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Sunday school lesson
Jesus begins teaching that the kingdom
of God is close at hand to his many followers
"As ye go, preach, saying, Hie
Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Heal
the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils: freely ye have
received, freely give." (Matthew
10:7-8)
It had been close to two years since
Jesus had been baptised by John in
the River Jordan, and had been
tempted by the devil in the wilder
ness. As He moved about teaching
and preaching the (Kingdom of
Heaven, and healing all manner of
afflictions and diseases, many dis
ciples followed him. From these dis
ciples Jesus chose twelve men to be
apostles. The word "apostle" means
"one sent forth." The apostles were
ambassadors of the One who sent
them. In the case of our lesson today,
these were sent on a special preach
ing mission. Jesus did not just send
them out; He taught them, instructed
them, empowered them and then
trusted them. It is most interesting to
note that Jesus equipped the apostles
for the mission, He warned them of
the pitfalls in the world, but He did
not build a protective wall around
them to protect them from man's
*vil. The warning given in verse 16
was, "Behold, I send you forth as
sheep in the midst of wolves..." The
Christian walk of a consecrated, ded
icated disciple is not supposed to be
in a flower garden amongst the beds
of roses. It is rather out in the world
among people who need Jesus and
salvation. It is there that one finds
the narrow path, strewn with rocks
and thorn bushes.
THE TWELVE EMPOWERED.
(Matthew 10:1-8)
That dedicated disciple that goes
out into the highways and byways as
Christ's ambassador does not go as
one entirely on his own, he goes em
powered. He is equipped with the
ability and the power of the Spirit to
fulfill his mission. In the case of the
apostles in today's lesson, Jesus gave
them power to heal sickness and dis
ease, cleanse lepers, raise the dead
and cast out devils. In addition to
this. He gave them the ability to pre
ach God's Word. The message that
they were to preach was "The King
dom of Heaven is at hand."
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MINISTRY.
(Matthew 10:5-8)
"....Freely ye have receive, freely
give." (Verse 8)
Christian people are sometimes ad
monished, and rightly so, that they
cannot outgive God. While the twelve
apostles were to preach God's Word
as they went forth, they also were to
minister to people's physical needs
as well.
At first it sounds cruel that Jesus
would tell the apostles not to go to the
Gentiles or to the Samaritan* How
ever, this was a temporary instruc
tion for that particular assignment
only. A little later they would be in
structed to go to the whole world with
the good news of salvation. It was a
matter of fulfilling prophecy. God
had promised that the Messiah would
come to the Jews (House of Israel)
first. The Jews were expecting the
Messiah and through converted Jews
the Gentiles and the Samaritans
would eventually be evangelized.
WARNINGS AND PROVISIONS.
(Matthew 10:16-20)
"Behold I send you forth as sheep
among wolves..." (Verse 16)
In the words of one commentator,
Jesus never sugar coated what His
disciples might face in life. He prom
ised them priveleges and He prom
ised to be with them, but He let them
know about the problems. There
would be jealousy, hostility and reli
gious politics awaiting to snare them.
They would be brought before reli
Snug Harbor Church schedule
Snug Harbor Community Church
holds a Worship Service Sunday at 9
a.m. followed by Sunday School for
all ages at 10:15 a.m.
In the evening at 7 p.m., there is an
Adult Bible Study; Youth Group
Meeting (6-12 yrs. ) and a Teen Group
Meeting.
We are an Interdenominational
Church. All are welcome to join in
our activities and fellowship.
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gious councils and given lashes with
the whip. They would be brought be
fore kings and governors. Few people
want their vested interest challenged
by the truth of Christianity. This
speaks to Christians of today. Chris
tians who carry on Jesus' work
should be ready to pay the price if
called upon for Jesus said, "Take up
your cross and follow me."
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The First Baptist Church School
will be at 9:45 a.m. Morning worship
will be at U a.m. The Reverend How
ard Manley will preach for the Mis
sionary Hour. The Senior Choir will
be singing under the direction of Sis.
Barbra Shannon.
The J.H. London Crusader Gospel
Singers will have a musical program
Sunday night, January 31, 1968 at
6:30 p.m. The New Spirit Gospel
Singers, J.L. Wills Echoes Singers,
and soloist. Sis. Arnita Rouse Tillet
will be performing.
Come and enjoy an event of gospel
music.
Mid-Week Prayer and Bible Study
will be Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
The public is invited to come and
worship the Lord.
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When a pet dies, or a
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"THE REFUSED REMEDY"
Submitted by, Raymond C. Needham
Pastor, Hertford Baptist Church
Most of us are familiar with the rich young ruler who came to
Jesus desiring to know how he could have eternal life. The Mas
ter said to him, "You know the commandments," and then re
cited some of them. The young man replied, "All these have I
kept from my youth up," but to his surprise Jesus told him that he
lacked one thing. He said, "...go thy way, sell whatever thou
hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me." Hearing
this, the young inquirer was saddened and went away grieved,
for he had great possessions. He had been brought abruptly face
to face with the fact that he had put another god before the
Living Lord-his wealth. Thus he walked away from the only one
who could give him the eternal life which he had come seeking.
He refused the remedy.
Many have followed his example. Multitudes have within their
hearts a deep desire for peace and for something that will really
satisfy the deep yearnings of the soul. They realize that for all
their strivings and seeking for fulfillment, the emptiness is still
there. The rich young man had, as we would say, all that you
could ask for in his life. The tragedy of the story is seen in the
fact that he could have received the everlasting life that day and
gone away with peace in his heart, but he refused the remedy,
Jesus.
This refusal frequently is repeated in other ways in our day.
Even a nation can refuse the remedy that would bring healing to
the wounds which are inflicted by the sinful and selfish ambitions
of men. The news reports of the day can be characterized as
primarily bad news-violence, conflicts, terriorism, verbal as
saults on others, and a host of other evils that eat like a cancer in
our society. There is a reason for this, and also an answer, both
of which are summed up in the following words of Noah
Webster.
The moral principles and precepts contained
in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all
our civil constitutions and laws. All the miseries
and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, am
bition, injustice, oppression, and war, proceed
from their despising or neglecting the precepts
contained in the Bible.
Mankind is obsessed with the delusion that he can, in his own
wisdom, order his life and be successful. Thus he keeps up his
struggle, even in the face of failure, and refuses the one remedy
which lies with the Creator of us all and His inspired word, the
Bible, which is sufficient to guide us into a life that is truly
blessed.
Remember, the rich young man went away from the Master
saddened and grieved, refusing Him as Lord. Yet there were
others who accepted the life which He offered, and thus received
healing and rest unto their soul. Let us not refuse the Remedy!
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