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Title: Matthew 10:16-23


1
Matthew 1016-23
  • Persecution Faced by Christians

2
W, W, W, W, H
  • Who Jesus and His newly commissioned disciples
  • What Warnings and Exhortations
  • When Directly after the disciples
    commissioning
  • Where In the region of Galilee (91,35)
  • How Jesus authority and foresight

3
The disciples and the Lords people are compared
to sheep
  • Jeremiah 506"My people have become lost sheep
    Their shepherds have led them astray They have
    made them turn aside on the mountainsThey have
    gone along from mountain to hill. And have
    forgotten their resting place.
  • Ezekiel 3412" As a shepherd cares for his herd
    in the day when he is among his scattered sheep,
    so I will care for My sheep and will deliver them
    from all the places to which they were scattered
    on a cloudy and gloomy day.
  • Matthew 2532"All the nations will be gathered
    before Him and He will separate them from one
    another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from
    the goats

4
Wolves are compared to false prophets, and
contrasted directly with sheep
5
Snakes Doves are used as other comparisons
  • In most Scriptural contexts, serpents or snakes
    are caste in a negative light (Garden of Eden, as
    judgement in Numbers, Satan is called one in
    Revelation)
  • Here only their shrewdness seems desirable
  • Doves represent holiness, innocence (they were
    sacrificed, the Holy Spirit is compared to a dove)

6
Gods People, Israel were prophesied to be
scattered in several Old Testament passages.
Jesus tells the disciples that these prophesies
will soon be fulfilled.
  • Zechariah 137"Awake, O sword, against My
    Shepherd,And against the man, My
    Associate,"Declares the LORD of hosts " Strike
    the Shepherd that the sheep may be scatteredAnd
    I will turn My hand against the little ones.
  • Matthew 2631Then Jesus said to them, "You will
    all fall away because of Me this night, for it is
    written, ' I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND
    THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK SHALL BE SCATTERED.
  • Mark 1427And Jesus said to them, "You will all
    fall away, because it is written, ' I WILL STRIKE
    DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP SHALL BE
    SCATTERED.'

7
Jesus prophesied that His disciples would be
persecuted
  • Verses 17-19 are proved in the later persecution
    of the church, Jesus Himself, and Paul
  • Jesus was taken to the synagogue, where He was
    spat upon, hit, and slapped (Matthew 2657,67)
  • He was then taken to Pilate, the governor
    (Matthew 272)
  • He was also taken to Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch
    or Galilee and Peraea (the son of Herod the
    Great, who had wanted to kill Jesus. Antipas was
    also who had John the Baptist beheaded Luke
    237)

8
Persecution in the life of Paul
  • Paul was brought before the governor Felix, then
    his successor, Festus, was persecuted by the
    Jews, and eventually brought before King Agrippa
    (great grandson of Herod the Great Acts 24-26)
  • Paul was sustained by God through his journey to
    Caesar, being spared from shipwreck and snakebite
    (Acts 27 28)
  • He was visited by an angel who reassured him he
    would be safe see Caesar (Acts 2722-24)

9
In spite of persecution, we can trust that God
will give us even the words to say
  • The Lord not only gives us a hope, He will
    actually make sure His will is accomplished!
  • Just as the Lord sent an angel to give Paul
    reassurance, He will make His will come to pass!
  • He has given us His perfect, Holy Spirit to
    guide, protect, and accomplish His will.

10
There are those that are being persecuted everyday
  • Example Khalid Saad
  • Khalid became a Christian in Jordan in 2002
  • When he became a Christian, he was fired and
    thrown out of his familys house
  • He was excited to celebrate Christmas, and was on
    a way to see friends when his car was shot 12
    times
  • Later, he found out that his persecutors were
    members of his own family!
  • His story is on Voice of the Martyrs

11
As Israel is scattered, the apostles mission to
evangelism will not end until Jesus return.
  • Numerous verses in the Old and New Testament talk
    about the dispersion of Israel
  • Even in Matthew 106, Jesus tells the apostles to
    go to the lost sheep of Israel.
  • In fact, Israels refusal of the Savior allowed
    for us, as Gentiles to be grafted in to the
    family of God

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Group Break-out
  • Nate
  • Read Acts 121-6.
  • What did it cost James and Peter to follow the
    Lord?
  • How did the Lord help Peter?
  • Could you endure the same things as Peter?
  • Drew
  • Read Acts 754-60
  • What did it cost Stephen to follow the Lord?
  • What assurance did God give Him?
  • Could you give your life up for God?
  • Rick
  • Read Revelation 19
  • Where was John?
  • Why was he there?
  • Read Revelation 2212
  • What assurance did God give to John?
  • Could you endure Johns situation?
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