Matthew 10:1-7 ~ The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

Matthew 10:1-7

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.  

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

⁵  These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, ⁶  but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 


 ⁷ And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

Bill Hull was our Sermon on Sunday. 
http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Hull/e/B001JS5RLO

I did not get there, a neighbor had a collapsed chimney in the middle of the night and we were awake. Since this didn't work out, due to oversleeping, I decided to find Bill Hull on line.

Pastor Hull begins by telling about "The Cost of Discipleship." Bonhoeffer. Who was the example, like Jesus, of putting all his life into Salvation. Jesus makes us like Christ because HE is about others. When we seek self-fulfillment - am I closer to God - we are missing the fact - Jesus was about others.

Jesus points this out in the very short passage, Jesus sends the 12-  out to do healing.
Jesus isn't here long to do His ministry, and HE does not insist they sit at His feet.

Discipleship is to follow Jesus. If Jesus was living my life, what would I do to please Jesus. Given His Word for me to do, how will I do my life best.

Jesus did ordinary things for many years. Although Mary had quite a few successes.

Discipleship is to have encouragement, strengthening, nurture in God to do His Will.

This is not cheap grace. This is working His Word for our lives.




Ministry is telling the Good News. Ministry is sharing how Jesus has helped you. Ministry is sharing the Good News in other's life. When you give Agape Love, this is your life experience.

Even the chilly hearts I've told about the BBQ the Katrina refuges gave our Church, who fed them, have melted hard hearts and been almost in tears.

We take up our cross, a death reserved for criminals, and we follow Jesus. We please Jesus.



My pool was recently re-plastered. Wow, this was needed. This was a gift to us, given by someone who cares and is family. My mom. And because we got a very, very good quote we didn't get all the information we needed.

However, I had shared the Good News with the man having a new baby, who had fixed our pool a few months back. I had questions about pool plastering. And the man who told me he just couldn't meet the price we got, came over and told us we found good sub-contractors. And he explained about the start up done on new pools.

Without this man having a new baby, with whom I'd shared the Good News of Jesus, we wouldn't have known what to do.



People want to be told about Jesus.

Jesus wants us to be the people who fulfill our vows. Listen and obey the Word of God given to us. People believe when we give our word - this is what we do.

The World actually hungers to know Jesus.

And then they want to know if Jesus will still love them in their brokenness. In the doubts and in their failures. Does Jesus really never leave or abandon us. Jesus is that Good.

The circle is Love, without beginning, without end. Father God, Jesus and Holy Spirit.


Mark 3:34
Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!


Father God, 

Thank You for Pentecost. Having the Holy Spirit each day is Joy, Peace, Love, Patience, Goodness, Steadfast and Self Control. Thank You.

Help me to be doing God’s will and be Your brother and sister and mother.
In the Name of Jesus, Thank God. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †