In this passage, Jesus sends out the twelve disciples to every town in the surrounding area to preach the Gospel. After spending a year living with and learning first-hand from Jesus day in and day out, his disciples are now called to go out and make more disciples. In the same way, we as Christians are called not to be mere consumers of the Gospel or of the resources made available to us. Rather, we are called to be spreaders of that Gospel. We need to move from being Gospel Junkies to being Gospel Dealers.
9:1 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. 3 And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. 4 And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5 And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.” 6 And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. 9 Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see him.
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Tim Gaydos
Luke 9:1–9
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