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Introduction
VK is a Very Cautious Little Girl
On a Regular Basis We Have to Tell Her, “Don’t Be Afraid”
We Tell Her Those Words…
Not Because There Aren’t Things She Should Be Afraid/Cautious Of…
But Because, if We Can Help it, We Will Not Let Anything Bad Happen to Her
She Hasn’t Quite Placed Total Faith in Us Yet
It Doesn’t Matter How Many Times I Tell Her I Won’t Let Her Fall…
Anytime She Climbs Across the Monkey Bars Downstairs…
She Whimpers and Asks, “You Won’t Let Me Fall, Dada?”
I Tell Her, “Do Not Fear”
Yet, She Still Fears
But I Can’t Be Upset with Her, Because I Do the Same to My Father
One of the Most Repeated Commands in the Bible: “Do Not Fear”
God has Given This Message to His People for Thousands of Years
But No Matter How Many Times He Tells Me, “Do Not Fear”…
I Still Have Moments When I’m Afraid
But That’s Not Because of His Unfaithfulness
It’s Because of Mine
When Our God Speaks Those Words, They are Not Empty
They Tell Us that He is in Control and We Truly Have Nothing to Fear
In Our Text, Jesus is Going to Tell His Disciples 3 Times “Do Not Fear”
Matthew 10:24-33
We are in Jesus’ 2nd Major Teaching Discourse in Matthew’s Account
He is Sending His 12 Apostles Out to Multiply His Ministry to the People of Israel
In This Discourse, His Focus is On the Persecutions and Sufferings that Await His Disciples
Before Taking Part in His Kingdom Ministry…
Jesus Wanted Them to Know They Would Be Persecuted and Hated By All Types of People
Even Their Own Families Would Seek Their Death
So He Instructed Them to Be Wise But Harmless…
And if They Endured Until the End, They Would Be Saved
That’s a Pretty Dark Picture of Being a Christian, Isn’t it?
But Don’t Worry
Jesus is Now Going to Offer Them Some Words of Comfort and Encouragement
In This Text, We Will Hear the Phrase “Do Not Fear” 3 Times
Do Not Fear Their Slanderous Accusations
Do Not Fear Their Violent Actions
Do Not Fear Death
Instead, Fear God
Matthew 10:24–25 (NASB95)
“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.
It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master.
If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!”
The Relationship of a Christian to Jesus is:
The Relationship of a Disciple/Student to a Teacher
The Relationship of a Slave to a Master
The Relationship of a Member of the Household to the Head of the Household
We are Beneath Him
We Learn From Him
We Obey Him
We Seek to Be Like Him
He is Above/Greater Than Us
Jesus Indicates that He is Being Referred to as “Beelzebul
Beelzebul was a Name Used By the Jewish People to Refer to the Ruler of the Demons
They Claim Jesus’ Power and Authority Isn’t From God But From the Devil
We’ll Talk More About Beelzebul When We Get to Chapter 12
The Point Jesus is Making is This:
If They Call the Teacher, Master, and Head of the Household Evil…
You Better Believe They Aren’t Going to Hold Back Against the Disciple, Slave, and Member of the Household
If the Greater is Mistreated, How can the Lesser Expect Better Treatment?
I Mentioned that This Would Be an Encouraging Text for Christians
But So Far, This Doesn’t Sound Very Encouraging
But I Think the Early Christians Did Find This Encouraging
Jesus Went Around Teaching…
Matthew 5:10–12 (NASB95)
“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
After the First Time the Apostles Were Beaten for Their Faith, We Read This:
Acts 5:41 (NASB95)
So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.
Paul Wrote to the Romans:
Romans 8:16–18 (NASB95)
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
To the Early Church, Suffering Meant:
Closer Association with Jesus
Bringing Glory to His Name
Receiving a Glorious Reward From Heaven that is Incomparable with the Present Suffering
When Jesus Tells Us that We are Sure to Suffer Like Him…
We Can Choose to Focus On “Suffer”
Or We Can Choose to Focus On “Like Him”
The Early Church Focused On “Like Him”
Because That’s the Mission of a True Disciple of Jesus
To Be Like Him
Matthew 10:26–27 (NASB95)
“Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.”
Here’s the First of 3 Times Jesus Will Say, “Do Not Fear”
His Disciples are Not to Let the Persecution, Slander, and Attacks Against Their Character Keep Them Quiet
Their Mission is to Spread the Truth/Gospel as Loudly and Publicly as Possible
The Flat Housetops of Palestine Worked Great as Stages From Which to Proclaim a Message
“As You are Proclaiming this Good News, People are Going to Hate You and Slander You”
“And When They Tell You to Stop, Keep Speaking!”
“When They Tell You to Be Quiet, Keep Shouting From the Rooftops!”
“Don’t Allow the Persecution to Keep You Quiet”
Matthew 10:28 (NASB95)
“Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
For the 2nd Time, Jesus Says, “Do Not Fear”
We Shouldn’t Fear the Slander and Evil Accusations
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