pattern. But Jesus is getting these a special kind of authority because their Apostles and their their Ministry their office to receive some special things from the board to do the work these called of the do these 12% 4th and commanded them. This is what he says. Hold on now.
This is interesting. You know at the church when we are equipping you to do the Great Commission, we're telling you go into all the world. cigar for every creature
Mark, 16:15.
He has not gone to Calvary. He has not been crucified. He is he has not been very for 3 Days in the heart of the earth. He has not risen from the dead at this time, and he has not ascended into heaven. And so right now in this point in his ministry the instructional there's a there's a very limited. preview for your ministry You're going to be sent out. You going to be sent? To the lost sheep of the House of Israel. There's so much here that we got to unpack. So much here. Can I just say what a gracious God we serve? The god of Second Chances third chances Millions chances if you're still breathing you got a chance.
Jesus sent them out and says before we go anywhere else. Let's give him one more chance. Let's give it one more go. And see if Israel can come around to accept any knowledge what God is doing in their Nets. Any sense go to the lost sheep.
Go not into the way of the Gentiles and Samaritans Gentiles off-limits Samaritans off-limits right now.
But go rather to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.
All right, you're going to Israel lost sheep of the House of Israel as you're going to hear your message. I'm so thankful. I'm so thankful that I don't have to rely on marks and I don't have much anyway, so I'm so thankful that when Jesus sent before he gets his message. You wondering what is that message? It's here and all the authority. I mean, I've read the stories. I don't know if I believe them yet because I haven't personally rented anybody that people messages come up then I'm praying you'll next be able to plot that out and be able to Expositor that way and just know where you're going because you have 66 books here. And I'll never exhaust all the tear in my lifetime. I think was o w a Criswell he preached through the whole Bible in how many over decades it took it when he got the Revelation. He went back to start all over again. And I don't remember how far he blessed old book people call it in which need understanding better and there's so many things here to help us. Now he sends them out. He says you're so you're going to not going to the Gentiles. Nothing Samaritan. Okay, when you go to Israel here is your message. I think I've heard this message before.
I think I heard this message.
What would you have to see?
Clothing was rather strange. Is. It was well, probably not. You know, what we would think of is it scrumptious diet? Camel's Hair Locust and wild honey.
And he was one of a prepare the way. At the Old Testament close is real was told to look for the one that was prepared away. And when he came on the scene, his message was again, you got to turn around. You got to change your mind repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at
Oh that was prophesied in the Old Testament is about to be here.
Leave behind your self-righteousness hold for the kingdom of heaven.
We could have just gone back and seen if they would have just received. different I don't know. I me mine or find imagination goes to nothing. I just would be amazed.
Fact of the matter remains in the records show they were fused. stiff neck hard-heartedness They killed God manifest in the flesh. Who is reaching out to them and grace and mercy, he sent to the lost sheep of the House of Israel and send a message. That should sound familiar. The king of Heaven is at hand. Can you tell someone you're going to validate that message? All of this has Old Testament precedent, by the way, because Isaiah tells us how the gospel good news will unfold. It's listed right here. He says here's how you validate that message.
If that doesn't get him to listen to you if that still doesn't cause their ears to open.
I'm thinking of a man in Luke chapter number 16 that was concerned about his brother's he has died and gone to Hell and Hell, he lifted his eyes his concern was back from the dead.
The answer to that man that rich man was they have Moses and the prophets let them here if they don't listen to me. You're not going to believe.
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felis you got a job to do its spiritual warfare. You're going to Israel. They're going to get one more chance. Here's the message the kingdom is here. It's at hand it is upon us. Houston signs you're going you're going to validate that message through all these things. Alcott USA
You want to buy? And some were confused about that with record of in the book of Acts.
I helped us know come from on high. It's from Jesus himself and he gives it to whomsoever he will that's his job and it's his attempt to do anything, but you better better take note freely gift. This isn't just for you. You haven't received so that you can sit on it. And build your big Empire. freely you have received
this is why I said it to begin. You have to be careful with this passage because if you rested at a contact while you're in the wrong Church need to go find a try to do all this stuff. I'm not saying it doesn't happen. I'm just questioning. I believe in Divine Healing. I believe in the gift of time. But I also believe that this new testament teaches they were given as a sign. And that there would come a time. When as the language on Frozen you studied out these gifts would see in particular with season of themselves because the sign fulfilled its purpose. So do I believe that people can speak in biblical times?
I don't see any record of it since really this may be the late 1st Century early 2nd Century and then it just kind of dissipate any record of it that we have until about, you know, the 1800's Winfrey suddenly all of a sudden and the church missed it for the past 15 years.
As he sends them out, you notice what he's doing. He's giving them instructions.
You were very kind of put up with us this morning with my instructions to you and brother Mike's instructions to you know, get more instructions from Pastor Larson next week as we end phone things are going to receive instruction. Her attempt are people attempt as best as we can to help you understand. What if you Endeavor to serve God and get involved in whom he has now he's going to instruct them as to how they are to fulfill their Ministry. If you want to be a Sunday school teacher we're going to instruct you for you, but I can teach you in a quick and our plan is by the time you are ready to kick off your class. You've gone through Sunday school teacher training, which I've given that before and it's our goal to instruct you on what to expect on know when the kids interrupt class and I need to know how to do that if you're going to have to love them.
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The work is to be only to the house of Israel. The message is the gospel of the kingdom and they're going to perform miracles to authenticate their message. So my question to you would be as you serve the Lord. How are you going to authenticate your message? Because this is different you're not going to receive healing power and you can pray and Battlefield. I'm not I'm not going to have power like God sends that evil spirit.
We can share stories. Can we maybe by a hospital bed or? And their miracles to happen all around every one of them need to be attributed to God's help. But this was different. This wasn't you know, well, then he doesn't know this was they're going to do it. And remember that talks about how that would it look like. No go ask the blind man. He saw it all my if you've heard that man anyway, authenticate their message there were
which would be indicative of the earrings of fact. If you reverse down with your birth date, you see what they're going to do in the ministry verse number nine. He talks about how they're going to receive provision as you serve the Lord. He got any survivors.
It's going to be supported by the humours and with any pay their faith that they receive the Mets versus verses 9 through 15 show us that he says this time you go out. Don't take any gold with you. Don't worry about money. Don't take scripts for your journey. Don't they know if you don't worry about your coats? Don't worry about your shoes. Don't worry about your staff stays all that. The Workman is worthy of his meat as you go your needs are going to be mad. Just go don't worry about all this stuff.
Now later on he's going to send them out again, and he's going to tell him.
Keep it in context. I'm leaving I'm sick of intimate by by the way. I am an American citizen and I love this country and I believe in upholding 2nd Amendment. When Jesus with that that as well, but they would have support verses 9 through 15 show us that verse 15 barely I sent to you it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgement and for that City. The city that his disciples go to and then they determine whether the message is going to be received or not.
He says if they don't receive you and they're not worthy of that message dust off your feet and move on.
No cities at the bottom of lakes over and over and over again. That's what I do. I read read read read read read or he told them that they would be perfect because they were He tells them he look fellas. You're going to have some Peril along the way I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves that bring back any bills.
It sure did for me you're going out and you're the prey. You're going to be hunted there predators.
Your sheep Among Wolves you're at their power. Be therefore wise as serpents and harmless is does sheep's wool serpents doves. What imager object lesson right there? Why is the serpents harmless as doves? That's how we go forward. He says this but beware of men that watch out. Why why do I need to be aware of them for they will deliver you up to the council?
Scourge you in their synagogue
there's some God you shall be brought before Governors and Kings for my sake for my sick. It's 4. They will suffer persecution.
For a testimony against them. and also for the Gentiles Haha, he's already laying out the path ahead. You see that as a no.
And we went back and we see how it all works. It's exactly like she said it with me.
most crimes are So don't get confused here. Because we misunderstand chronology particularly of the Old Testament. Jesus I believe you're looking Beyond his death and he is looking even as far as to the tribulation in some way.
That time of Jacob's trouble. The narrow road of The Sermon on the Mount the constricted path the Narrow Path. Leads to the kingdom backpack that road goes through persecution. He goes through tribulation he goes through. the time of Jacob's trouble I'm not sure the disciples really understood by this point in fact.
Understand that Jesus was going to have to die and be raised again.
You don't have all that put together like weekend. And so when he died there scattered like sheep.
And they're there.
Jesus didn't say that they can't get it. All right now but Jesus has it all down.
Going to the kingdom. It's going to be by the way persecution. I mean, even if Israel had accepted Jesus as the Messiah.
Would that mean that she could skip the cross?
That's where you shake your head. No.
Because it was part of the Plan of Redemption. He had to die for the sins of mankind. So even if they had said, yes.
More than I can take in. He said fastly second space to go to your house.
But they adamantly said no. The tribulation. Okay. If Jesus died, he would have had to be resurrected still the tribulation would still have to come even if they said yes, the tribulation would still have to come. Jesus would have to come back for his Millennial reign. And so the details would have been tweaked just a little bit of finger said yes, but still has to occur. Hopefully you're still with Nikki before phases of the messiah's work Houston's work that he would come to do when the Messiah would come he would live he would suffer. He would die. He would rise again. That's the suffering servant prophesied in the Old Testament. There would be trouble according to the purging the Earth.
That's the work of the Messiah third part of it. The fourth part of it is when he was full and finally establish his kingdom.
the danger they will face persecution verses 16 and 18 the promise that he gives them the promise is there going to be
Versus 1920 tell them don't worry about what you're going to say. Are we giving you the Holy Spirit Will Empower you you know exactly what to say when the time comes I'm worried about it. Don't worry about what you can't take.
The promise is the Holy Spirit. And then versus 21 and 23 is trypsin people up. The brother that show and the brother shall deliver up brother to death the father of the child the children shall rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death and you shall be hated for my namesake is this strange that people tend to stumble over but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. the calvinist states that ensues
don't read too much into that. Don't force your theology on the passage, which is the algae come from it. What's the contact? What season is talking about saved from what what is salvation this morning with you the end? However, we just summarize it this way for you. The end is going to be I believe the end of the tribulation. And then this weekend and then the sun would come.
So here's to the final call thought and will be done for now. If the Jewish people if Israel. Accepted Jesus Christ, then what we're saying through this is that is that the 12 apostles? They would have taken that message through. How did you see how this works out in a larger heard you what we know about eschatology in Scripture.
When Jesus Christ when his death was that message his resurrection. as soon as I was Jesus Christ and the disciples
which by the way isn't too far off the what happened anyway. You don't have a copy of John Fox's look go get one and read it. It's nice outside.
They went through some difficulties. I think they would have been Margaret. Then the tribulation would have come. After their martyrdom 144,000 in Revelation, they would have been preaching the kingdom just like the apostles.
If they had only said yes or no. But now we have is what Paul said that mystery. And the Gentiles because of Israel's reject the Gentiles have been grafted in. and you and I
2000 + years later Assonet baton on and what God's done for us is Gen X people so jealous of what God's doing. to where they would want to come to him and run to him and Fleet him many half and they've been they've been cut off by their family because they received
We have work today. Best Is Yet To Come but that narrow way it goes through persecution. by all means Come in Third Ward. What serve beef what else do you see?
Go build your kingdom and watch it crumble.
Come and join us and let's yoke up with the Jesus and let Steve his invitation.
That'll last forever. What's lay up treasure in heaven? All the while looking at how good God is to us along the way so much better than we deserve. Our mission today are Great Commission. It does look different than what was given the apostrophe or message sent but we still have a commission to fill and we still have the enablement and the power of the holy spirit in us to help us accomplish that to which Jesus would spend.
There is a coming judgment on this Earth if I wasn't clear about that and this world is blind to it and they think that they can ignore the Bible and stick their head in the sand and pretend like it's nobody that he booked but I'm telling you the fires going to fall Sunday. And we have a message of Hope and salvation to take to a lost and dying world. And anyone who received Christ can have their sins forgiven.
bear And stand before a righteous God in the Holiness and righteousness of Jesus cry.
I'm about to leave it on thankful. I took that invitation and I accepted him as my savior. I'm not worried about whether I'm in trouble with God anymore except for when he has to spank me and then I get right with him and we're all good. But I don't have to worry about hell anymore. I'll have to worry about it, punish me. My soul is safe. yours want to come to Jesus and let him use you help others find him.