WEDNESDAY- 25th
WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME –C
Gospel: Luke 9:1-6: Jesus sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.
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).
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