What are we sent out to do?

Matthew 10.5-16

Mt 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

1. Where to go in mission (not here but here) Mt. 10:5-6 5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

1. Where to go in mission (not here but here) Mt. 10:5-6 Mt 10:6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

Mt 28:19 Go and make disciples of all nations

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2. What to do in mission (heralding and healing) 10:7-8a 

7  As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8a Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.

2. What to do in mission (heralding and healing) 10:7-8a 

“As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world” (John 17:18)

- Peter raised up Tabitha from the dead (Acts 9:36-43)- Paul raised up Eutychus from the dead (Acts 20:9-10)- Able to perform some of Jesus other miracles (Acts 3)

2. What to do in mission (heralding and healing) 10:7-8a 

Prof. Stephen Seamands1. The Miracle of Supernatural Healing 2. The Miracle of the Doctor & Modern Medicine3. The Miracle of the Healing Powers of the Human Body4. The Miracle of “My Grace is Sufficient for You”5. The Miracle of Victory over Death

3. How to do mission (simply, not grandly) 10:8b-10 8b Freely you have received; freely give. 9 “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.

3. How to do mission (simply, not grandly) 10:8b-10 (a) Preaching & healing can become commercial

ventures, they are inauthentic the moment they do. (b) Do mission simply, no need to be flashy, no need to bring along unnecessary stuffs.

3. How to do mission (simply, not grandly) 10:8b-10 

What does a bear bring on a holiday? The “bare” essentials

What are we sent out to do?Matthew 10.5-16

1. Where to go in mission (not here but here) 10:5-6 

2. What to do in mission (heralding and healing) 10:7-8a 

3. How to do mission (simply, not grandly) 10:8b-10