12/7/2023 0 Comments Luke 19 1 10 sermon writer![]() ![]() On Sunday we gather to be sent forth once more. Like those seventy disciples, we too are sent forth, and we return again. They must feel like we do, when we go forth from here to live the Christian life in all those places Jesus wants us to go. ![]() What do you think they feel like, sent out in pairs to unfamiliar places, entering uninvited with a bold message to proclaim? Resources to inspire you - and your congregation! Thank you so very much for helping spread His Word to our far flung corner of the world.” These seventy represent everybody.Ī SUBSCRIBER SAYS: “I thought you should know how your e‑mails help us here in Manila, Philippines. A number that stands for wholeness and completion. They are quiet, unassertive, ordinary folks. They are not prominent, like John or Peter or Andrew. ![]() These seventy-we are not given their names. Do not be afraid! He repeats it as he sends out seventy of his disciples to prepare the way in every place he will visit. He’s aware that fear comes easy to us, as easy as breathing. Jesus repeats this message-because it’s important, and because we find it hard to accept. Not now, not ever! Your Father knows every last hair on your head, and he delights to give you the kingdom. Only believe, and your daughter will get well she’ll be restored to you.ĭo not be afraid, he tells disciples sitting in a circle round him. Take heart! You don’t have to struggle against this storm any more.ĭo not be afraid, he tells the anxious, worried father whose child lies deathly sick. Do not be afraid! This knocks the cobwebs from the dark corners of our lives.ĭo not be afraid, Jesus tells the disciples late one night when he walks across the lake and climbs into their boat. It is a message those around him need to hear. Sometimes a message is so important that it must be told over and over again, repeated so that people will hear it, so that they will allow the message to take root inside them and bear fruit through what they do.ĭo not be afraid! Jesus repeats this message time and again. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Today may we give heed to a message that underlies all the words of Jesus. Sermon Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Do Not Be Afraid ![]()
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