Missionary Instructions
In Matthew 10, Jesus commissions the twelve to go out and do missionary work. Read over the chapter and then answer the following questions:
What does Jesus mean by telling the disciples to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves (vs. 16)? How can we apply these words to ourselves today?
Read Matthew 10:2-4. What is the one thing that all of Jesus' disciples had in common? What does that tell us about the need always to keep cultural sensitivities before us as we seek to work in various cultures?
What special powers did the disciples have? How can we, without those powers, still minister and witness to the world?
What kind of reception did Jesus prepare His followers to receive? What lessons can we take from those words for ourselves?

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