WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.919 Now verse seven summarizes the commission that they received. 00:00:04.360 --> 00:00:09.140 Verses eight through 11 deals with these specific instructions. 00:00:09.980 --> 00:00:13.960 And the instructions really boil down to two categories. 00:00:14.780 --> 00:00:19.059 What they were to take, really what they were not to take, really more so. 00:00:19.240 --> 00:00:21.960 What they were to take and how they were to act. 00:00:22.519 --> 00:00:24.960 And we need to remember as we come to read these verses again, 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:29.920 that we shouldn't apply these instructions so rigidly 00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:32.939 that we think that we must only take these items 00:00:32.939 --> 00:00:37.039 and must follow this same exact instruction. 00:00:37.380 --> 00:00:39.480 That's not exactly Jesus's intention. 00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:42.340 The specific instructions were for these men, 00:00:42.500 --> 00:00:44.960 but the principles behind them endure for us as well. 00:00:44.960 --> 00:00:45.900 So let's look at verse eight. 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:51.060 And he charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff, 00:00:51.060 --> 00:00:55.460 no bread, no bag, no money in their belts, 00:00:55.460 --> 00:01:01.120 but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. 00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:04.680 And so Jesus calls these men together. 00:01:04.960 --> 00:01:07.659 At this point, they have observed. 00:01:08.180 --> 00:01:10.939 And now he says, fellas, it's time to go. 00:01:11.219 --> 00:01:13.920 I want you to go two by two. 00:01:14.180 --> 00:01:16.300 And I'm going to send you to some specific villages. 00:01:16.740 --> 00:01:18.340 And here's what I want you to take. 00:01:19.020 --> 00:01:19.460 Nothing. 00:01:19.459 --> 00:01:21.500 Nothing is pretty much what he says. 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:25.799 There's a tremendous restriction and limitation 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:27.919 in what he allows these men to take on their journey. 00:01:28.479 --> 00:01:29.979 They weren't to take any food. 00:01:30.639 --> 00:01:32.199 They weren't to take any money. 00:01:33.019 --> 00:01:34.500 No extra clothing. 00:01:35.500 --> 00:01:36.199 Can you imagine? 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:39.539 Jesus has said, I want you to travel. 00:01:40.979 --> 00:01:42.099 And you can have nothing. 00:01:43.179 --> 00:01:44.919 You're going to go to places you don't know anybody. 00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:50.740 And you're going to preach that they need to turn away from all the things that they're doing 00:01:50.740 --> 00:01:55.180 and believe in me whom they have not seen 00:01:55.180 --> 00:01:59.079 and maybe in some cases have not even at this point heard of. 00:01:59.180 --> 00:02:00.560 And in the process of that, 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:03.280 somehow you're going to be given the provisions that you need. 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:05.980 And this comes as kind of a shock to us. 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:09.699 And we frame that in our own mindset of ministries, don't we? 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:13.300 We get this sense that God calls us to certain things in our life, 00:02:13.740 --> 00:02:16.879 certain things that are on the basis of his kingdom work 00:02:16.879 --> 00:02:19.960 and what he desires for us to do and what he desires for us to be, 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:23.219 not only as individuals and families, but as a church group. 00:02:23.219 --> 00:02:25.919 And sometimes in the process of that, 00:02:25.979 --> 00:02:30.259 we don't understand why he's asking us to do the things that he's asking us to do 00:02:30.259 --> 00:02:32.120 because we have no way to do it. 00:02:32.180 --> 00:02:33.840 But he just says, go. 00:02:34.979 --> 00:02:37.060 And here he sends these men once again. 00:02:37.360 --> 00:02:39.599 And he says, don't take anything with you. 00:02:40.360 --> 00:02:42.000 And what was the point of that? 00:02:43.079 --> 00:02:44.879 He didn't want them to take anything 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:51.180 that wasn't absolutely essential to the task of preaching his words 00:02:51.180 --> 00:02:54.120 and performing his works. 00:02:54.759 --> 00:03:00.819 And in this case, that included only a single set of clothes and a walking stick. 00:03:01.759 --> 00:03:05.139 Now, at this point, it's important for us to recognize again 00:03:05.139 --> 00:03:10.560 that this was not a permanent nor a universal instruction for ministry. 00:03:11.560 --> 00:03:14.719 Jesus wasn't commanding an ascetic lifestyle 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:17.300 that's not what he meant by this instruction. 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:19.819 He wasn't commanded that ministry, 00:03:20.020 --> 00:03:22.240 should you be called to it vocationally perhaps, 00:03:22.580 --> 00:03:24.960 is meant to be accomplished in poverty. 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:26.300 That's not what he meant. 00:03:26.759 --> 00:03:31.259 And we know this because Jesus addresses it specifically later on. 00:03:31.319 --> 00:03:33.699 In fact, turn with me please to Luke chapter 22. 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:35.699 Luke chapter 22. 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:39.280 And we'll look at verses 35 and 36. 00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:42.919 Now, what's happening here in Luke 22 00:03:42.919 --> 00:03:46.519 is this is the night of Jesus's arrest. 00:03:46.739 --> 00:03:49.399 As you recall the gospel story, 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:50.859 the crucifixion story, 00:03:51.139 --> 00:03:54.399 he has instituted communion in the Lord's Supper 00:03:54.399 --> 00:03:58.899 and he's given this great final lesson, 00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:02.099 sermon, teaching to his disciples. 00:04:02.099 --> 00:04:04.139 And as a part of this, 00:04:04.180 --> 00:04:07.939 we find these two verses nestled into this discussion 00:04:07.939 --> 00:04:10.319 as one of the final things that Jesus is saying. 00:04:10.680 --> 00:04:12.219 And remember the context of this is, 00:04:12.379 --> 00:04:15.780 I'm leaving and I'm going to send a helper to you. 00:04:15.840 --> 00:04:17.259 The Holy Spirit is going to come and help you, 00:04:17.360 --> 00:04:18.180 but I'm leaving. 00:04:18.259 --> 00:04:18.959 I won't be with you. 00:04:19.139 --> 00:04:20.259 The men are filled with fear. 00:04:20.480 --> 00:04:21.819 They are nervous about this. 00:04:21.879 --> 00:04:22.719 They don't know what's happening. 00:04:22.779 --> 00:04:23.540 And here's what he says, 00:04:23.620 --> 00:04:25.279 Luke 22 verse 35. 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:26.759 And he said to them, 00:04:27.359 --> 00:04:30.159 when I sent you out with no money bag 00:04:30.159 --> 00:04:32.119 or knapsack or sandals, 00:04:32.119 --> 00:04:34.159 did you lack anything? 00:04:35.039 --> 00:04:36.359 And they said, what? 00:04:37.379 --> 00:04:39.319 Nothing, nothing. 00:04:40.539 --> 00:04:41.459 So he's telling them, 00:04:41.500 --> 00:04:42.239 I'm getting ready to leave. 00:04:43.059 --> 00:04:44.339 I know that makes you nervous. 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:46.299 I'm going to send a helper to you. 00:04:46.359 --> 00:04:46.899 But remember, 00:04:47.259 --> 00:04:49.339 I've sent you out without me before. 00:04:50.239 --> 00:04:51.759 And when you went without me 00:04:51.759 --> 00:04:53.099 and you had no bag 00:04:53.099 --> 00:04:54.019 and you had no money 00:04:54.019 --> 00:04:55.259 and you had no food 00:04:55.259 --> 00:04:57.079 and you had no provisions whatsoever, 00:04:57.399 --> 00:04:58.879 what did you lack? 00:04:59.339 --> 00:05:00.359 And they said, nothing. 00:05:00.459 --> 00:05:01.219 And he said, good. 00:05:01.319 --> 00:05:02.639 I'm glad you learned that lesson. 00:05:02.639 --> 00:05:04.639 And then look what he says in verse 36. 00:05:05.659 --> 00:05:09.159 But now let the one who has a money bag take it 00:05:09.159 --> 00:05:10.939 and likewise a knapsack 00:05:10.939 --> 00:05:13.039 and let the one who has no sword 00:05:13.039 --> 00:05:15.759 sell his cloak and buy one. 00:05:16.199 --> 00:05:17.759 What's the point in pointing that out? 00:05:18.339 --> 00:05:19.939 Well, what Jesus told these disciples 00:05:19.939 --> 00:05:20.800 in chapter six 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:23.199 was meant for these men at this time. 00:05:23.379 --> 00:05:24.680 So don't come to this passage 00:05:24.680 --> 00:05:25.399 and think, okay, 00:05:25.519 --> 00:05:27.620 God wants me to sell everything that I have. 00:05:27.740 --> 00:05:29.319 I can only have the clothes on my back. 00:05:29.439 --> 00:05:31.339 I can only have minimal provisions 00:05:31.339 --> 00:05:33.039 and that's the only way he's going to use me. 00:05:33.180 --> 00:05:34.599 No, that's not what he meant. 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:37.659 The purpose was that he would teach them a lesson 00:05:37.659 --> 00:05:39.800 and the lesson was threefold. 00:05:40.539 --> 00:05:42.459 This was not meant to be permanent, 00:05:42.939 --> 00:05:44.599 but it was threefold. 00:05:45.240 --> 00:05:46.860 Dependence, simplicity, 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:50.800 urgency, a lesson on dependence, 00:05:51.339 --> 00:05:52.779 a lesson on simplicity, 00:05:52.779 --> 00:05:55.519 and a lesson on urgency. 00:05:56.319 --> 00:05:57.920 And so first we see this instruction 00:05:57.920 --> 00:06:00.259 was a lesson on dependence. 00:06:01.099 --> 00:06:02.879 Dependence on who or what? 00:06:03.599 --> 00:06:05.420 On the provision of God 00:06:05.420 --> 00:06:08.079 to fulfill the needs of his people 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:10.680 in the way that he is determined to do it. 00:06:11.180 --> 00:06:13.379 That was the purpose of Jesus' statement 00:06:13.379 --> 00:06:14.740 in Luke 22. 00:06:14.740 --> 00:06:17.100 When you went, 00:06:17.439 --> 00:06:18.720 did you lack anything? 00:06:19.439 --> 00:06:19.879 No. 00:06:20.819 --> 00:06:22.439 Why didn't you lack anything? 00:06:23.439 --> 00:06:25.139 Because I provided you everything 00:06:25.139 --> 00:06:26.579 that you needed along the way. 00:06:27.660 --> 00:06:29.699 And mind you that all of the provisions 00:06:29.699 --> 00:06:30.699 of these different men 00:06:30.699 --> 00:06:31.800 would have been different. 00:06:32.379 --> 00:06:32.960 Think about this. 00:06:33.019 --> 00:06:34.000 They're going two by two, 00:06:34.120 --> 00:06:35.060 not 12 by 12. 00:06:35.060 --> 00:06:37.139 These two are going to this place 00:06:37.139 --> 00:06:38.300 and these two are going to this place. 00:06:38.459 --> 00:06:39.519 This person may have been 00:06:39.519 --> 00:06:41.240 staying in a bit of a shack somewhere 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:41.959 in this little town 00:06:41.959 --> 00:06:42.920 or this person may have been 00:06:42.920 --> 00:06:44.899 in grand luxurious accommodations 00:06:44.899 --> 00:06:45.620 in another place. 00:06:45.720 --> 00:06:46.860 The provisions were different 00:06:46.860 --> 00:06:47.579 for all of them. 00:06:48.180 --> 00:06:49.500 Each of them had different amounts. 00:06:49.620 --> 00:06:50.420 That didn't matter. 00:06:50.780 --> 00:06:52.779 What mattered is that God provided 00:06:52.779 --> 00:06:53.939 the things that they needed 00:06:53.939 --> 00:06:55.420 so long as they were surrendered 00:06:55.420 --> 00:06:56.180 to obedience 00:06:56.180 --> 00:06:57.220 and to do the work 00:06:57.220 --> 00:06:58.540 that God had called them to do. 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:00.360 And so he provided. 00:07:00.779 --> 00:07:01.800 That was the point. 00:07:01.800 --> 00:07:03.660 Not to depend on yourself. 00:07:04.220 --> 00:07:06.480 Not depend on the world's goods. 00:07:07.000 --> 00:07:08.100 Not to be anxious 00:07:08.100 --> 00:07:08.960 over the things 00:07:08.960 --> 00:07:10.520 that you have or don't have. 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:12.120 But to be dependent 00:07:12.120 --> 00:07:13.139 on the provision 00:07:13.139 --> 00:07:15.340 of your heavenly Father. 00:07:16.379 --> 00:07:17.340 And as you know, 00:07:18.460 --> 00:07:20.680 this provision sometimes comes 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:23.720 in utterly unexpected ways. 00:07:25.259 --> 00:07:26.660 Think about what's going 00:07:26.660 --> 00:07:27.680 through these men's mind. 00:07:28.980 --> 00:07:30.939 They've just gone to Nazareth 00:07:30.939 --> 00:07:32.219 where you would think 00:07:32.219 --> 00:07:32.959 that the people 00:07:32.959 --> 00:07:34.360 that would make provision 00:07:34.360 --> 00:07:34.939 for Jesus 00:07:34.939 --> 00:07:36.399 actually rejected him. 00:07:36.579 --> 00:07:37.540 And now they're thinking 00:07:37.540 --> 00:07:39.160 we got to go out by ourselves. 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:41.680 And we're taking nothing. 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:44.300 How is this supposed to work? 00:07:44.899 --> 00:07:46.279 And in this command, 00:07:46.420 --> 00:07:48.879 there's a bit of a encouragement 00:07:48.879 --> 00:07:51.600 that yes, people will reject you. 00:07:51.720 --> 00:07:53.300 But how do you suppose it was 00:07:53.300 --> 00:07:54.899 that God would mostly 00:07:54.899 --> 00:07:56.620 fulfill the needs of these men 00:07:56.620 --> 00:07:57.939 through people 00:07:57.939 --> 00:07:59.279 that would not reject them? 00:07:59.279 --> 00:08:02.779 And he doesn't explain 00:08:02.779 --> 00:08:03.619 how he's going to do it. 00:08:03.799 --> 00:08:04.819 He never does. 00:08:06.479 --> 00:08:07.599 He doesn't provide 00:08:07.599 --> 00:08:08.439 all the things 00:08:08.439 --> 00:08:09.779 that we like to plan out 00:08:09.779 --> 00:08:10.399 and all the things 00:08:10.399 --> 00:08:11.619 that we like to prepare 00:08:11.619 --> 00:08:12.199 ahead of time 00:08:12.199 --> 00:08:13.539 before accomplishing a task. 00:08:13.679 --> 00:08:15.139 He just says go 00:08:15.139 --> 00:08:16.939 and he provides this promise 00:08:16.939 --> 00:08:18.859 that I will care for you. 00:08:19.819 --> 00:08:20.559 And we think back 00:08:20.559 --> 00:08:21.539 to this same promise 00:08:21.539 --> 00:08:22.279 in the Great Commission 00:08:22.279 --> 00:08:22.899 as we dealt with it 00:08:22.899 --> 00:08:23.819 a couple of weeks ago. 00:08:23.819 --> 00:08:25.579 All authority is given 00:08:25.579 --> 00:08:26.620 unto me, Jesus says. 00:08:26.759 --> 00:08:28.620 So go and make disciples 00:08:28.620 --> 00:08:29.459 of every nation, 00:08:29.879 --> 00:08:30.639 baptizing them 00:08:30.639 --> 00:08:31.519 in the name of the Father 00:08:31.519 --> 00:08:32.519 and the Son of the Holy Spirit, 00:08:32.860 --> 00:08:33.939 teaching them to observe 00:08:33.939 --> 00:08:35.240 all things that I have commanded you. 00:08:35.340 --> 00:08:35.960 And then it comes 00:08:35.960 --> 00:08:36.679 with this promise. 00:08:36.919 --> 00:08:38.500 And I will go with you 00:08:38.500 --> 00:08:40.220 even to the end of the age, 00:08:40.240 --> 00:08:40.819 he says. 00:08:42.819 --> 00:08:43.980 He sends them. 00:08:44.779 --> 00:08:45.600 They probably have 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:46.480 lots of questions, 00:08:46.740 --> 00:08:47.620 but their questions 00:08:47.620 --> 00:08:48.759 aren't met with explanation. 00:08:49.480 --> 00:08:50.860 It's met with promise. 00:08:50.860 --> 00:08:52.940 And the point is 00:08:52.940 --> 00:08:54.779 that God knows our need 00:08:54.779 --> 00:08:57.759 and he will faithfully supply. 00:08:59.399 --> 00:09:00.740 And he will not only do it 00:09:00.740 --> 00:09:01.360 for these men, 00:09:01.419 --> 00:09:02.419 but he'll do it for you. 00:09:03.180 --> 00:09:04.399 He will supply. 00:09:05.039 --> 00:09:06.100 He knows your need. 00:09:08.120 --> 00:09:09.259 James Edwards said, 00:09:09.379 --> 00:09:10.600 true service of Jesus 00:09:10.600 --> 00:09:12.000 is characterized 00:09:12.000 --> 00:09:14.379 by a dependence on Jesus. 00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:16.820 And dependence on Jesus 00:09:16.820 --> 00:09:18.320 is signified 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:20.220 by going where Jesus sins 00:09:20.220 --> 00:09:22.879 despite material shortfalls 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:25.220 and unanswered questions. 00:09:26.100 --> 00:09:27.580 That's a great statement. 00:09:28.940 --> 00:09:30.160 Dependence on Jesus 00:09:30.160 --> 00:09:32.700 is signified 00:09:32.700 --> 00:09:35.800 by going where Jesus sins 00:09:35.800 --> 00:09:38.700 despite material shortfalls 00:09:38.700 --> 00:09:40.879 and unanswered questions. 00:09:42.259 --> 00:09:44.080 And so it was a lesson on dependence. 00:09:44.259 --> 00:09:45.879 And then it was a lesson on simplicity. 00:09:47.660 --> 00:09:48.180 Simplicity. 00:09:48.179 --> 00:09:51.620 Taking along a bunch of clutter 00:09:51.620 --> 00:09:52.939 on this journey 00:09:52.939 --> 00:09:55.500 would only prevent the disciples 00:09:55.500 --> 00:09:56.899 from faithfully fulfilling 00:09:56.899 --> 00:09:57.979 their given task. 00:10:00.419 --> 00:10:01.599 If they had all this stuff 00:10:01.599 --> 00:10:02.519 to carry around with them, 00:10:02.539 --> 00:10:04.000 it was just going to hinder the work. 00:10:05.239 --> 00:10:05.500 You say, 00:10:05.559 --> 00:10:06.500 how does that relate to me? 00:10:06.679 --> 00:10:08.059 Well, it's... 00:10:08.059 --> 00:10:09.620 Who of us doesn't have 00:10:09.620 --> 00:10:10.620 a life full of clutter? 00:10:10.620 --> 00:10:15.759 We get so busy. 00:10:17.840 --> 00:10:19.980 Our lives get so cluttered 00:10:19.980 --> 00:10:21.519 that any service for Jesus 00:10:21.519 --> 00:10:23.360 really in any substantial way 00:10:23.360 --> 00:10:24.240 really just seems like 00:10:24.240 --> 00:10:25.320 an impossible burden. 00:10:25.500 --> 00:10:26.779 How could I possibly do that? 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:27.820 I've got all of these other things 00:10:27.820 --> 00:10:28.639 going on in my life. 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:29.360 Yes. 00:10:30.060 --> 00:10:31.200 You've got all these other things 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:32.019 going on in your life. 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:34.100 How could you serve Jesus 00:10:34.100 --> 00:10:35.519 with all of these other things 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:36.019 in your life? 00:10:38.060 --> 00:10:38.740 It's clutter. 00:10:38.740 --> 00:10:42.180 In the midst of our busyness, 00:10:42.680 --> 00:10:44.860 the work of the ministry, 00:10:45.019 --> 00:10:46.480 the work of discipleship, 00:10:46.560 --> 00:10:47.500 the work of God 00:10:47.500 --> 00:10:49.060 is all but forgotten. 00:10:49.940 --> 00:10:50.879 We don't have time 00:10:50.879 --> 00:10:51.759 to be discipled. 00:10:52.320 --> 00:10:53.100 We don't have time 00:10:53.100 --> 00:10:54.220 to disciple others. 00:10:55.019 --> 00:10:56.480 We get so distracted 00:10:56.480 --> 00:10:57.620 by all the other things. 00:10:57.799 --> 00:10:58.879 The thought of actually 00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:00.220 sharing the gospel 00:11:00.220 --> 00:11:01.159 with someone in our life 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:01.820 doesn't really even 00:11:01.820 --> 00:11:02.460 cross our minds. 00:11:02.700 --> 00:11:03.700 When's the last time 00:11:03.700 --> 00:11:04.539 that that friend 00:11:04.539 --> 00:11:05.600 or that co-worker 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:06.139 or that neighbor, 00:11:06.139 --> 00:11:07.679 you actually even thought about 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:08.939 sharing the gospel 00:11:08.939 --> 00:11:10.899 or in any substantial way 00:11:10.899 --> 00:11:12.460 ministering to them 00:11:12.460 --> 00:11:13.199 in the way that God 00:11:13.199 --> 00:11:14.340 has called us to minister? 00:11:16.460 --> 00:11:17.340 It's not because 00:11:17.340 --> 00:11:17.980 we always have 00:11:17.980 --> 00:11:18.899 a lack of desire. 00:11:19.779 --> 00:11:20.179 Sometimes, 00:11:20.620 --> 00:11:21.699 we just haven't learned 00:11:21.699 --> 00:11:22.779 the lesson of simplicity. 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:25.279 And this doesn't just 00:11:25.279 --> 00:11:26.360 apply to our personal lives. 00:11:26.419 --> 00:11:27.379 It applies to our church. 00:11:27.379 --> 00:11:30.379 Even in our ministry work, 00:11:30.580 --> 00:11:31.419 if we're not careful, 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:32.360 we can allow things 00:11:32.360 --> 00:11:33.759 to get so cluttered, 00:11:33.899 --> 00:11:35.559 so busy with this thing 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:36.159 and that thing 00:11:36.159 --> 00:11:36.799 and this program 00:11:36.799 --> 00:11:37.340 and this event 00:11:37.340 --> 00:11:38.159 and all of these things 00:11:38.159 --> 00:11:39.379 that we end up losing sight 00:11:39.379 --> 00:11:40.279 of the whole purpose. 00:11:40.639 --> 00:11:41.419 And what was the purpose? 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:42.679 Preach His words 00:11:42.679 --> 00:11:44.039 and perform His works. 00:11:44.820 --> 00:11:45.740 Preach His words, 00:11:46.139 --> 00:11:47.240 perform His works. 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:49.320 Simplicity. 00:11:50.379 --> 00:11:51.240 Sometimes the clutter 00:11:51.240 --> 00:11:52.000 is not bad 00:11:52.000 --> 00:11:52.879 in and of itself, 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:54.039 but it just prevents us 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:54.879 from doing what God 00:11:54.879 --> 00:11:55.659 has called us to do. 00:11:55.659 --> 00:11:56.620 And in that case, 00:11:56.659 --> 00:11:57.500 it becomes an idol. 00:11:58.559 --> 00:11:58.879 You say, 00:11:58.959 --> 00:11:59.600 well, I can't give up 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:00.459 some of these other things. 00:12:00.500 --> 00:12:01.079 My family would just 00:12:01.079 --> 00:12:01.879 be so mad at me. 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:02.679 Well, I guess that's 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:03.679 the idol that's going 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:04.459 to keep you from doing 00:12:04.459 --> 00:12:05.620 what God has called you to do. 00:12:08.699 --> 00:12:09.539 Then it's a lesson 00:12:09.539 --> 00:12:10.259 on urgency. 00:12:11.639 --> 00:12:12.980 It's a lesson on urgency. 00:12:15.399 --> 00:12:16.839 These men were to be free 00:12:16.839 --> 00:12:17.879 from encumbrances 00:12:17.879 --> 00:12:19.360 that would prevent them 00:12:19.360 --> 00:12:20.240 from quickly moving 00:12:20.240 --> 00:12:21.019 from place to place. 00:12:21.079 --> 00:12:21.639 That was the point. 00:12:21.899 --> 00:12:23.120 Sinclair Ferguson said this, 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:24.779 the message was an urgent one. 00:12:24.779 --> 00:12:26.019 The kingdom of God 00:12:26.019 --> 00:12:27.100 was near in Jesus. 00:12:27.259 --> 00:12:28.360 Men should therefore 00:12:28.360 --> 00:12:29.639 turn away from sin, 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:31.339 live in obedience to God. 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:32.980 Everything about their bearing 00:12:32.980 --> 00:12:33.899 should indicate 00:12:33.899 --> 00:12:34.899 that their visit 00:12:34.899 --> 00:12:35.799 would be brief, 00:12:36.000 --> 00:12:37.159 which meant the villagers 00:12:37.159 --> 00:12:39.360 must respond now. 00:12:40.480 --> 00:12:41.860 And the essential provisions 00:12:41.860 --> 00:12:43.120 that God had sent them with 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:44.559 or that Jesus had sent them with 00:12:44.559 --> 00:12:45.559 was a reminder 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:46.480 of the urgency 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:47.240 with which they were 00:12:47.240 --> 00:12:49.120 to hasten from place to place. 00:12:49.259 --> 00:12:49.759 Why? 00:12:49.959 --> 00:12:50.779 Because the message 00:12:50.779 --> 00:12:51.839 is an urgent one. 00:12:52.120 --> 00:12:52.699 The ministry 00:12:52.699 --> 00:12:53.740 is an urgent one. 00:12:53.740 --> 00:12:55.360 It's not one to take casually. 00:12:55.840 --> 00:12:57.899 Your work for the kingdom of God 00:12:57.899 --> 00:12:59.240 is not a casual work. 00:12:59.659 --> 00:13:01.180 It's an urgent work. 00:13:02.120 --> 00:13:02.840 And we must go 00:13:02.840 --> 00:13:03.659 with that urgency. 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:05.500 And we must preach 00:13:05.500 --> 00:13:06.340 with that urgency. 00:13:06.980 --> 00:13:08.340 And serve and minister 00:13:08.340 --> 00:13:09.779 with that urgency in mind. 00:13:10.580 --> 00:13:12.360 And so he gives them 00:13:12.360 --> 00:13:13.139 those instructions. 00:13:13.419 --> 00:13:15.460 Well, let's look at verses 10 and 11. 00:13:16.419 --> 00:13:17.740 The instructions given 00:13:17.740 --> 00:13:18.680 in verses 8 and 9 00:13:18.680 --> 00:13:20.000 relate to what the disciples 00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:21.360 were to take on their journey 00:13:21.360 --> 00:13:22.700 or maybe more appropriately 00:13:22.700 --> 00:13:23.639 what they were not 00:13:23.639 --> 00:13:24.560 to take on their journey. 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:27.320 The instructions in verses 10 and 11, 00:13:27.460 --> 00:13:27.800 however, 00:13:28.360 --> 00:13:30.440 relate to how they were to behave. 00:13:30.680 --> 00:13:31.680 So what they were to take 00:13:31.680 --> 00:13:33.500 and how they were to behave. 00:13:34.460 --> 00:13:34.980 Now remember, 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:38.240 these men were going on behalf of 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:40.879 and in the power of Jesus. 00:13:42.240 --> 00:13:45.000 They were representatives of Christ. 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:46.820 And there was a particular way 00:13:46.820 --> 00:13:48.220 in which they were to interact 00:13:48.220 --> 00:13:49.000 with the people 00:13:49.000 --> 00:13:52.159 to whom they would serve and minister. 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:53.080 Think about that. 00:13:53.740 --> 00:13:55.860 They weren't going on their own mission. 00:13:56.379 --> 00:13:57.919 This was Christ's mission. 00:13:58.460 --> 00:13:59.659 They weren't representing 00:13:59.659 --> 00:14:00.519 their own kingdom. 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:01.679 They were representing 00:14:01.679 --> 00:14:02.919 the kingdom of God. 00:14:03.539 --> 00:14:05.519 They were ambassadors for Christ. 00:14:05.679 --> 00:14:06.799 Therefore, they were going 00:14:06.799 --> 00:14:09.139 in the way that he had determined 00:14:09.139 --> 00:14:09.980 for them to go. 00:14:10.120 --> 00:14:10.940 They were to behave 00:14:10.940 --> 00:14:12.700 in the way that Jesus 00:14:12.700 --> 00:14:14.299 had commanded them to behave. 00:14:14.299 --> 00:14:15.839 And they were to do the things 00:14:15.839 --> 00:14:17.579 that Jesus had commanded them to do. 00:14:17.639 --> 00:14:17.879 Why? 00:14:18.079 --> 00:14:19.579 Because this was his mission. 00:14:19.819 --> 00:14:20.899 It's his kingdom. 00:14:21.179 --> 00:14:22.279 It's his work. 00:14:22.379 --> 00:14:23.559 And it's his power. 00:14:23.959 --> 00:14:24.899 Now think about this. 00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:27.599 Just think for a moment. 00:14:28.939 --> 00:14:30.419 Who is it that you represent 00:14:30.419 --> 00:14:31.159 in this world? 00:14:32.319 --> 00:14:33.599 You represent Christ. 00:14:35.599 --> 00:14:37.399 And the way that you live 00:14:37.399 --> 00:14:38.779 and the way that you behave 00:14:38.779 --> 00:14:40.419 and the things that you do 00:14:40.419 --> 00:14:41.959 and the way that you interact 00:14:41.959 --> 00:14:43.139 with the people in your life 00:14:43.139 --> 00:14:44.360 should be representative 00:14:44.360 --> 00:14:45.740 of your love for 00:14:45.740 --> 00:14:46.799 and your faithfulness 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:48.019 to the lordship 00:14:48.019 --> 00:14:49.319 of Jesus Christ 00:14:49.319 --> 00:14:50.279 in your life. 00:14:53.919 --> 00:14:55.279 He gave them instructions 00:14:55.279 --> 00:14:56.600 on how to show gratitude 00:14:56.600 --> 00:14:58.019 to those who received them. 00:14:58.519 --> 00:15:00.480 And then he gave them instructions 00:15:00.480 --> 00:15:02.500 on how to pronounce judgment 00:15:02.500 --> 00:15:04.519 on those who rejected them. 00:15:05.299 --> 00:15:07.100 And both of these instructions 00:15:07.100 --> 00:15:08.059 are vital 00:15:08.059 --> 00:15:10.080 to faithful proclamation 00:15:10.080 --> 00:15:10.840 of the gospel. 00:15:10.840 --> 00:15:12.019 Look at verse 10. 00:15:12.700 --> 00:15:13.620 And he said to them, 00:15:13.940 --> 00:15:15.720 whenever you enter into a house, 00:15:16.120 --> 00:15:17.800 stay there until you depart 00:15:17.800 --> 00:15:19.420 from that place. 00:15:20.519 --> 00:15:21.580 From what I understand, 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:22.540 local inns 00:15:22.540 --> 00:15:24.740 were often dirty 00:15:24.740 --> 00:15:26.620 and dangerous places to stay. 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:28.639 It wasn't unusual 00:15:28.639 --> 00:15:29.840 for travelers 00:15:29.840 --> 00:15:31.360 to seek lodging 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:32.259 in people's homes 00:15:32.259 --> 00:15:33.800 in this day and age. 00:15:34.120 --> 00:15:35.259 There was a culture 00:15:35.259 --> 00:15:35.840 of hospitality 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:37.280 that is very different 00:15:37.280 --> 00:15:39.100 from what we're accustomed to 00:15:39.100 --> 00:15:41.639 here in our modern American context. 00:15:41.759 --> 00:15:42.779 Like, can you imagine that? 00:15:43.680 --> 00:15:45.040 You've decided to go on vacation 00:15:45.040 --> 00:15:45.560 this week 00:15:45.560 --> 00:15:46.399 and you're going to head down 00:15:46.399 --> 00:15:47.820 maybe to Myrtle Beach 00:15:47.820 --> 00:15:49.080 and you don't make a reservation 00:15:49.080 --> 00:15:49.740 at a hotel. 00:15:49.879 --> 00:15:50.840 Instead, you're just going to wait 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:51.540 until you get there, 00:15:51.659 --> 00:15:52.899 see who you meet in the market, 00:15:52.899 --> 00:15:54.040 and see if they'll let you 00:15:54.040 --> 00:15:54.840 stay at their place. 00:15:55.860 --> 00:15:56.779 That's basically 00:15:56.779 --> 00:15:57.879 what was happening here. 00:15:58.620 --> 00:16:00.040 The inns were dangerous places. 00:16:00.200 --> 00:16:02.279 They were immoral places 00:16:02.279 --> 00:16:04.600 in a lot of instances as well. 00:16:04.700 --> 00:16:05.720 And so as these disciples 00:16:05.720 --> 00:16:06.879 were going from town to town, 00:16:06.879 --> 00:16:07.580 they had no money 00:16:07.580 --> 00:16:08.700 to pay for a room anyways. 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:09.860 What were they to do? 00:16:10.639 --> 00:16:11.899 They were to be amongst the people 00:16:11.899 --> 00:16:14.000 and see how God would provide. 00:16:14.259 --> 00:16:15.399 Who would receive them 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:16.200 into their home? 00:16:16.259 --> 00:16:17.259 So that's what's happening here. 00:16:17.299 --> 00:16:17.980 When Jesus says, 00:16:18.100 --> 00:16:19.000 whenever you enter a house, 00:16:19.360 --> 00:16:20.720 stay there until you depart, 00:16:21.019 --> 00:16:22.200 that's what's happening. 00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:23.700 No doubt as they 00:16:23.700 --> 00:16:25.740 proclaimed the good news of Jesus 00:16:25.740 --> 00:16:27.500 and displayed His mighty works, 00:16:27.600 --> 00:16:28.639 some people would believe 00:16:28.639 --> 00:16:30.259 and extend this courtesy to them. 00:16:30.480 --> 00:16:31.759 There were probably many nights 00:16:31.759 --> 00:16:34.000 that they slept on the ground as well. 00:16:34.139 --> 00:16:35.539 But the instruction was, 00:16:35.539 --> 00:16:37.679 whenever you are invited to stay, 00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:38.659 stay. 00:16:40.120 --> 00:16:41.139 And so whenever someone 00:16:41.139 --> 00:16:42.399 welcomed them into their home, 00:16:42.620 --> 00:16:44.480 they were to be there 00:16:44.480 --> 00:16:45.860 for the duration of their time 00:16:45.860 --> 00:16:47.099 in that town. 00:16:47.419 --> 00:16:49.939 Now, there's probably many reasons 00:16:49.939 --> 00:16:51.120 that Jesus gave this, 00:16:51.199 --> 00:16:52.120 but really I think that 00:16:52.120 --> 00:16:53.279 the essence of the command 00:16:53.279 --> 00:16:55.480 has to do with showing gratitude 00:16:55.480 --> 00:16:56.360 to the people 00:16:56.360 --> 00:16:58.199 who willingly received them. 00:16:59.179 --> 00:16:59.959 For instance, 00:17:00.019 --> 00:17:01.519 if they went into town 00:17:01.519 --> 00:17:02.659 and they found that 00:17:02.659 --> 00:17:04.420 that the Blankenship house 00:17:04.420 --> 00:17:05.500 was sufficient enough 00:17:05.500 --> 00:17:07.379 and we were willing to keep them 00:17:07.379 --> 00:17:08.460 and they stayed there 00:17:08.460 --> 00:17:09.460 for a day or two 00:17:09.460 --> 00:17:10.700 and then realized that 00:17:10.700 --> 00:17:12.619 the Dupree house 00:17:12.619 --> 00:17:13.720 was a little bit nicer 00:17:13.720 --> 00:17:15.319 and they had a better community pool 00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:16.680 and maybe even a hot tub 00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:17.420 in the backyard, 00:17:17.819 --> 00:17:18.159 you know what? 00:17:18.180 --> 00:17:19.259 We think that we're going to stay over 00:17:19.259 --> 00:17:19.980 with the Duprees. 00:17:20.159 --> 00:17:21.220 They very kindly offered 00:17:21.220 --> 00:17:22.339 and we appreciate the time 00:17:22.339 --> 00:17:23.079 that you've given us, 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:24.500 but we're going to go stay over there 00:17:24.500 --> 00:17:26.180 because it will just be 00:17:26.180 --> 00:17:27.500 a better place, right? 00:17:27.579 --> 00:17:28.700 This is why Jesus is saying, 00:17:28.779 --> 00:17:29.519 don't do that. 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:30.859 Don't do that. 00:17:30.859 --> 00:17:33.519 Wherever you stay, stay. 00:17:34.279 --> 00:17:35.539 They weren't to use their ministry 00:17:35.539 --> 00:17:36.799 for personal gain, 00:17:37.299 --> 00:17:38.979 as many of the false teachers 00:17:38.979 --> 00:17:40.019 were guilty of doing. 00:17:40.959 --> 00:17:41.559 Neither were they 00:17:41.559 --> 00:17:42.740 to overstay their welcome. 00:17:43.899 --> 00:17:44.500 Neither were they 00:17:44.500 --> 00:17:46.179 to use people as a stepping stone 00:17:46.179 --> 00:17:47.839 to bigger and better things. 00:17:48.839 --> 00:17:49.939 This wasn't about them. 00:17:51.099 --> 00:17:52.359 The bottom line is 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:53.939 that the way we treat people 00:17:53.939 --> 00:17:56.119 has a direct impact 00:17:56.119 --> 00:17:57.879 on our gospel witness. 00:17:57.880 --> 00:18:00.980 The way you treat 00:18:00.980 --> 00:18:02.420 the people in your life 00:18:02.420 --> 00:18:04.220 has a direct impact 00:18:04.220 --> 00:18:06.680 on your gospel witness. 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:08.900 Think about it for a moment. 00:18:10.340 --> 00:18:11.840 To bounce from house to house 00:18:11.840 --> 00:18:12.700 would have made it appear 00:18:12.700 --> 00:18:13.960 like the disciples 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:15.500 were only in it for themselves. 00:18:16.540 --> 00:18:17.520 The gospel message 00:18:17.520 --> 00:18:18.520 was only a means 00:18:18.520 --> 00:18:19.960 of benefiting them personally, 00:18:20.080 --> 00:18:21.580 which we see over and over 00:18:21.580 --> 00:18:22.720 in the New Testament letters. 00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:23.940 This condemnation 00:18:23.940 --> 00:18:24.760 of false teachers 00:18:24.760 --> 00:18:26.420 that were in it for themselves. 00:18:26.560 --> 00:18:27.560 They were in it for the money. 00:18:27.559 --> 00:18:28.799 They would deceive people 00:18:28.799 --> 00:18:30.240 in order to get something 00:18:30.240 --> 00:18:30.839 from the people 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:31.679 and then they would move on 00:18:31.679 --> 00:18:32.399 to another place 00:18:32.399 --> 00:18:33.480 and they would repeat it 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:34.339 all over again. 00:18:34.460 --> 00:18:35.639 They used the gospel 00:18:35.639 --> 00:18:36.700 for personal gain 00:18:36.700 --> 00:18:38.139 and Jesus was instructing 00:18:38.139 --> 00:18:38.679 these men, 00:18:39.139 --> 00:18:40.480 don't do that. 00:18:41.440 --> 00:18:42.379 It would have suggested 00:18:42.379 --> 00:18:43.679 that the gospel of Jesus 00:18:43.679 --> 00:18:44.539 was exclusive 00:18:44.539 --> 00:18:46.379 to those who could provide them 00:18:46.379 --> 00:18:47.379 with better things 00:18:47.379 --> 00:18:49.519 and more comfortable accommodations. 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:50.799 What would that have said? 00:18:51.119 --> 00:18:52.240 To the first family 00:18:52.240 --> 00:18:53.319 with which they stayed, 00:18:53.359 --> 00:18:55.059 if they were a poor family, 00:18:55.059 --> 00:18:55.839 but they were willing 00:18:55.839 --> 00:18:57.480 to provide for them 00:18:57.480 --> 00:18:58.460 as they were in their town 00:18:58.460 --> 00:18:59.339 and then they decided 00:18:59.339 --> 00:19:00.480 that as we're preaching 00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:00.919 the gospel, 00:19:01.079 --> 00:19:02.279 we appreciate what you've provided 00:19:02.279 --> 00:19:03.240 but there's a better place 00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:03.559 over here 00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:04.659 and we're going to go stay there. 00:19:04.940 --> 00:19:06.379 Now, what would that have said 00:19:06.379 --> 00:19:07.079 about the gospel 00:19:07.079 --> 00:19:07.859 to these people? 00:19:09.659 --> 00:19:11.139 That just like everything else 00:19:11.139 --> 00:19:11.879 in this society 00:19:11.879 --> 00:19:12.799 is rejecting me, 00:19:12.879 --> 00:19:13.960 I guess the gospel 00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:15.079 rejects me as well 00:19:15.079 --> 00:19:16.079 because they're more willing 00:19:16.079 --> 00:19:16.740 to go there 00:19:16.740 --> 00:19:17.559 than they are willing 00:19:17.559 --> 00:19:18.399 to come here. 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:20.759 Jesus says, 00:19:20.980 --> 00:19:21.640 don't do that. 00:19:21.780 --> 00:19:22.640 Wherever you go, 00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:23.620 stay there. 00:19:23.840 --> 00:19:24.180 Why? 00:19:24.820 --> 00:19:25.420 Because you're to live 00:19:25.420 --> 00:19:26.100 with gratitude. 00:19:27.019 --> 00:19:28.019 You're to be focused 00:19:28.019 --> 00:19:28.800 on the gospel, 00:19:29.600 --> 00:19:31.060 treat people with respect 00:19:31.060 --> 00:19:32.420 and be content 00:19:32.420 --> 00:19:33.600 with whatever provisions 00:19:33.600 --> 00:19:35.000 God makes. 00:19:35.560 --> 00:19:36.080 It's a lesson 00:19:36.080 --> 00:19:37.080 that we all must learn 00:19:37.080 --> 00:19:39.259 as we serve the Lord. 00:19:40.440 --> 00:19:41.080 And so let's look 00:19:41.080 --> 00:19:41.700 at verse 11. 00:19:43.540 --> 00:19:44.600 If any place 00:19:44.600 --> 00:19:45.700 will not receive you 00:19:45.700 --> 00:19:47.420 and they will not 00:19:47.420 --> 00:19:48.240 listen to you. 00:19:49.019 --> 00:19:49.920 When you leave, 00:19:50.039 --> 00:19:50.800 shake off the dust 00:19:50.800 --> 00:19:51.779 that is on your feet 00:19:51.779 --> 00:19:53.200 as a testimony 00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:54.060 against them. 00:19:55.420 --> 00:19:55.840 Jews, 00:19:55.960 --> 00:19:56.700 when they had traveled 00:19:56.700 --> 00:19:57.960 outside of Israel, 00:19:58.160 --> 00:19:59.380 when they came back in 00:19:59.380 --> 00:20:00.560 from Gentile places, 00:20:00.560 --> 00:20:01.200 they went through 00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:02.259 this custom upon 00:20:02.259 --> 00:20:03.380 crossing the border 00:20:03.380 --> 00:20:04.420 where they would shake out 00:20:04.420 --> 00:20:05.779 the dirt from their garments 00:20:05.779 --> 00:20:07.500 and off of their shoes 00:20:07.500 --> 00:20:08.300 and off their feet. 00:20:08.420 --> 00:20:09.539 It was a pronouncement 00:20:09.539 --> 00:20:10.140 of judgment 00:20:10.140 --> 00:20:11.680 against the Gentile nations 00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:13.380 and it was a statement 00:20:13.380 --> 00:20:14.300 that signified 00:20:14.300 --> 00:20:15.120 they were unwilling 00:20:15.120 --> 00:20:16.279 to bring any kind 00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:17.200 of pollutant 00:20:17.200 --> 00:20:19.019 from the Gentile nations 00:20:19.019 --> 00:20:20.900 into their holy nation 00:20:20.900 --> 00:20:22.720 and into their promised land. 00:20:22.819 --> 00:20:24.640 That's what the action signified. 00:20:24.860 --> 00:20:25.799 Now this is what Jesus 00:20:25.799 --> 00:20:26.720 is telling these men 00:20:26.720 --> 00:20:27.460 to do as they preach 00:20:27.460 --> 00:20:28.000 the gospel 00:20:28.000 --> 00:20:30.620 to Jewish people 00:20:30.620 --> 00:20:32.019 in Jewish towns. 00:20:32.580 --> 00:20:33.920 When you go there 00:20:33.920 --> 00:20:36.160 and they reject you, 00:20:36.380 --> 00:20:36.940 he says, 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:39.740 do this thing 00:20:39.740 --> 00:20:41.279 that says that 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:42.539 they are no different 00:20:42.539 --> 00:20:44.539 than the Gentile nations 00:20:44.539 --> 00:20:45.500 that they hate 00:20:45.500 --> 00:20:46.700 and that they think 00:20:46.700 --> 00:20:47.700 are without God. 00:20:48.399 --> 00:20:49.859 This was a powerful 00:20:49.859 --> 00:20:51.700 sign of judgment. 00:20:53.639 --> 00:20:54.440 Kent Hughes said 00:20:54.440 --> 00:20:56.039 it was prophetic actually. 00:20:56.139 --> 00:20:57.019 It was a merciful 00:20:57.019 --> 00:20:58.680 prophetic act 00:20:58.680 --> 00:21:00.299 designed to make 00:21:00.299 --> 00:21:01.579 the people think deeply 00:21:01.579 --> 00:21:03.759 about their spiritual condition. 00:21:04.839 --> 00:21:05.920 It signified 00:21:05.920 --> 00:21:07.319 that the unbelieving Jews 00:21:07.319 --> 00:21:08.079 were no different 00:21:08.079 --> 00:21:09.420 than the heathen Gentiles. 00:21:09.420 --> 00:21:11.460 And in fact, 00:21:11.539 --> 00:21:12.560 because they rejected 00:21:12.560 --> 00:21:13.820 Christ and his works, 00:21:14.240 --> 00:21:15.440 they would suffer 00:21:15.440 --> 00:21:16.920 a more significant judgment 00:21:16.920 --> 00:21:17.480 perhaps 00:21:17.480 --> 00:21:19.100 than even Sodom 00:21:19.100 --> 00:21:20.560 and Gomorrah. 00:21:21.519 --> 00:21:22.120 Now, 00:21:23.019 --> 00:21:24.300 Jesus doesn't demand 00:21:24.300 --> 00:21:25.940 that every time 00:21:25.940 --> 00:21:26.720 your co-worker 00:21:26.720 --> 00:21:27.320 or friend 00:21:27.320 --> 00:21:27.820 or neighbor 00:21:27.820 --> 00:21:28.860 rejects the gospel 00:21:28.860 --> 00:21:30.380 that you shake 00:21:30.380 --> 00:21:31.440 the dirt off your clothes 00:21:31.440 --> 00:21:33.240 and kick the dust 00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:33.960 off your feet 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:34.500 towards them. 00:21:34.500 --> 00:21:36.460 that's not what he means. 00:21:37.980 --> 00:21:39.240 But he does desire 00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:40.079 that we faithfully 00:21:40.079 --> 00:21:41.279 pronounce the judgment 00:21:41.279 --> 00:21:42.059 that will come 00:21:42.059 --> 00:21:43.779 on all people 00:21:43.779 --> 00:21:45.259 who will not receive him 00:21:45.259 --> 00:21:45.859 in faith 00:21:45.859 --> 00:21:47.059 and repentance. 00:21:49.359 --> 00:21:50.079 Some of us 00:21:50.079 --> 00:21:51.140 don't struggle so much 00:21:51.140 --> 00:21:51.819 with pronouncing 00:21:51.819 --> 00:21:52.339 the judgment. 00:21:54.740 --> 00:21:55.619 Sometimes we get 00:21:55.619 --> 00:21:56.380 the spirit of it 00:21:56.380 --> 00:21:57.460 a bit wrong. 00:21:57.579 --> 00:21:57.880 In fact, 00:21:58.519 --> 00:21:59.259 very wrong. 00:22:03.019 --> 00:22:04.099 We get so offended 00:22:04.099 --> 00:22:04.639 sometimes 00:22:04.639 --> 00:22:05.759 if you spend 00:22:05.759 --> 00:22:06.240 much time 00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:08.399 on social media 00:22:08.399 --> 00:22:09.179 or around people 00:22:09.179 --> 00:22:09.839 that maybe 00:22:09.839 --> 00:22:11.019 are antagonistic, 00:22:11.099 --> 00:22:12.299 not just in rejecting 00:22:12.299 --> 00:22:12.639 the gospel 00:22:12.639 --> 00:22:13.439 but antagonistic 00:22:13.439 --> 00:22:14.000 against it. 00:22:14.059 --> 00:22:14.980 There's sometimes 00:22:14.980 --> 00:22:15.500 a difference 00:22:15.500 --> 00:22:15.919 in the way 00:22:15.919 --> 00:22:16.459 that those people 00:22:16.459 --> 00:22:16.899 behave. 00:22:18.559 --> 00:22:19.319 And we can get 00:22:19.319 --> 00:22:20.319 so offended sometimes 00:22:20.319 --> 00:22:21.059 not because 00:22:21.059 --> 00:22:22.179 Christ is offended 00:22:22.179 --> 00:22:23.139 but because we are. 00:22:23.240 --> 00:22:23.939 We feel like 00:22:23.939 --> 00:22:24.779 we have been offended. 00:22:25.839 --> 00:22:26.619 And we don't mind 00:22:26.619 --> 00:22:27.419 to express 00:22:27.419 --> 00:22:29.139 the proclamation 00:22:29.139 --> 00:22:29.919 of judgment 00:22:29.919 --> 00:22:30.480 on them 00:22:30.480 --> 00:22:31.299 but what's behind 00:22:31.299 --> 00:22:32.079 that in our minds 00:22:32.079 --> 00:22:32.779 and in our spirit 00:22:32.779 --> 00:22:33.819 is almost a delight 00:22:33.819 --> 00:22:34.379 in the fact 00:22:34.379 --> 00:22:35.000 that they will have 00:22:35.000 --> 00:22:36.019 you almost throw it 00:22:36.019 --> 00:22:36.639 in their face 00:22:36.639 --> 00:22:37.639 like this is 00:22:37.639 --> 00:22:38.339 you're going to be 00:22:38.339 --> 00:22:39.220 judged for this. 00:22:40.359 --> 00:22:41.220 So wicked. 00:22:42.799 --> 00:22:43.899 And what's behind it 00:22:43.899 --> 00:22:44.339 is anger 00:22:44.339 --> 00:22:45.059 or frustration 00:22:45.059 --> 00:22:46.019 or offense. 00:22:46.799 --> 00:22:47.879 And that's not 00:22:47.879 --> 00:22:48.439 the disposition 00:22:48.439 --> 00:22:49.359 that Jesus 00:22:49.359 --> 00:22:51.079 was encouraging here. 00:22:52.980 --> 00:22:54.059 When we explain 00:22:54.059 --> 00:22:54.599 the judgment 00:22:54.599 --> 00:22:55.159 of God 00:22:55.159 --> 00:22:56.059 on the unsaved 00:22:56.059 --> 00:22:57.500 it's not to be 00:22:57.500 --> 00:22:58.779 with a furrowed brow 00:22:58.779 --> 00:23:00.819 but with eyes 00:23:00.819 --> 00:23:01.259 that are full 00:23:01.259 --> 00:23:01.960 of tears. 00:23:05.899 --> 00:23:06.799 God doesn't 00:23:06.799 --> 00:23:07.359 delight 00:23:07.359 --> 00:23:09.180 in the destruction 00:23:09.180 --> 00:23:09.700 of the wicked 00:23:09.700 --> 00:23:10.740 and neither should we. 00:23:12.399 --> 00:23:13.099 Nothing about 00:23:13.099 --> 00:23:13.879 the way we preach 00:23:13.879 --> 00:23:14.359 the gospel 00:23:14.359 --> 00:23:15.000 should indicate 00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:15.379 otherwise. 00:23:17.700 --> 00:23:18.559 The proclamation 00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:19.339 of judgment 00:23:19.339 --> 00:23:20.000 is not one 00:23:20.000 --> 00:23:20.579 that's to be done 00:23:20.579 --> 00:23:21.139 out of hate 00:23:21.139 --> 00:23:21.839 or out of anger 00:23:21.839 --> 00:23:22.480 it's to be done 00:23:22.480 --> 00:23:23.059 out of love 00:23:23.059 --> 00:23:23.920 and out of warning 00:23:23.920 --> 00:23:25.779 because it's true. 00:23:31.060 --> 00:23:32.000 Like I said 00:23:32.000 --> 00:23:32.620 God doesn't 00:23:32.620 --> 00:23:33.200 delight in their 00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:33.660 destruction. 00:23:34.560 --> 00:23:35.640 Why should we? 00:23:37.019 --> 00:23:38.019 But the fact 00:23:38.019 --> 00:23:38.920 remains true 00:23:38.920 --> 00:23:40.400 that all who 00:23:40.400 --> 00:23:41.480 reject Jesus 00:23:41.480 --> 00:23:42.240 as Lord 00:23:42.240 --> 00:23:42.840 and Savior 00:23:42.840 --> 00:23:43.860 will face 00:23:43.860 --> 00:23:45.140 eternal judgment. 00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:47.480 Therefore 00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:48.140 we need to 00:23:48.140 --> 00:23:49.120 proclaim the message 00:23:49.120 --> 00:23:50.420 and we need to 00:23:50.420 --> 00:23:50.920 do it out of 00:23:50.920 --> 00:23:51.320 obedience 00:23:51.320 --> 00:23:52.060 and with a heart 00:23:52.060 --> 00:23:52.779 of compassion. 00:23:53.920 --> 00:23:54.800 in hopes 00:23:54.800 --> 00:23:55.279 that the Lord 00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:56.080 will use that 00:23:56.080 --> 00:23:56.620 message 00:23:56.620 --> 00:23:57.960 to draw people 00:23:57.960 --> 00:23:58.640 to himself. 00:23:59.400 --> 00:24:00.160 So that was a lot 00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:00.660 of time on the 00:24:00.660 --> 00:24:01.100 instructions. 00:24:01.240 --> 00:24:01.960 Let's quickly finish 00:24:01.960 --> 00:24:02.600 with the pattern 00:24:02.600 --> 00:24:03.360 that they were 00:24:03.360 --> 00:24:03.880 to follow. 00:24:04.080 --> 00:24:04.180 Okay? 00:24:04.519 --> 00:24:05.440 Pattern of ministry 00:24:05.440 --> 00:24:06.620 to follow. 00:24:07.340 --> 00:24:08.019 Look at verses 00:24:08.019 --> 00:24:08.920 12 and 13. 00:24:11.019 --> 00:24:12.120 So they went out 00:24:12.120 --> 00:24:12.660 and proclaimed 00:24:12.660 --> 00:24:13.279 that people 00:24:13.279 --> 00:24:14.720 should repent. 00:24:16.019 --> 00:24:17.019 They cast out 00:24:17.019 --> 00:24:17.720 many demons 00:24:17.720 --> 00:24:19.200 and anointed 00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:19.820 with oil 00:24:19.820 --> 00:24:20.960 those who were 00:24:20.960 --> 00:24:21.360 sick 00:24:21.360 --> 00:24:22.039 and healed them. 00:24:22.039 --> 00:24:24.220 And so in 00:24:24.220 --> 00:24:24.740 verse 7 00:24:24.740 --> 00:24:25.859 Mark summarizes 00:24:25.859 --> 00:24:26.240 Jesus' 00:24:26.539 --> 00:24:27.019 commission 00:24:27.019 --> 00:24:28.019 to these 12 00:24:28.019 --> 00:24:28.579 and then 00:24:28.579 --> 00:24:29.480 here in 00:24:29.480 --> 00:24:30.099 verses 12 00:24:30.099 --> 00:24:30.619 and 13 00:24:30.619 --> 00:24:31.879 he closes 00:24:31.879 --> 00:24:32.539 with another 00:24:32.539 --> 00:24:33.079 summary 00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:33.920 of how 00:24:33.920 --> 00:24:34.639 they actually 00:24:34.639 --> 00:24:35.440 fulfilled that 00:24:35.440 --> 00:24:35.859 commission. 00:24:36.859 --> 00:24:37.740 And what's 00:24:37.740 --> 00:24:38.680 abundantly clear 00:24:38.680 --> 00:24:40.279 is that they 00:24:40.279 --> 00:24:41.000 followed the 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:41.460 pattern 00:24:41.460 --> 00:24:42.539 that was 00:24:42.539 --> 00:24:43.240 modeled by 00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:43.579 Jesus. 00:24:46.180 --> 00:24:47.019 They didn't 00:24:47.019 --> 00:24:47.480 come up with 00:24:47.480 --> 00:24:47.940 a new and 00:24:47.940 --> 00:24:48.379 better way 00:24:48.379 --> 00:24:48.700 to do 00:24:48.700 --> 00:24:49.099 ministry. 00:24:49.099 --> 00:24:52.099 Of course 00:24:52.099 --> 00:24:52.619 God doesn't 00:24:52.619 --> 00:24:53.079 condemn 00:24:53.079 --> 00:24:53.699 innovation. 00:24:53.839 --> 00:24:54.059 That's not 00:24:54.059 --> 00:24:54.559 what I mean. 00:24:54.639 --> 00:24:54.959 It's just 00:24:54.959 --> 00:24:55.899 they stuck 00:24:55.899 --> 00:24:56.219 to the 00:24:56.219 --> 00:24:56.659 essentials 00:24:56.659 --> 00:24:57.179 of what 00:24:57.179 --> 00:24:57.500 Jesus 00:24:57.500 --> 00:24:57.980 commanded 00:24:57.980 --> 00:24:58.339 them to 00:24:58.339 --> 00:24:58.500 do 00:24:58.500 --> 00:24:58.759 and what 00:24:58.759 --> 00:24:59.279 he modeled. 00:25:00.079 --> 00:25:00.639 And that 00:25:00.639 --> 00:25:01.039 consisted 00:25:01.039 --> 00:25:01.419 of two 00:25:01.419 --> 00:25:01.740 things 00:25:01.740 --> 00:25:02.059 that we've 00:25:02.059 --> 00:25:02.519 said over 00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:02.919 and over. 00:25:03.759 --> 00:25:04.279 Preaching 00:25:04.279 --> 00:25:04.859 the gospel 00:25:04.859 --> 00:25:06.799 and performing 00:25:06.799 --> 00:25:07.679 his works. 00:25:08.199 --> 00:25:08.859 That's what 00:25:08.859 --> 00:25:09.339 they did. 00:25:11.500 --> 00:25:12.379 They followed 00:25:12.379 --> 00:25:12.980 his pattern 00:25:12.980 --> 00:25:14.139 and they 00:25:14.139 --> 00:25:14.519 trusted 00:25:14.519 --> 00:25:15.159 his power. 00:25:15.879 --> 00:25:16.579 And that's 00:25:16.579 --> 00:25:17.000 our mission 00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:17.459 as well. 00:25:17.519 --> 00:25:17.859 It's that 00:25:17.859 --> 00:25:18.240 simple. 00:25:19.099 --> 00:25:19.919 Preach 00:25:19.919 --> 00:25:20.539 his words 00:25:20.539 --> 00:25:22.919 and do 00:25:22.919 --> 00:25:23.639 his works. 00:25:24.799 --> 00:25:25.279 Preach 00:25:25.279 --> 00:25:25.799 his word 00:25:25.799 --> 00:25:27.059 and do 00:25:27.059 --> 00:25:27.819 his works. 00:25:29.480 --> 00:25:30.199 We know 00:25:30.199 --> 00:25:30.699 that Jesus' 00:25:30.919 --> 00:25:31.759 primary objective 00:25:31.759 --> 00:25:32.339 everywhere he 00:25:32.339 --> 00:25:32.899 traveled was 00:25:32.899 --> 00:25:33.939 to proclaim 00:25:33.939 --> 00:25:34.599 the gospel 00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:35.099 message. 00:25:35.879 --> 00:25:36.419 Sometimes we 00:25:36.419 --> 00:25:36.719 get that 00:25:36.719 --> 00:25:37.319 backwards and 00:25:37.319 --> 00:25:37.599 we think 00:25:37.599 --> 00:25:38.199 because his 00:25:38.199 --> 00:25:38.740 miracles are 00:25:38.740 --> 00:25:39.599 so fantastic 00:25:39.599 --> 00:25:40.039 we think 00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:40.359 that that 00:25:40.359 --> 00:25:40.779 was really 00:25:40.779 --> 00:25:41.240 his goal 00:25:41.240 --> 00:25:41.899 and that 00:25:41.899 --> 00:25:42.279 wasn't 00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:42.740 his primary 00:25:42.740 --> 00:25:43.240 objective. 00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:44.199 There were 00:25:44.199 --> 00:25:44.899 places that 00:25:44.899 --> 00:25:45.559 Jesus went 00:25:45.559 --> 00:25:45.959 where he 00:25:45.959 --> 00:25:46.480 did no 00:25:46.480 --> 00:25:47.139 miraculous 00:25:47.139 --> 00:25:47.899 works. 00:25:47.900 --> 00:25:48.680 But there 00:25:48.680 --> 00:25:49.220 was never 00:25:49.220 --> 00:25:49.680 a place 00:25:49.680 --> 00:25:50.340 Jesus went 00:25:50.340 --> 00:25:50.900 that he 00:25:50.900 --> 00:25:51.340 did not 00:25:51.340 --> 00:25:52.160 preach the 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:52.780 truth of 00:25:52.780 --> 00:25:53.320 the gospel. 00:25:54.280 --> 00:25:54.960 That was 00:25:54.960 --> 00:25:55.620 his purpose. 00:25:56.360 --> 00:25:56.980 That's what 00:25:56.980 --> 00:25:57.400 he did. 00:25:57.840 --> 00:25:58.220 In fact, 00:25:58.280 --> 00:25:58.519 if you'll 00:25:58.519 --> 00:25:58.920 think back 00:25:58.920 --> 00:25:59.280 to Mark 00:25:59.280 --> 00:25:59.820 chapter 1 00:25:59.820 --> 00:26:00.100 and verse 00:26:00.100 --> 00:26:00.600 38, 00:26:00.720 --> 00:26:01.440 he said to 00:26:01.440 --> 00:26:01.940 them after 00:26:01.940 --> 00:26:02.620 the masses 00:26:02.620 --> 00:26:03.200 had come 00:26:03.200 --> 00:26:03.840 to be healed 00:26:03.840 --> 00:26:04.340 and the 00:26:04.340 --> 00:26:05.080 disciples were 00:26:05.080 --> 00:26:05.540 excited, 00:26:05.940 --> 00:26:06.460 what was it 00:26:06.460 --> 00:26:07.180 Jesus said? 00:26:07.600 --> 00:26:08.060 Let us go 00:26:08.060 --> 00:26:08.519 to other 00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:09.680 towns that 00:26:09.680 --> 00:26:10.040 I may 00:26:10.040 --> 00:26:10.620 preach there 00:26:10.620 --> 00:26:11.759 also for 00:26:11.759 --> 00:26:12.560 that is 00:26:12.560 --> 00:26:13.540 why I 00:26:13.540 --> 00:26:13.780 came. 00:26:13.779 --> 00:26:15.359 That's 00:26:15.359 --> 00:26:15.759 his objective. 00:26:15.819 --> 00:26:15.960 What's 00:26:15.960 --> 00:26:16.379 our first 00:26:16.379 --> 00:26:16.819 objective? 00:26:17.259 --> 00:26:17.599 Preach 00:26:17.599 --> 00:26:18.240 the gospel. 00:26:18.779 --> 00:26:19.079 And when I 00:26:19.079 --> 00:26:19.519 say preach, 00:26:19.579 --> 00:26:19.980 I don't mean 00:26:19.980 --> 00:26:20.440 finding a 00:26:20.440 --> 00:26:20.799 platform 00:26:20.799 --> 00:26:21.319 somewhere. 00:26:21.559 --> 00:26:21.879 I mean 00:26:21.879 --> 00:26:22.379 share the 00:26:22.379 --> 00:26:22.799 gospel. 00:26:23.279 --> 00:26:23.759 Talk about 00:26:23.759 --> 00:26:24.180 Jesus. 00:26:24.700 --> 00:26:25.019 Share 00:26:25.019 --> 00:26:25.720 with people 00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:26.839 that Jesus 00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:27.519 will save 00:26:27.519 --> 00:26:28.000 them if they 00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:28.379 will turn 00:26:28.379 --> 00:26:28.779 and believe. 00:26:29.740 --> 00:26:30.259 And notice 00:26:30.259 --> 00:26:31.000 the emphasis 00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:32.319 that Mark 00:26:32.319 --> 00:26:32.960 places on 00:26:32.960 --> 00:26:33.700 this message. 00:26:34.059 --> 00:26:34.500 Look again 00:26:34.500 --> 00:26:35.000 at verse 00:26:35.000 --> 00:26:36.319 12. 00:26:37.319 --> 00:26:37.619 And they 00:26:37.619 --> 00:26:38.099 went out 00:26:38.099 --> 00:26:38.700 and preached 00:26:38.700 --> 00:26:39.160 that men 00:26:39.160 --> 00:26:39.879 should what? 00:26:41.099 --> 00:26:41.639 Repent. 00:26:42.819 --> 00:26:43.299 Repent. 00:26:43.779 --> 00:26:46.200 Plenty of 00:26:46.200 --> 00:26:46.740 people today 00:26:46.740 --> 00:26:47.099 want to 00:26:47.099 --> 00:26:47.480 preach the 00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:47.899 message of 00:26:47.899 --> 00:26:48.299 acceptance. 00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:48.859 And yes, 00:26:48.960 --> 00:26:49.619 God is 00:26:49.619 --> 00:26:50.220 accepting of 00:26:50.220 --> 00:26:50.500 all who 00:26:50.500 --> 00:26:50.799 will come 00:26:50.799 --> 00:26:51.200 to him. 00:26:51.539 --> 00:26:52.119 Jesus said 00:26:52.119 --> 00:26:52.339 it, we 00:26:52.339 --> 00:26:52.680 quote it 00:26:52.680 --> 00:26:52.980 all the 00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:53.259 time. 00:26:53.579 --> 00:26:53.759 Whoever 00:26:53.759 --> 00:26:54.259 comes to 00:26:54.259 --> 00:26:54.559 me, I 00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:54.940 will never 00:26:54.940 --> 00:26:55.599 cast away. 00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:56.559 And it's 00:26:56.559 --> 00:26:56.839 true. 00:26:58.079 --> 00:26:58.440 There doesn't 00:26:58.440 --> 00:26:58.859 seem to be 00:26:58.859 --> 00:26:59.279 many that 00:26:59.279 --> 00:26:59.579 want to 00:26:59.579 --> 00:27:00.579 preach the 00:27:00.579 --> 00:27:01.259 message of 00:27:01.259 --> 00:27:01.960 repentance. 00:27:02.859 --> 00:27:03.539 But if you 00:27:03.539 --> 00:27:04.139 notice in 00:27:04.139 --> 00:27:04.799 Mark's gospel, 00:27:04.920 --> 00:27:05.339 that's the 00:27:05.339 --> 00:27:05.899 message that 00:27:05.899 --> 00:27:07.000 recurs over 00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:07.920 and over 00:27:07.920 --> 00:27:08.960 and over 00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:09.859 and over 00:27:09.859 --> 00:27:10.680 beginning with 00:27:10.680 --> 00:27:11.079 John the 00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:11.420 Baptist, 00:27:11.940 --> 00:27:12.200 repent, 00:27:12.619 --> 00:27:13.200 and then going 00:27:13.200 --> 00:27:13.619 on to 00:27:13.619 --> 00:27:14.639 Jesus himself, 00:27:14.979 --> 00:27:15.779 repent and 00:27:15.779 --> 00:27:16.259 believe the 00:27:16.259 --> 00:27:16.759 good news. 00:27:17.079 --> 00:27:17.719 And now on 00:27:17.719 --> 00:27:18.039 to his 00:27:18.039 --> 00:27:18.679 disciples, 00:27:18.959 --> 00:27:19.779 they preach 00:27:19.779 --> 00:27:20.319 that all 00:27:20.319 --> 00:27:21.500 men should 00:27:21.500 --> 00:27:22.519 repent. 00:27:23.519 --> 00:27:24.299 And if 00:27:24.299 --> 00:27:24.859 we're faithful 00:27:24.859 --> 00:27:25.179 to the 00:27:25.179 --> 00:27:26.019 gospel message, 00:27:26.479 --> 00:27:27.339 we must 00:27:27.339 --> 00:27:28.000 also call 00:27:28.000 --> 00:27:29.259 people to 00:27:29.259 --> 00:27:29.679 repent. 00:27:30.539 --> 00:27:31.519 Because without 00:27:31.519 --> 00:27:32.000 repentance, 00:27:32.239 --> 00:27:32.739 there is no 00:27:32.739 --> 00:27:33.339 salvation. 00:27:36.839 --> 00:27:37.599 Repentance of 00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:38.019 our sin, 00:27:38.119 --> 00:27:38.459 a turning 00:27:38.459 --> 00:27:39.619 away of 00:27:39.619 --> 00:27:40.019 our sin, 00:27:40.299 --> 00:27:40.819 a turning 00:27:40.819 --> 00:27:41.459 away of 00:27:41.459 --> 00:27:42.159 everything else 00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:42.420 that we 00:27:42.420 --> 00:27:42.940 have pursued 00:27:42.940 --> 00:27:43.340 in life 00:27:43.340 --> 00:27:43.820 in order 00:27:43.820 --> 00:27:45.100 to live 00:27:45.100 --> 00:27:45.600 and believe 00:27:45.600 --> 00:27:46.880 wholly in 00:27:46.880 --> 00:27:47.600 Christ as 00:27:47.600 --> 00:27:48.800 Lord and 00:27:48.800 --> 00:27:49.160 Savior. 00:27:50.100 --> 00:27:50.880 And then they 00:27:50.880 --> 00:27:51.540 performed his 00:27:51.540 --> 00:27:51.980 works. 00:27:53.840 --> 00:27:54.740 They went and 00:27:54.740 --> 00:27:55.200 they anointed 00:27:55.200 --> 00:27:56.000 some with oil 00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:56.620 and they healed 00:27:56.620 --> 00:27:57.080 them and they 00:27:57.080 --> 00:27:57.860 cast out demons 00:27:57.860 --> 00:27:59.320 and it's important 00:27:59.320 --> 00:28:00.140 for us to realize 00:28:00.140 --> 00:28:01.100 here that this was 00:28:01.100 --> 00:28:02.040 not a universal 00:28:02.040 --> 00:28:02.800 thing that was 00:28:02.800 --> 00:28:03.400 given to these 00:28:03.400 --> 00:28:03.660 men. 00:28:03.779 --> 00:28:04.220 It's not like 00:28:04.220 --> 00:28:04.720 they all of a 00:28:04.720 --> 00:28:05.519 sudden had this 00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:08.019 magical experience 00:28:08.019 --> 00:28:08.560 where no matter 00:28:08.560 --> 00:28:09.480 where they went, 00:28:09.560 --> 00:28:10.060 they would be able 00:28:10.059 --> 00:28:10.579 to do these 00:28:10.579 --> 00:28:10.919 things. 00:28:11.039 --> 00:28:11.879 No, this was a 00:28:11.879 --> 00:28:13.200 particular empowerment 00:28:13.200 --> 00:28:14.139 for these men 00:28:14.139 --> 00:28:14.839 at this time. 00:28:15.879 --> 00:28:16.720 There's even other 00:28:16.720 --> 00:28:17.339 times in the 00:28:17.339 --> 00:28:18.099 Gospels where they 00:28:18.099 --> 00:28:18.720 could not do 00:28:18.720 --> 00:28:19.339 these things. 00:28:20.119 --> 00:28:20.899 So it's not that 00:28:20.899 --> 00:28:21.319 this was a 00:28:21.319 --> 00:28:22.119 universal thing 00:28:22.119 --> 00:28:22.679 and we should 00:28:22.679 --> 00:28:23.159 not come to 00:28:23.159 --> 00:28:23.799 this expecting 00:28:23.799 --> 00:28:24.839 that God has 00:28:24.839 --> 00:28:25.639 given us power 00:28:25.639 --> 00:28:26.759 over demons 00:28:26.759 --> 00:28:27.500 and that he has 00:28:27.500 --> 00:28:28.220 given us power 00:28:28.220 --> 00:28:29.039 to anoint people 00:28:29.039 --> 00:28:29.779 with oil and 00:28:29.779 --> 00:28:30.279 heal the sick. 00:28:30.359 --> 00:28:30.960 That's not the 00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:31.220 point. 00:28:31.339 --> 00:28:32.139 The point here 00:28:32.139 --> 00:28:32.599 is that they 00:28:32.599 --> 00:28:33.279 are to do 00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:34.179 the works 00:28:34.179 --> 00:28:35.039 of Christ 00:28:35.039 --> 00:28:35.799 in opposing 00:28:35.799 --> 00:28:36.299 evil 00:28:36.299 --> 00:28:37.359 and doing 00:28:37.359 --> 00:28:38.159 good. 00:28:38.819 --> 00:28:39.299 Opposing 00:28:39.299 --> 00:28:40.379 evil and 00:28:40.379 --> 00:28:40.899 doing good 00:28:40.899 --> 00:28:41.220 and that's 00:28:41.220 --> 00:28:41.519 what they 00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:41.779 did. 00:28:42.740 --> 00:28:43.359 They went 00:28:43.359 --> 00:28:43.779 from place 00:28:43.779 --> 00:28:44.299 to place 00:28:44.299 --> 00:28:44.619 and they 00:28:44.619 --> 00:28:45.119 followed the 00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:45.700 pattern that 00:28:45.700 --> 00:28:46.980 Jesus had 00:28:46.980 --> 00:28:48.559 given and 00:28:48.559 --> 00:28:49.079 it's a pattern 00:28:49.079 --> 00:28:49.559 we need to 00:28:49.559 --> 00:28:49.960 follow. 00:28:50.940 --> 00:28:51.720 James tells 00:28:51.720 --> 00:28:52.339 us in James 00:28:52.339 --> 00:28:52.980 chapter 1 00:28:52.980 --> 00:28:54.559 religion that 00:28:54.559 --> 00:28:55.259 is pure and 00:28:55.259 --> 00:28:56.119 undefiled before 00:28:56.119 --> 00:28:56.740 God the 00:28:56.740 --> 00:28:57.700 father is this 00:28:57.700 --> 00:28:59.460 to visit the 00:28:59.460 --> 00:29:00.139 orphans and 00:29:00.139 --> 00:29:00.819 widows in their 00:29:00.819 --> 00:29:02.440 affliction and 00:29:02.440 --> 00:29:03.399 to keep oneself 00:29:03.399 --> 00:29:04.819 unstained from 00:29:04.819 --> 00:29:05.319 the world. 00:29:05.819 --> 00:29:06.319 What is that 00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:06.799 all about? 00:29:07.359 --> 00:29:08.259 Opposing evil 00:29:08.259 --> 00:29:09.140 and doing 00:29:09.140 --> 00:29:09.579 good. 00:29:09.940 --> 00:29:10.660 To earn our 00:29:10.660 --> 00:29:11.160 salvation? 00:29:11.579 --> 00:29:12.180 Of course 00:29:12.180 --> 00:29:12.500 not. 00:29:13.099 --> 00:29:13.839 You can't do 00:29:13.839 --> 00:29:14.680 enough good and 00:29:14.680 --> 00:29:15.299 oppose enough 00:29:15.299 --> 00:29:16.319 evil to be 00:29:16.319 --> 00:29:16.720 saved. 00:29:16.960 --> 00:29:17.539 Doesn't work 00:29:17.539 --> 00:29:18.000 like that. 00:29:18.819 --> 00:29:19.920 But for those 00:29:19.920 --> 00:29:20.220 who have 00:29:20.220 --> 00:29:21.920 Christ he 00:29:21.920 --> 00:29:22.440 gives the 00:29:22.440 --> 00:29:23.379 power as he 00:29:23.379 --> 00:29:24.680 sends us to 00:29:24.680 --> 00:29:25.200 preach the 00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:26.460 gospel and to 00:29:26.460 --> 00:29:27.279 do his works 00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:28.180 and through 00:29:28.180 --> 00:29:28.940 those works 00:29:28.940 --> 00:29:30.740 we show his 00:29:30.740 --> 00:29:32.599 love and his 00:29:32.599 --> 00:29:33.379 faithfulness. 00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:34.960 Which is what 00:29:34.960 --> 00:29:35.640 John was getting 00:29:35.640 --> 00:29:36.400 on about in 00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:37.359 chapter 3 of 00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:37.740 his first 00:29:37.740 --> 00:29:38.099 letter. 00:29:38.939 --> 00:29:39.439 By this we 00:29:39.439 --> 00:29:40.099 know love. 00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:41.439 How? 00:29:42.399 --> 00:29:43.079 That he laid 00:29:43.079 --> 00:29:43.719 down his life 00:29:43.719 --> 00:29:45.479 for us and 00:29:45.479 --> 00:29:45.919 we ought to 00:29:45.919 --> 00:29:46.399 lay down our 00:29:46.399 --> 00:29:46.939 lives for the 00:29:46.939 --> 00:29:47.240 brothers. 00:29:48.539 --> 00:29:49.259 But if anyone 00:29:49.259 --> 00:29:50.000 has the world's 00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:50.759 good and sees 00:29:50.759 --> 00:29:51.419 his brother in 00:29:51.419 --> 00:29:52.240 need yet closes 00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:52.959 his heart against 00:29:52.959 --> 00:29:53.519 them how does 00:29:53.519 --> 00:29:54.279 God's love abide 00:29:54.279 --> 00:29:54.699 in him? 00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:56.459 Little children 00:29:56.459 --> 00:29:57.359 let us not love 00:29:57.359 --> 00:29:58.299 in word or 00:29:58.299 --> 00:29:59.619 talk but in 00:29:59.619 --> 00:30:00.799 deed and in 00:30:00.799 --> 00:30:01.159 truth. 00:30:01.500 --> 00:30:02.039 What's that all 00:30:02.039 --> 00:30:02.379 about? 00:30:03.000 --> 00:30:03.779 Opposing evil 00:30:03.779 --> 00:30:05.019 and doing good. 00:30:05.019 --> 00:30:06.960 He said I 00:30:06.960 --> 00:30:07.119 don't really 00:30:07.119 --> 00:30:07.460 know what all 00:30:07.460 --> 00:30:07.960 this has to 00:30:07.960 --> 00:30:08.440 do with me. 00:30:10.180 --> 00:30:10.740 It has 00:30:10.740 --> 00:30:11.259 everything to 00:30:11.259 --> 00:30:11.639 do with you 00:30:11.639 --> 00:30:12.019 if you're a 00:30:12.019 --> 00:30:12.299 believer. 00:30:13.940 --> 00:30:14.500 Because you 00:30:14.500 --> 00:30:15.000 have the same 00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:15.720 commission to 00:30:15.720 --> 00:30:16.180 fulfill. 00:30:17.859 --> 00:30:18.920 To be with 00:30:18.920 --> 00:30:20.579 Christ and to 00:30:20.579 --> 00:30:21.859 go for Christ. 00:30:23.460 --> 00:30:24.180 And you have 00:30:24.180 --> 00:30:25.059 instructions to 00:30:25.059 --> 00:30:25.500 obey. 00:30:26.420 --> 00:30:27.519 To depend on 00:30:27.519 --> 00:30:28.799 him wholly for 00:30:28.799 --> 00:30:29.400 your provision. 00:30:29.400 --> 00:30:32.100 to treat 00:30:32.100 --> 00:30:32.920 people the way 00:30:32.920 --> 00:30:33.860 that Christ 00:30:33.860 --> 00:30:34.759 treated people 00:30:34.759 --> 00:30:35.160 and to 00:30:35.160 --> 00:30:35.700 proclaim the 00:30:35.700 --> 00:30:36.240 message the 00:30:36.240 --> 00:30:36.600 way he 00:30:36.600 --> 00:30:37.140 proclaimed the 00:30:37.140 --> 00:30:37.600 message. 00:30:39.660 --> 00:30:40.420 And then he's 00:30:40.420 --> 00:30:41.320 also given us a 00:30:41.320 --> 00:30:42.160 great model and 00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:42.660 pattern to 00:30:42.660 --> 00:30:43.019 follow. 00:30:43.140 --> 00:30:43.640 In fact it's 00:30:43.640 --> 00:30:44.560 not really an 00:30:44.560 --> 00:30:44.900 option. 00:30:45.940 --> 00:30:46.540 If we're going 00:30:46.540 --> 00:30:47.100 to be obedient 00:30:47.100 --> 00:30:48.680 to Christ, if 00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:49.040 we're going to be 00:30:49.040 --> 00:30:49.920 obedient to this 00:30:49.920 --> 00:30:50.980 commission, we're 00:30:50.980 --> 00:30:51.460 going to have to 00:30:51.460 --> 00:30:52.140 fulfill it in the 00:30:52.140 --> 00:30:53.180 way that he 00:30:53.180 --> 00:30:54.100 designed for us to 00:30:54.100 --> 00:30:54.660 fulfill it. 00:30:55.300 --> 00:30:56.040 Which is simple. 00:30:57.200 --> 00:30:57.740 Preach his 00:30:57.740 --> 00:30:59.120 words and do 00:30:59.119 --> 00:30:59.719 his works. 00:31:00.879 --> 00:31:01.699 And so the 00:31:01.699 --> 00:31:02.559 questions are 00:31:02.559 --> 00:31:02.879 these. 00:31:04.199 --> 00:31:04.879 Are we 00:31:04.879 --> 00:31:05.539 fulfilling our 00:31:05.539 --> 00:31:05.839 mission? 00:31:08.399 --> 00:31:09.079 Are we 00:31:09.079 --> 00:31:09.739 following the 00:31:09.739 --> 00:31:10.239 instructions? 00:31:11.979 --> 00:31:12.799 And are we 00:31:12.799 --> 00:31:13.500 committed to his 00:31:13.500 --> 00:31:13.859 pattern?