WEDNESDAY- 25^th  WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME –B

Gospel: Luke 9:1-6: Jesus sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.

I Reading: Proverbs 30:5-9: Give me neither poverty nor riches, grant me only my share of bread to eat.

Jesus Commissions His Disciples, 9:1-9

Jesus sent out his disciples for the first time with commission to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

1. Their call: To come together for ministry (v.1)

2. Their equipment: Power and authority (v.1)

3. Their mission: To preach and minister (v.2)

4. Their method (v.3-5)

a. Not to seek success through personal appearance and materialism

b. To minister in the homes, to the interested and the hospitable

c. To warn rejecters

5. Their obedience: They went forth preaching and ministering (v.6)

6. Their effect (v.7-9)

a. Herod was disturbed by their message

b. The people speculated about Jesus’ identity

c. Herod desired to know Jesus’ identity

Thought: The Most ideal from of evangelism is probably this method given by Christ : a selected home and family serving as the centre of witness within a community or town. The early church was definitely centred in the homes of committed believers (Acts 5:42; 12:12; 16:40; 20:20; 1Cor 16:19; Col 4:15; Philemon 2).