PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2

(KJV) Luke 9:1-2

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. ² And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

1. This is the first time Jesus sent out His core group of twelve disciples (followers, learners) to represent Him with their message and actions. Their spiritual power would come from Him; He passed on His authority to them for the mission. The instruction He gave to the twelve, according to the parallel passage in Matthew, was to go to “the lost sheep of Israel” (Matthew 10:6). This meant that their primary mission was to spread Christ’s message and show the power of God’s kingdom to Jews who had not yet heard the message of Jesus. After His resurrection, however, Jesus expanded the scope of the mission to include all nations; He did so through a commission, or command, that will remain in effect “to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20).
2. Jesus’ command to preach God’s kingdom (His ultimate power, authority, purposes and way of life on earth and into eternity) almost always included the command to heal the sick and to drive out demons – to break the control of illness and evil over people’s bodies and lives (Matthew 9:35-38; Matthew 10:7-8; Mark 3:14; Mark 3:15; Mark 6:7-13; 16:15, 17; Luke 9:2, 6; 10:1, 9: 4:17-19). God still wants His message to be accompanied by that same display of Spirit’s power (Matthew 10:1; Mark 16:15-18; Acts 1:8; Romans 15:18-19; 1 Corinthians 2:4-5; 4:20). Such a powerful and authoritative message is able to meet and defeat Satan’s challenge in these last days before Christ’s return (1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 3:1-5).
3. Individual local churches should not compare themselves with other modern-day churches; they should measure themselves by this New Testament message and pattern. Are we seeing and experiencing the full power of God’s kingdom as Jesus’ first followers did? Are we bringing the kingdom of God near (making Christ’s truth and power evident) to those around us? If not, why not?

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1. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
2. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
3. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
4. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
5. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
6. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
7. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
8. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
9. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
10. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
11. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
12. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 4:46
13. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
14. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
15. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
16. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
17. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
18. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
19. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
20. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
21. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
22. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
23. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
24. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
25. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
26. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
27. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
28. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
29. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
30. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
31. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
32. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
33. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
34. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
35. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
36. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
37. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
38. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
39. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
40. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
41. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
42. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
43. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
44. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
45. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
46. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
47. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
48. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
49. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
50. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
51. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
52. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
53. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
54. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
55. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
56. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
57. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
58. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
59. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
60. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
61. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
62. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
63. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
64. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
65. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
66. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
67. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
68. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
69. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
70. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
71. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
72. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
73. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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PREACH THE KINGDOM ... HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2

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This is the first time Jesus sent out His core group of twelve disciples (followers, learners) to represent Him with their message and actions.

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Margarita Crews

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