PROCLAIM THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Luke 10:1-24
Key Verse 10:9 “Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’”
1. Why did Jesus appoint and send out the seventy-two others two by two? (1; Ecclesiastes 4:9-10) How did Jesus view the world into which he was sending them? (2-3)
2. What guidelines did Jesus give for the disciples and why? (4-7) What must the disciples do in a town that welcomes them? (8-9)
3. How should they deal with rejection? (10-12) Why did Jesus lament over spiritual condition of the cities where he preached the gospel? (12-15) How did Jesus encourage the disciples to face rejection? (16; cf. 2 Corinthians 5:20)
4. How could the seventy-two have authority over the demons (17-19) and for what should they rejoice? (20)
5. Why did Jesus praise the Father? (21) Why did Jesus call the disciples blessed? (23-24) Do you see the world as the abundant harvest field? (cf. John 4:35)