Message

Jesus had previously sent out the twelve disciples to do the same things that He did. Now, he sends out 72 unnamed disciples, two by two to prepare the way for Jesus’ ministry in the towns He was planning to go to. They were sent out two by two for support and encouragement and safety. As we read this passage, we find that these 72 were to carry out the exact three things that Jesus did. Preaching about the kingdom of God, healing the sick and casting out demons. Jesus gives them further instructions as we go on.…

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In these verses, we’re going to look at some people who wanted to be Jesus’ disciples. The first one promised to follow Jesus through thick and thin. Jesus’ reply to him was that he had no regular bed to sleep in. In other words, to follow Jesus would not be easy, there would be hardship. Undoubtedly Jesus answered this way because he knew this would be disciple was not prepared for hardship.…

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In our world today, we have a lot of confused people, confused about who they are. We have men thinking that they are women and vice versa. We have the majority of Americans thinking they’re Christians, but many do not even know how to become one according to the Bible. In this message, we look at what Jesus himself said about becoming his disciple or follower. It was not as easy as what some of the people thought. Learn some of the shocking statements Jesus made about being His disciple, a Christian.…

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Jesus was not impressed with the disciple’s behavior again. He told John, don’t try to stop this person from casting out demons. Why leave him alone? Because this person is not against you, he is actually for us. This person had learned from Jesus and his disciples and were helping them defeat the common enemy of Satan.…

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Now, the disciples, who had just failed miserably at casting out a demon were arguing among themselves. And if that was not bad enough, they were arguing about which disciple was the greatest, the greatest of all time. Jesus is going to teach his bumbling disciples another lesson. So, he brings a child next to him, before he addresses the disciples.…

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Here we have the sad case of a young boy who has been oppressed by demons. The evil spirit causes the boy to scream and go into convulsions for a time. The father knew that this behavior was not due to a disease, but due to a demon. So, he came to Jesus’ disciples for help in casting out the demon.…

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