New Testament in a Year – Matthew 10

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?