Jesus Appoints the Twelve
Mat 10:1 LSB - [1] And summoning His twelve disciples, [Jesus] gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
The Twelve Disciples Sent Out
Mat 10:5-6 LSB - [5] These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter [any] city of the Samaritans; [6] but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Mat 10:14-15 LSB - [14] "And whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you leave that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet. [15] "Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
The Promise of Persecution
Mat 10:19-20 LSB - [19] "But when they deliver you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given to you in that hour what you are to say. [20] "For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
Mat 10:23 LSB - [23] "But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish [going through] the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
f. You will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes: This is one of the hardest-to-understand statements of Jesus in Matthew. Could Jesus really mean that He would return to this earth before the disciples would make it through all the cities of Israel? If so, this would make Jesus plainly wrong in this prediction. Instead, it is better to see His “coming” in this passage as His coming in judgment upon Judea in AD 70 which did happen before the gospel came to every city in Israel.i. This is the fulfillment of the day of judgment warned of in Matthew 10:15. In many ways, the judgment poured out by God upon Judea through the Roman armies in AD 70 was worse than the judgment that came upon Sodom and Gomorrah.
The Meaning of Discipleship
Mat 10:30-31 LSB - [30] "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. [31] "So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Mat 10:32-33 LSB - [32] "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. [33] "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.
Mat 10:37-39 LSB - [37] "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. [38] "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. [39] "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.
The Reward of Service
Mat 10:40 LSB - [40] "He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
Mat 10:42 LSB - [42] "And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."
Take up thy cross, the Savior said,If thou wouldst My disciple be;Deny thyself, the world forsake,And humbly follow after Me.Take up thy cross, let not its weightFill thy weak spirit with alarm;His strength shall bear thy spirit up,And brace thy heart and nerve thine arm.Take up thy cross, nor heed the shame,Nor let thy foolish pride rebel;Thy Lord for thee the cross endured,And saved thy soul from death and hell.Take up thy cross then in His strength,And calmly sin’s wild deluge brave,’Twill guide thee to a better home,It points to glory o’er the grave.Take up thy cross and follow Christ,Nor think til death to lay it down;For only those who bear the crossMay hope to wear the glorious crown.To Thee, great Lord, the One in Three,All praise forevermore ascend:O grant us in our home to seeThe heavenly life that knows no end.
Questions from John the Baptist
Mat 11:4-6 LSB - [4] And Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you hear and see: [5] [the] BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and [the] lame walk, [the] lepers are cleansed and [the] deaf hear, [the] dead are raised up, and [the] POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. [6] "And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me."
Jesus’ Tribute to John the Baptist
Mat 11:12 LSB - [12] "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.
iii. “Frequently complaints are made and surprise expressed by individuals who have never found a blessing rest upon anything they have attempted to do in the service of God. ‘I have been a Sunday-school teacher for years,’ says one, ‘and I have never seen any of my girls or boys converted.’ No, and the reason most likely is you have never been violent about it; you have never been compelled by the Divine Spirit to make up your mind that converted they should be, and no stone should be left unturned until they were. You have never been brought by the Spirit to such a passion, that you have said, ‘I cannot live unless God bless me. I cannot exist unless I see some of these children saved.’ Then, falling on your knees in agony of prayer, and putting forth afterwards your trust with the same intensity towards heaven, you would never have been disappointed, ‘for the violent take it by force.’” (Spurgeon)
Woe to Unrepentant Cities
Mat 11:20 LSB - [20] Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.
Come to Me
Mat 11:27 LSB - [27] "All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal [Him].
Mat 11:28-30 LSB - [28] "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. [29] "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. [30] "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Come Unto Me, and Rest by D. W. Whittle
1. Brother, art thou worn and weary,Tempted, tried, and sore oppressed?Listen to the word of Jesus,Come unto Me, and rest!RefrainCome unto Me, and rest!Come unto Me, and rest!Come, ye weary, heavy laden,Come unto Me, and rest!2. Oh, He knows the dark forebodingsOf the conscience troubled breast,And to such His word is given,Come unto Me, and rest! [Refrain]3. To the Lord bring all your burden,Put the promise to the test;Hear Him say, your Burden Bearer,Come unto Me, and rest! [Refrain]4. If in sorrow thou art weeping,Grieving for the loved ones missed,Surely then to you He whispers,Come unto Me, and rest! [Refrain]5. Trust to Him for all thy future,He will give thee what is best;Why then fear when He is saying,Come unto Me, and rest! [Refrain]
Lord of the Sabbath
Mat 12:8 LSB - [8] "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath
Mat 12:12 LSB - [12] "How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
A Kingdom Divided
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
Mat 12:32 LSB - [32] "And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the [age] to come.
The Heart Is Revealed by Words
Mat 12:37 LSB - [37] "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
The Sign of Jonah
Mat 12:39-40 LSB - [39] But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for a sign; and [yet] no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; [40] for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
Mat 12:50 LSB - [50] "For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother."
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