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LESSON
by r. O. SELLERS, Director Of Evening
Department. The Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago)
LESSON FOR SEPT. 8
THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE

LESSON TExT-Matt. s:B to ois and
GOLDEN rExr-"He tina, r.ceiveth
you receiveth me. and he that reeeiveth
me receiveth him that sent me."-Matt.
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The first verse Of our lesson 10 q
vivid picture Of the life Of our Lord.
Going about from village to village.
he taught, healed and preached the
good tidings Of his new kingdom.
Why? Not only because Of HE com.
passionate heart as revealed IN the
az q proof Of his claims and, that BE-
lieving ye might have life through his
name" John 20: 80. 81. This does not.
however, lessen the force OF this sec
ond verse, for Jesus as the true Shep-
herd was indeed touched with q feel
ing Of our infirmities." Seeing the
multitude thus without a shepherd. SO
faint and weary as TO lay down and
knowing that his great work was to
be carried on by others after he had
finished" II upon Calvary, he makes
special provision by choosing the
twelve and telling them DEFINITELY how
to carry on his ministry.
Jesus realized that no one man can
minister to all others except as he
multiplies his personality In the lives
Of others. So II 70 that he gives the
church Of today powerful example Of
how to answer the prayer OF verse 80
by his practical method suggested In
verse ] Of chapter 10. His vision or
verse 36 10 the passion Of bio NE and
lives. ~ ~.
DIseIplss Neetsleted.
Following this introduction We find
o list Of the peculiarly chosen ones
who are TO be his vice-eerents after
his passing. and from verse on wo
ind the charge he delivers TO them
There In In this charge, frst, the note
OF Limitation. verses 6 to IL; secondly,
the note Of warning, verses 10 to 23,
and thirdly the note Of comparison.
verse "a To the end Of this chapter
and including 1871. True. in this les
son We have only the FIRST section, tho
limitation together with the final
words OF the charge which In reality
amounts TO a complete Identification
OF his apostles with himself and his
life OF ministry.
Notice the grouping OF the names
Of these disciples. First the three
who formed that inner circle. Peter,
James and John. and with them An
drew, who first brought Peter to Je-
sus Dohn l:TD. After these the
names are In groups Of two, and II
was as such they were afterwards
sent out, Mark 6;7 So we today are
not alone Matt 2s;?o' Acts is
let us observe the restriction placed
/ upon these disciples They are TO
minister not TO the Gentiles nor even
the Samaritans. though Jesus did both
during his life' John ~ and Matt.
lo;22' but not 70 these whom he now
Ia sending at least not till his work IN
complete and Israel has had Its day
OF opportunity Afer calvary this re-
s'riction Is removed, US We can see
from the book OF Acts
Another restriction If In the mes
sage and the method. The message
IL to be the good news OF the king
dom Tney are to herald forth that
II Is at hand. That the Messiah has
come. We are told that they are not
TO force the acceptance OF their mes
sage That In Its proclamation they
shall receive all sorts OF opposition.
That they must look we'll TO their
own character, they are 10 be as sheep
amidst wolves. they shall be hailed
before courts ana potentates, but such
persecution shall be witness against
'he'r prosecutors Tor his sake"
Bearing Of Disciples.
What Ia to be their method? First,
It IL to be that of absolute depend
ence upon the Father. II 10 true that