(3-6) The Kingdom they preach is marked by simplicity, urgency, and sincerity.Īnd He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money and do not have two tunics apiece. “Alluding to a play on words, Luke mentions that Jesus ‘sent’ ( apostello) the ‘apostles’ to preach the kingdom of God and to heal.” (Pate) 2. This power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases was vitally connected with preaching the gospel. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick: Jesus sent the disciples to do more than present a message, but to also to do good with supernatural empowering to bless the whole person, and to heal the sick. Yet, Jesus did use the media that was available to Him and used it well.ĭ. They didn’t have newspapers or podcasts or internet or any number of other media opportunities we have today. It’s not too much to say that Jesus used the available media of His day. He gathers a kingdom community of those who will repent and believe.His kingdom is different from what we expected.The King has arrived Jesus the Messiah is present.Whatever the setting, the message was essentially: It might happen in small groups or one-on-one conversations. It might happen in synagogues, as they found opportunity to speak. Their work of preaching might happen in open-air settings, such as street corners or marketplaces. The disciples were sent with the work of proclaiming that the kingdom of God was present, and what the character of that kingdom was like. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God: To preach simply means to proclaim, to tell others in the sense of announcing news to them. The treatment of these two was not the same: the demons were to be cast out, the diseases to be healed.” (Clarke)Ĭ. That Luke mentions both demons and diseases therefore he was either mistaken, or demons and diseases are not the same. Jesus didn’t delegate the work without also delegating the power and authority to do that work. The equipping may not be completely evident before the ministry begins, but it will be evident along the way. The same principle holds true today: whom God calls, God equips. He also gave them power to do what He had called them to do. And gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases: Jesus did not only call the twelve. They had been with Him together as a group for some time, and now Jesus delegated some of His work to them.ī. He called His twelve disciples together: The selection of the disciples was described in Luke 6:12-16. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.Ī. Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. (1-2) Jesus calls them and sends them forth. The apostles are sent to preach and heal.
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