THIS SUNDAY: Matthew 10:16-42
As we get to verse 16, there seems to be a slight shift from the immediate context of sending out the twelve to looking forward to the persecution they will endure after the resurrection and ascension of Christ.
We have titled this chapter, Gospel Ministry Fundamentals. Jesus is teaching the disciples the realities of serving the kingdom and living for his name's sake. Some of the teaching is for the apostles only, as they do gospel ministry, and some will be general truths for disciples throughout church history, including us.
Again, please keep in mind the distinction between prescriptive and descriptive texts. Descriptive communicates information. Prescriptive give instructions or commands.
As you read this section, notice a pattern: caution and assurance. This pattern is all through the remainder of this chapter.
Consider/Meditate
What do you notice about the cautions?
What do you notice about the assurances?
Other Passages to Read:
Micah
1 Peter 3:8-4:19
Simple Outline of Matthew 10 (including the last few verses of chapter 9)
Summation of Jesus' Ministry - 9:35-38
Extension of Jesus' Ministry - 9:37-10:5
Jesus Commissions the Twelve - 10:5-15
Jesus Gives Disciple Training - 10:16-10:42
Catchesim Question and Answer:
Question 41: What is the sum of the Ten Commandments?
A. The sum of the ten commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbor as ourselves (Mat 22:37-40).
Click on the hymn playlist below and fill your home and vehicle with hymns that beautifully portray the glory of Christ.
DAILY PRIVATE/FAMILY WORSHIP
Seek daily communion with God through scripture reading, prayer, and singing. Click on the resources below.
*This Week's Hymns Playlist - Spotify
*This Week's Hymns Playlist - YouTube
"I feel it is far better to begin with God—to see his face first, to get my soul near him before it is near another." - Robert Murray M'Cheyne
SONGS
BE IN PRAYER
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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