Mark 3:13-19 & 6
:6-13; 30
Jesus called the 12 men He wanted to spread
the Gospel.
The choice was His because He created them
uniquely for the task.
He chose Judas too even though He knew that
he was going to betray Him. Why?
God used the 12 tribes to usher in the Old
Covenant
Jesus, used the 12 disciples to usher in
the New Covenant.
He chose them :
·
To Be with Him-dual purpose: to
learn from Him & to stress the importance of working as a collective
·
To preach
·
To give them authority
“The
beginning is the most important part of the work” (Plato)
1.Strategy
Jesus sent them out in 2’s.Why?
·
Accountability-to encourage
integrity & transparency
·
Support-to meet the
psychological & physiological needs
·
Companionship-to meet their social
needs
2.Instructions
·
Don’t worry about your physical
needs-food & clothes
·
Stay at 1 house when in a
particular town once accepted
They had to move
around from house to house to meet the needs of the people
The needs of the
disciples had to be met at one specific place.
·
He warned that some people may
not welcome them
“We
make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”(Winston
Churchill)
3.Monitored progress
They reported all they had done &
taught
Was Jesus pleased /ashamed/disappointed by
their reports?
How about our local and district reports?
Conclusion
Psalm 139:1-5
God knows you because He has created YOU
for a specific service/task
He knows your concerns, thoughts, ways and
deeds
He will lead you at times
Other times, He will follow you in order to
cover you
“Until
you value yourself, you won’t value your time.
Until
you value your time, you will not do anything with it” (Scott Peck)
If you value yourself, your time, your
relationship with the Lord & others then YOU will….
·
Start the work( for some)
·
Continue the work (some) The
in-between is normally the most difficult, because we get discouraged and are
tempted to give up
·
Complete the work (others)
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