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- One of the primary responsibilities of the twelve disciples was to spread the good news of the kingdom of God to the world (Matthew 10:7). After spending time learning from Jesus, he commissioned them to go out and preach just as he did (Mark 3:14).
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These days, Jesus is often thronged by crowds, but on this particular occasion, Jesus calls his disciples together, apart from the crowds, in order to give them a training exercise and a mission -- their first. For now it is the Twelve Apostles, later he calls the Seventy (10:1-24) and sends them out.
Jun 22, 2004 · Why would Jesus send His disciples out to the “boonies”—to the insignificant and remote villages of Galilee, when He would not go to the capital? It would seem today that Jesus would have been expected to go to Herod personally.
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel — He calls the Jews lost sheep, because, as he had told his disciples, Matthew 9:36, they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd, and so were in danger of perishing. See Isaiah 49.
Jesus modeled intentional actions in His relationships with people. He gave the disciples hands-on experience in learning to care for others. He didn’t just have them sit back and watch Him meet peoples needs – he got them actively involved in ministering to the people around them.
5 days ago · Jesus did not give His disciples a limited set of instructions but a complete way of life. “Godliness has value for all things” (1 Timothy 4:8). By instructing His disciples to teach others to observe all things, Jesus ensures that His disciples will live out the fullness of His teachings, embracing all aspects of the Christian life.
Apr 18, 2008 · Before Matthew gives us the bulk of Christ’s missionary discourse (10:5–42), he lists the twelve disciples who follow Jesus during His ministry in Israel. Scripture says little about most of these men, but what we do know explains Matthew’s ordering of their names (vv. 1–4).
Feb 12, 2024 · What did Jesus mean when he said to “Go and make disciples…”? Jesus was instructing his faithful followers to leave where they were, go find others, and invite them to follow him, too. But the deeper question is on “how” Jesus wanted them to do it.
