INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
CHAPTER 10
"VER. 1. And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples." "I. THEIR MISSION." "II. THEIR CHARGE." "III. THEIR RETURN. ...Christ gives you power for every duty." "Ver. 2. Now the names of the twelve apostles." "We may look on the men - I. OFFICIALLY. 1. They are selected, chosen, set apart by Christ as apostles." "Men of no rank. If the work had not been of God, it could not have been done." "II. PERSONALLY." "Ver. 3. Matthew the publican." "I. THE POWER & GRACE OF THE DIVINE CALL." "II. A SINNER'S CONVERSION IS A CAUSE OF JOY. III. CONVERTED SOULS DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE CONVERSION OF OTHERS. IV. MATTHEW'S CHIEF CHARACTERISTIC WAS HUMILITY. (W. F. Bishop.)" "Ver. 4. Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him." "I. EARLY OPPORTUNITY. Called to be an apostle. Sharing, too, in the prayers of Christ. (Luke 6:12, 13)." "II. GROWTH OF EVIL (John 6:64-71; 12:1-6). III. THE PRICE OF A SOUL (John 13; Matthew 26:14-16). IV. THE END (John 18:2-5; Matthew 27:3-5; Acts 1, 18-25, with Matthew 27:5)." "Ver. 5. These twelve Jesus sent forth." "HOW OFTEN FAITHFUL WORK IS UNRECORDED & FORGOTTEN. FORGOTTEN WORK IS REMEMBERED, & UNRECORDED NAMES ARE RECORDED ABOVE." "Ver. 7. And as ye go, preach. - Preaching & going: - I. WHO are to preach? II. WHAT are they to preach? 'The kingdom of heaven.'" "III. WHEN are they to preach? 'As ye go.' 1. We are always on the go in this busy world." "3. While you are walking. 4. As long as you live. IV. WHERE are we to preach?" "To kith & kin first. V. WHY are we to preach? 'Freely ye have received.' (T. Spurgeon.)" "Ver. 8. Heal the sick." "Cleanse the lepers." "For leprosy... was looked upon as a type of sin, was in most cases incurable, & was one that necessitated separation" "Freely ye have received, freely give." "Have you received at all? How have we received? 'Freely.'" "II. THE CONSTRAINING OBLIGATION - 'Freely give.' 1. Think what you have to give, give your own selves, your substance, your prayers." "I. Giving is an act of consecration. II. It is an act of grace. III. It is an act of communion. IV. It is a privilege." "Ver. 9. Provide neither gold. - The enthusiasm of poverty" "Ver. 10. Neither 2 coats. - No need for 2 coats" "Ver. 11. And there abide." "Vers. 12, 13. And if the house be worthy." "The peaceful salutation: - 1. The clergyman is to be a minister of peace." "'If the house is worthy' - i.e., if there be fitness in the house to receive it. What that peace means: 1. It is peace with God. 2. It is peace through the blood of Jesus Christ. 3. It is a peace within. 4. It is peace with the whole world. (J. Vaughan, M.A.)" "Ver. 14. Shake off the dust of your feet." "Ver. 16. Behold I send you forth." "Wise as serpents, & harmless as doves. - The union of simplicity & prudence" "THEIR IMMINENT PERIL - 'As sheep in the midst of wolves.'" "The bleating sheep finds no harmony in the howl of the wolf." "Amongst those who would hinder their endeavours." "'The Lamb shall overcome them.'" "...Grace knows how to pick the good out of the evil, the jewel out of the oyster shell, the diamond from the dunghill, the sagacity from the serpent; & by a Divine chemistry it leaves the good which it takes out of the foul place as good as though it had never been there." "We should be as doves: - 1. In respect of meekness. 2. In respect of innocency. 3. In respect of purity." "In doves there are many things commendable: - 1. Beauty. 2. Chastity. 3. Fruitfulness. 4. Amity. 5. Unity. They live in companies. 6. Their innocence. (T. Adams.)" "Ver. 20. For it is not ye that speak. - The Christian ministry a ministry of the Spirit" "Ver. 22. But he that endureth to the end shall be saved." "We must not enter the work of the ministry without counting the cost. I. PERSEVERANCE IS THE BADGE OF THE SAINT." "II. PERSEVERANCE IS THEREFORE THE TARGET OF ALL OUR SPIRITUAL ENEMIES." "III. PERSEVERANCE IS THE GLORY OF CHRIST. IV. PERSEVERANCE SHOULD BE THE GREAT CARE OF EVERY CHRISTIAN. (C. H. Spurgeon.)" "Only he who reaches the goal may be accounted a Christian" "A man has begun to build a house, & has erected one side of it - do you consider him a builder if he stops there, & fails to cover it in or to finish the other walls? Do we give men praise for being warriors because they know how to make one desperate charge, but lose the campaign?" "The causes which make endurance difficult: - 1. Persecution arising because of the Word. 2. False christs & false prophets" "3. The spiritual weariness which steals over the soul with the lapse of time. 4. Trifling with conscience" "To win perseverance, prayer must persevere." "Perseverance is the only triumphing grace." "Ver. 23. But when they persecute you in this city." "Ver. 24. The disciple is not above his Master." "Ver. 27. What I tell you in darkness. - God's message & its proclamation:" "1. It is the great privilege of Christians to realize that Christ is still living with & conversing with them; this consciousness fits for service. 2. Feeling the gospel spoken by Christ directly & distinctly to our own soul." "If you get your message directly from Christ there will be a personality about it." "If you go to Christ for all you preach you will preach with unction. It will enable you to be certain about the truth." "What Jesus had told them in darkness they are now speaking in light." "Ver. 28. Fear not them which kill the body. - It is prudent to give up the body in order to save the soul; it is like casting the cargo of the vessel into the sea to preserve the crew from destruction." "God to be feared rather than man" "Ver. 29. And one of them shall not fall to the ground. - I. THE DOCTRINE OF PROVIDENCE." "Recognize the hand of God in all the events of life. No such thing as chance. Submit to God amid all trials. For comfort & confidence. Let it guide your practice." "The most tender mother never counted the hairs of her child, but God's providence extends to this." "It is of unspeakable importance to keep the remembrance of God's providence fresh upon the mind" "Ver. 30. But the very hairs of your head. - Hairs of your head are all numbered" "The difference between fate & providence: - Fate is blind; providence has eyes. Fate is blind, a thing that must be; it is just an arrow shot from a bow, that must fly onward, but hath no target. Not so, providence; providence is full of eyes. There is a design in everything, & an end to be answered; all things are working together, & working together for good." "Ver. 31. Ye are of more value." "Shall He not hold in exceeding value those for whom He has reserved mansions in His heavenly house, where they may abide for ever?" "Ver. 32. Shall confess Me before men." "Zealously promoting the cause of Christian truth." "We must confess Christ both before good men & bad men." "Double confession: - I. MAN'S CONFESSION OF CHRIST. ...II. CHRIST'S CONFESSION OF MAN." "I. WHAT IS MEANT BY DENYING OF CHRIST before men? It is (1) to deny His mission & Messiahship; (2) to disown Him for the Son of God & Saviour of the world; and (3) not to receive Him for the person annointed & appointed of God for the redemption of mankind." "A man's folly will be spread before the angels." "Ver. 34. Think not that I am come to send peace." "Ver. 35. To set a man at variance against his Father. - The great separation." "Ver. 37. He that loveth father or mother more than Me. - The Saviour's claims on our supreme affections" "...Christ is entitled to supreme affection." "Compared with Christ's love man's is selfishness." "Ver. 38. He that taketh not his cross. - Cross-bearing" "The consecrating all to Jesus. The endurance of my heavenly Father's will." "Welcome the cross of Christ, & bear it triumphantly" "Christ's cross is the sweetest burden that ever I bore; it is such a burden as wings are to a bird, or sails to a ship, to carry me forward to my harbour. (Samuel Rutherford.)" "Ver. 39. He that findeth his life. - The love of life" "Ver. 41. He that receiveth a prophet. The reception of a prophet" "...the 'seer,' men with burning eye to take in visions of the unseen." "When God's rains are descending, & His gracious breezes blowing from off the everlasting hills, keep the soul open. It is a grand opportunity on the receptive side." "Ver. 42. A cup of cold water." "The cup of cold water comes under the Divine notice." "The least desire to bless shall not lose its reward." The Biblical Illustrator, Baker, pgs. 172 - 198.
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September 2023
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