Matthew 10 :: Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

'The kingdom of heaven is near.' The reward is Duty...
Retrieved HERE by PD [note -- these scriptures should always be read in context, so here it is]

1He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.

2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.' 8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[b]drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. 9Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts; 10take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep.

11"Whatever town or village you enter, search for some worthy person there and stay at his house until you leave. 12As you enter the home, give it your greeting. 13If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. 14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. 15I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. 16I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

17"Be on your guard against men; they will hand you over to the local councils and flog you in their synagogues. 18On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

21"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 22All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 23When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

24"A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebub,[c] how much more the members of his household!

26"So do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny[d]? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. 30And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

32"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. 33But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.

34"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
" 'a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law -
36a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'[e]

37"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

40"He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me. 41Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward. 42And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward."

Draw closer, Listen carefully

Not long ago I heard a story about a young man and an old preacher.

The young man had lost his job and didn't know which way to turn.
So, he went to see the preacher.

Pacing about, the young man ranted about his problem.
Finally, he raised a clenched fist and shouted,
" I've prayed to God to say something to help me.
Tell me, preacher, why doesn't God answer me?"

The preacher, who sat across the room , spoke something so
hushed it was indistinguishable. The young man stepped
across the room, "What did you say?"
The preacher repeated himself, but again in a tone as soft
as a whisper. So the young man moved closer still and said,
" Sorry, I still didn't hear you."

With their heads bent together, the old preacher spoke again,
" God sometimes whispers, so we will move closer, to hear Him."
This time the young man heard; and he understood.

We all want God's voice to thunder through the air with answers.
But God's is the still, small voice...the gentle whisper.

Perhaps there's a reason. Nothing draws human focus quite like a
whisper. God's whisper means I must stop my ranting and move
closer to Him, until my head is bent together with His.
And then, as I listen, I will find my answer.
Better still, I find myself closer to God.

Yes, "They" Said It...

Subject: I feel smarter already !!!!!!!





(On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as
Miss America 1995.)
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: 'I would not live forever, because we should not live forever,
because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever,
but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,'
-- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest .
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'Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the
world, I can't help but cry I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but
not with all those flies and death and stuff.'
--Mariah Carey
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'Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of
your life.'
-- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for
federal anti-smoking campaign.
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'I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.'
-- Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
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'Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates
in the country.'
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC

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'That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and
I'm just the one to do it.'
--A congressional candidate in Texas
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'Half this game is ninety percent mental.'
--Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
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'It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities
in our air and water that are doing it.'
--Al Gore, Vice President
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'I love California . I practically grew up in Phoenix '
-- Dan Quayle while campaigning

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'We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need ?'
--Lee Iacocca
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'The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like
Norman Einstein.'
--Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
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'We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of
people.'
-- Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor .
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'Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we
received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply
if there is a change in your circumstances.'
--Department of Social Services, Greenville , South Carolina
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'Traditionally, most of Australia 's imports come from overseas.'
--Keppel Enderbery
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'If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as
they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And
the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record.'
--Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
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Feeling smarter yet?


Send it on to your brilliant friends.

I just did !!

Obedient to God

1. ENJOINED » See COMMANDMENTS
2. ENJOINED » See DUTY
3. ENJOINED » See LAW
4. EXEMPLIFIED » See BLESSINGS, CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE
5. EXEMPLIFIED » See COMMANDMENTS
6. FILIAL » See CHILDREN
7. INSTANCES OF » Noah (Genesis 6:9,22;7:5; Hebrews 11:7)
8. INSTANCES OF » Bethuel and Laban (Genesis 24:50)
9. INSTANCES OF » Jacob (Genesis 35:1,7)
10. INSTANCES OF » Moses (Numbers 27:12-22; Hebrews 3:2,3)
11. INSTANCES OF » Moses and Aaron (Exodus 7:6;40:16,21,23,32)
12. INSTANCES OF » Under the preaching of Haggai (Haggai 1:12)
13. INSTANCES OF » Caleb (Deuteronomy 1:36)
14. INSTANCES OF » Joshua (Joshua 10:40;11:15)
15. INSTANCES OF » Reubenites (Joshua 22:2,3)
16. INSTANCES OF » Gideon (Judges 6:25-28)
17. INSTANCES OF » David (1 Samuel 18:14;25:28; 1 Kings 11:6,34;15:5; 2 Chronicles 29:2; Acts)
18. INSTANCES OF » Elisha (1 Kings 19:19-21)
19. INSTANCES OF » Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:6; 2 Chronicles 31:20,21; Isaiah 38:3)
20. INSTANCES OF » Josiah (2 Kings 22:2;23:24,25)
21. INSTANCES OF » Asa (2 Chronicles 14:2)
22. INSTANCES OF » Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:3-6;20:32;22:9)
23. INSTANCES OF » Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:16)
24. INSTANCES OF » Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:4,5)
25. INSTANCES OF » Jotham (2 Chronicles 36:22,23)

Father Hood of State Street

You Want to Go Where? In Our Car?
Richard sent you a message.

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Re: libro di faccia

I AM the troll of my household! The ogre of State St. - The spoiling fool of
adolescent schemes - The only denier of childrens wishes - the intolerant of
days and the worst papa' in the world.
A solid head-butt will afford me a much needed sleep, so I welcome it.
I am compartmentalizing, of course, and remain much in love on the eastern front
while the afore mentioned battle rages with kids in the west.
I am therefore much loved and much hated - and much in demand for cleaning
dishes.
Viva your mass! In all forms - intellectual, emotional and physical - it has
always over come me.