THE CALL TO MISSION – 6
THE CALL TO MISSION – 6 July 13, 2013 Today’s gospel: Matthew 10:24-33 Jesus has just assured the apostles that they will undergo persecution. Not quite an encouragement for mission? On the contrary. Jesus had asked them to follow him and they did. They had left their nets, their families, their jobs. They embarked on […]
THE CALL TO MISSION – 5
THE CALL TO MISSION – 5 July 12, 2013 Today’s gospel: Matthew 10:16-23 The challenge for mission is not so much that we lack resources, because God will provide, but that we will encounter great opposition and persecution as we confront the enemy. We are weak human beings assaulting the dominion of a powerful […]
THE CALL TO MISSION – 4
THE CALL TO MISSION – 4 July 11, 2013 Today’s gospel: Matthew 10:7-15 Jesus sends out the Twelve. “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” (Mt 10:7). Eden, equivalent to paradise or heaven, had been lost. But Jesus has now come to redeem humankind. Now humanity could be restored […]