Authority to Send

Text: Luke 9:1-9
Speaker: Jason Ching
5/22/16
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Jesus empowers and authorizes his disciples to go out proclaiming the kingdom. The mission demonstrates the power and ability of Christ, even when he isn’t present.

  1. How did the authority and power of Jesus relate to the mission of the disciples? 
  2. What do we learn about the heart of Jesus in the things that he authorized the disciples to do? 
  3. Why did Jesus not command his disciples to plan for this trip according to conventional wisdom? 
  4. What are ways that we can embrace the word of God? 
  5. What are unexpected ways that we can reject the word of God?