God's Kingdom Has Come Near

Thurday, January 1, 2015
Luke 10:1-11 KJV

1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. 3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. 5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house. 6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. 7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: 9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, 11 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) After calling the first twelve disciples and giving them power and authority on earth, how many other disciples did the Lord appoint and send? (v.1)
2) What twelve things did the Lord tell His disciples to do? (v.2-11)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
3) What instruction(s) has the Lord given you as His disciple?
4) What, if anything, do you expect to receive from those the Lord sends you to minister to?
5) What do you do when your message is not well received in a place where the Lord has sent you?

LIFE LESSONS
6) The Lord sends His disciples to minister the Gospel of peace to the lost, the least, and the broken.
7) The greatest reward that we can receive, as ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, is our Lord's "well done!"
8) As Christ's followers, the Gospel message will not be well received by everyone the Lord sends us to minister to.