Mark 6:7-13
Sending Out the Twelve
7 And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.
8 He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts—
9 but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics.
10 Also He said to them, “In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place.
11 And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”
12 So they went out and preached that people should repent.
13 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.
Context
- Why did He commission His disciples at this time…and after such rejection at home? (Mark 6:1-6)
Reflection
- Why travel in pairs? (Deuteronomy 17:6, 19:15, Eccl 4:9-12, Mark 11:1, 14:13, Luke 7:19, John 8:17, Acts 8:14, 11:30)
- How come He had them travel so lightly?Why the urgency?
(Exodus 12:11, Proverbs 24:10, 11, Matthew 6:28-32, Acts 3:6, Jude 1:23) - What’s so tragic about ‘shaking off the dust’ in verse 11?
(Genesis 19:24, Matthew 10:14, 15, Luke 16:31, Acts 13:51) - Why a time of rest? (Psalm 23:2, 3, 42:11, Matthew 11:28, 29, Mark 6:31)
Testimony Time
- Who’s your ‘missions-discipleship’ buddy? (2 Timothy 2:2, 4:11)
- How am I trusting His provision to spread His word? (Matthew 10:19, 20, Romans 1:16, 2 Corinthians 5:18, Philippians 4:19, Ephesians 6:19)