Even before His death, Jesus prepared His disciples to continue the extension of the Kingdom. First, the disciples were observers of how the message of the Kingdom was to be presented:
Bago pa Siya mamatay, inihanda na ni Jesus ang Kanyang mga alagad upang ipagpatuloy ang pagpapalaganap ng Kaharian. Una, hinayaan Niyang magmasid kung paanong ang mensahe ng Kaharian ay ituturo: