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Matthew 10:16 · BSB
10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
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…it's an instrument of conversion. And remember a sword is that which which slices and dices and dissects and and cuts off. So when Christ says andMatthew chapter 10, I did not come to bring peace, but a what a sword. Why? Because he was he was going to divide a son from his parents. He was going to divorce or…
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…occur through the church? And our gospel lesson from this morning's lectionary readings, I think, has much to teach us about that. We are inMatthew chapter 10this morning, but I want us to take a moment to think back to our lectionary readings from the past two weeks from Matthew chapter 9. And we might…
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…to stand up and say something good or put something out there, and then he backed down to the devil. God help him. Don't back down to the devil.Matthew, chapter 10this is where Jesus is sending out the twelve disciples and in verse 16 Jesus says behold, I send you out of sheep in the midst of wolves.…
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…might read that and think, Okay, Jesus will be ashamed of this person. That sounds bad, but maybe it's not that bad. Well, Jesus clarifies for us.Matthew chapter 10, he says this, So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies me before…
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…me. He knows, I felt really important to stop there because I didn't want to miss past what God wanted to highlight. It says, in Mark chapter,Matthew chapter 10, a few more verses were about to close. Hallelujah. And he said, he who does not take up his cross, or his purpose, which means says, you know,…
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…Jesus preaching. In the Sermon on the Mount, he says in Matthew 7, every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Matthew chapter 10, Jesus says, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body…
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…that in advance. They needed to be trained about how not to throw their Pearls Before Swine. And the Lord listened, he amplifies this principle inMatthew chapter 10. When he says the following in verse 11 and 12 and whatever town, or Village you enter Matthew 10, 11, find out who is worthy in it and stay there…
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…his preaching and his teaching. So in Matthew chapter 5 through 7, we get the Sermon on the Mount, which is Jesus' sermon on the Christian life. InMatthew chapter 10, we get Jesus' sermon on Christian mission. Matthew 13, we get Jesus' sermon on the kingdom of God. Andrew preached about that this past Wednesday…
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…energy of Christ for the glory of Christ. That's the task of evangelism. I want to close with these words from Christ himself to his disciples fromMatthew chapter 10. Listen to these words. Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. So be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men…
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…You know, I've never once in all my 63 years heard any preacher, especially health, wealth, and prosperity people. I never hear anybody preach onMatthew chapter 10, where Jesus says that I'm sending you out as sheep among wolves. You know what happens to sheep who are among wolves, don't you? They're…
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…It's hurt me too much. But we can't ignore that Jesus teaches us in Matthew 10. The sort of iconic scripture passage about self-denial is found inMatthew chapter 10. And here's what it says if you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you're not worthy of being mine. Shoot. If you cling to your life, you…
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…Lord, what are we gonna do? What are we gonna? We don't have enough food. Give you them to eat. So he gave them authority. He had given them inMatthew, chapter 10, authority over demons and disease. And they went out by two and two and they had no problem. They cast out devils, they healed the sick. They came…
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…But God doesn't always tell you exactly what you're going to say. In fact, when Jesus sent his disciples out on their missionary journey inMatthew chapter 10, he told them they're going to arrest you and bring you before kings and councils, and don't worry about what you're going to say when you get…
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…you know, one of them said something like, I got this, I got this, and said, in the name of Jesus, you know, but because they had already been out.Matthew chapter 10. They'd already been out on mission, they'd already cast out demons, they'd already healed people. So why couldn't they? That's why they're stymied…
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…to translate the gospel of Matthew to the people of India where he was serving. One of the passages he would have translated would have beenMatthew chapter 10. It says this, whoever denies me before men, this is Christ speaking, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I have…
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…that Jesus and the disciples lived in was one that was tense and ready for political violence to break out at any given time. And we even see inMatthew chapter 10, Jesus actually calling a person out of the lifestyle of the zealot and into discipleship. Matthew chapter 10 tells us that Jesus called out Simon…
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…to hurt Jesus, and he wanted to get away. But there was a lot going on with our disciples, too. So our disciples had just gotten back. We learn inMatthew chapter 10that the disciples have just been really busy. And Jesus had sent them out on what's often called the limited commission. We know about the Great…
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…but only in the story of Jesus Christ. So life is found in Christ, not you, being the author and director and star. And Christ appeals to us inMatthew chapter 10. Whoever finds his life will lose it. And whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. It's when we lose ourselves in his story, that's when we…
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…out demons. Things only that only God can do. And last week, Scotty Smith, so grateful for his teaching last week, began our study of what we callMatthew chapter 10. That's where we're going to be today. We're going to finish up chapter 10, where Jesus sends out his apostles on mission. He had lots of…
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…And he is granted his request. So Paul is going to Rome just like God had told him he would. So let me conclude with Jesus' words in the Gospel ofMatthew chapter 10from verse 28. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body…
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