The Story Part 18: REal World Disciple Traning

The question we have to answer for ourselves is when we look at the brokenness of our world, do we say someone should do something? Or do we hear Jesus say, what are you gonna do about it? Now there's a lot of stuff that is outside of our control. We cannot control everything that goes on. We have a small sphere of influence, but even in that, Jesus says, you can do big things through that small sphere of influence. [00:20:35] (34 seconds)  #SmallSphereBigImpact

Jesus replaces those lies with a calling saying, you're enough. I called you specifically for a reason. So as we go out this week, understand that it's time to move. God frees a people before giving commands. You are loved and rescued from your sins through Jesus Christ. Now go and share that rescue with someone else. Doing it one step at a time. Remember that bravery is not the absence of fear. It's moving one step in front of the other while being scared. [00:29:20] (49 seconds)  #CalledAndEnough

The goal was never to have one super teacher. The goal was to have a world full of people walking in their rabbi's shoes. Kinda like Micah, at first, kinda flopping around in them. But then as we grow, it becomes a little bit easier. And even in this passage, we have the evil one, the adversary returning. And one of the biggest ways I think the adversary has stopped us from going as Christians is that he puts these lies in our hearts and says, you're not brave enough. You're not qualified enough. You're not educated enough to lead others. [00:28:33] (47 seconds)  #MultiplyingLeaders

The meek aren't blessed. They don't seem like they are lifted up. The poor in spirit aren't taken care of. But in that is the charge that we are actually given as disciples. We are supposed to go and make sure that that happens. We're the ones. We are what he later calls the salt and the light. The disciples aren't supposed to be hidden. They're supposed to be out in the world. They're meant to bring out the flavor of the world, and I think there's a lot of ways you can talk about this, but we are also supposed to be the light that shines out in front of people as they continue their path on their own. [00:14:16] (45 seconds)  #SaltAndLight

In the same way, Jesus wants us to develop to the point where we understand that we are big in the Lord and can do a lot of things. Jesus sends out the 72. He doesn't wait until they're perfect. He sends them out while they're still learning. In in ministry, we or in the Bible, we do see periods that people wait before they go out. Paul waits three years before he goes back out. There are times that people wait and learn before they go out. But even then, they're still learning after they go out. [00:27:13] (36 seconds)  #SentWhileLearning

But he doesn't wait. He sends them out while they're still new and fresh and learning because they have a lot more that they have to learn. There's a cost to that freedom that he's giving them just like with Egypt, required movement and trust. Following Jesus requires leaving our comfort zones. Eventually, the disciples are gonna be told to go places they were told to never go to and talk to people that they were told they should never talk to. Gentiles, Samaritans, Romans, tax collectors. [00:27:49] (38 seconds)  #GoBeyondComfort

The 72 have come back and they have a good report. They have a wonderful experience, and that sometimes is what happens. Sometimes it's not. And they even say, we were able to even do this. And Jesus says, don't be so excited about what you were able to accomplish. Be excited that you're on the right track and that you, your names are written in heaven. But at the end, he has so much joy as someone that was able to get across something to someone that he has been wanting to get across for such a long time. He sees them having this moment, and that's something that anyone that has been a teacher or instructor or parent loves to see. [00:25:54] (48 seconds)  #JoyInDiscipleship

This is where God shows up. He says, go. Know that I am going ahead of you. I am going to take care of you. And there's this interesting section where he said, when you enter a house, say peace to this house. Mhmm. And if they aren't willing to let that be, it says the peace will return to you. And I encourage you that as you think about how daunting this idea is to go out and do the will of the Lord is, just know that it's not out it's not something that you can control. All you can control is your interactions with the people. [00:23:48] (40 seconds)  #GodGoesAhead