Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves:
be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Matthew 10:16
I have been getting more opportunities to preach and teach from the Bible...
be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Matthew 10:16
I have been getting more opportunities to preach and teach from the Bible...
Last night, I was able to speak for approximately ten to fifteen minutes on Matthew 10:16-23.
I discussed with the men how Jesus has commissioned us forth into the world to help spread the gospel, and that He has well-equipped us to live a victorious Christian life as we seek to complete this task.
In this passage, I told them, the Lord warns His disciples about what some of us may encounter, like rejection, even from members of our own families. Yet, we must continue to trust in Him.
In addition, as this portion of Matthew's gospel account makes clear, the Holy Spirit will help us to speak the right words at the right time when we are confronted by those who seek to challenge our faith. I also reminded my congregation that we must never give up even when the world calls us followers of "Beelzebub" the Prince of Demons.
Jesus was Himself maligned and hated; we shall be too. But God, however, has given us the ability to overcome these negatives through faith, love, and hope, and by the Word of the Lord.
Finally, I told the men that, as the Bible promises in many passages, there are great rewards awaiting those who are overcomers.
D.B.
I discussed with the men how Jesus has commissioned us forth into the world to help spread the gospel, and that He has well-equipped us to live a victorious Christian life as we seek to complete this task.
In this passage, I told them, the Lord warns His disciples about what some of us may encounter, like rejection, even from members of our own families. Yet, we must continue to trust in Him.
In addition, as this portion of Matthew's gospel account makes clear, the Holy Spirit will help us to speak the right words at the right time when we are confronted by those who seek to challenge our faith. I also reminded my congregation that we must never give up even when the world calls us followers of "Beelzebub" the Prince of Demons.
Jesus was Himself maligned and hated; we shall be too. But God, however, has given us the ability to overcome these negatives through faith, love, and hope, and by the Word of the Lord.
Finally, I told the men that, as the Bible promises in many passages, there are great rewards awaiting those who are overcomers.
D.B.
