Jesus Sends Out the Twelve - Matthew 10:1-42
Understand It
- What kind of authority did Jesus give His twelve disciples? (10:1)
- What were the names of the twelve men with Jesus? (10:2-4)
- To what audience did Jesus command these men to go? (10:5-6)
- What last-minute ministry instructions did Jesus give His disciples? (10:7-10)
- What sort of accommodations were the disciples to seek in their travels? (10:11-13)
- How were the disciples supposed to respond to those who rejected them? (10:14-15)
- To what kind of animal did Jesus compare His disciples? (10:16)
- What warnings of danger or hardship did Christ give His disciples? (10:17-23)
- Why did Jesus predict trouble for the disciples? (10:24-25)
- What kinds of things did Jesus say to bolster His disciples’ courage? (10:26-31)
- Why did Christ tell His disciples that it was important for them to take a stand for Him? (10:32-33)
- What surprising comments did Jesus make about the goal of His ministry? (10:34-36)
- What radical requirements did Christ make of those who would follow Him? (10:37-38)
- What did Jesus promise those who obeyed Him fully? (10:39-42)
Apply It
- In what specific situations do you need to rely more on the Holy Spirit to give you the right words to say?
- What promises from this chapter can you meditate on this week to make you a more effective minister for Christ?
- What are three or four concrete ways you can be more bold in standing up for Christ this week?
