The 72 Sent Out: Relationships and Prayer
Luke 10:1-12 [CEB]
10 After these things, the Lord commissioned seventy-two others and sent them on ahead in pairs to every city and place he was about to go. 2 He said to them, “The harvest is bigger than you can imagine, but there are few workers. Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers for his harvest. 3 Go! Be warned, though, that I’m sending you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry no wallet, no bag, and no sandals. Don’t even greet anyone along the way. 5 Whenever you enter a house, first say, ‘May peace be on this house.’ 6 If anyone there shares God’s peace, then your peace will rest on that person. If not, your blessing will return to you. 7 Remain in this house, eating and drinking whatever they set before you, for workers deserve their pay. Don’t move from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a city and its people welcome you, eat what they set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are there, and say to them, ‘God’s kingdom has come upon you.’ 10 Whenever you enter a city and the people don’t welcome you, go out into the streets and say, 11 ‘As a complaint against you, we brush off the dust of your city that has collected on our feet. But know this: God’s kingdom has come to you.’ 12 I assure you that Sodom will be better off on Judgment Day than that city.
17 The seventy-two returned joyously, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit themselves to us in your name.”
18 Jesus replied, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Look, I have given you authority to crush snakes and scorpions underfoot. I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. 20 Nevertheless, don’t rejoice because the spirits submit to you. Rejoice instead that your names are written in heaven.”
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Happy July 4th to you all! We are blessed for the freedoms we have as Christians in this country- freedom to worship and express our faith in Jesus. We are blessed most of all to have freedom in Christ- and to be set free from sin. May today be a day of gratitude, rest and celebration for what we have. It is a day to remember the price of freedom, and express gratitude towards those in our military. It
May today also be a day to pray for those in our country and world who do not have freedom- be it from persecution, incarceration, detainment of one kind or another, trafficking, or are wrestling with addiction, and sin. Jesus reminds us in Matthew 25 that we are to 'care for the least of these' and share compassion, remembering those who are struggling, and when we do, we are caring for Jesus himself. This is a core act of discipleship.
This Sunday, we will be learning from Luke 10, where Jesus is calling His disciples to follow Him, and go to people with the good news, that the Kingdom of God is in their midst! He gives them a list of sorts- what to do, what not to do, what not to bring and what to bring. Again, this is a challenging message, and has caused me to pause, and consider what do I need, to share the good news of Jesus with others? And, what things can I let go of, that may get in the way of sharing Jesus' good news?
I am looking forward to our pot-luck, hopefully welcoming some new neighbors and friends that have been invited, and our VBS afterwards.
God bless you this day!
Pastor Kar