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Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 10:1-15

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 10:1. Called.—We must distinguish three calls, the first to be disciples; the second to serve as Evangelists; and now the third to the Apostolic office. This call to the Apostolate, however, was only preliminary, and limited by the present circumstances and position of the church. The Apostolic office obtained its full proportions after the ascension of our Lord, when the knowledge of the disciples and their testimony was completed, and the Holy Spirit poured out on the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:1-20

Matthew 10:1-20 Jesus giving His Power to His Followers. Note: I. The work Christ's followers were to do. They were to do the mysterious work which the Master had done, and to preach as both He and John had preached. They were sent forth to do and to serve, but were done by and served as they went. Having been entrusted with the responsibility of a great message, and furnished with a power which was the envy and amazement of all, there ought to be an elevation of their consciousness into some... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:7

Matthew 10:7 We learn from this passage how needful it is for us all to remember that the kingdom of God exists now in the world. Consider I. What this remembrance means. The kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven, may appear to many a man an obscure conception, a mere way of speaking, one of the old-fashioned, far-fetched expressions of Holy Scripture, belonging to the ecclesiastical style of former times, but meaning little to our modern culture. Yet it is not so. The Jews to whom it was first... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:8

Matthew 10:8 The opening of this commission, in a world eaten up by selfishness, proclaimed the advent of a new era, and was the sign of the establishment of the kingdom of God among men. From that time forth there would be a band of men upon earth consecrated to minister to its woes and needs. I. These servants of the kingdom of heaven, of which we, too, are subjects and ministers, were sent forth to a practical conflict with the actual sufferings and maladies of mankind. The Lord does not... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 10:5-7

DISCOURSE: 1341THE LIMITED COMMISSION OF THE APOSTLESMatthew 10:5-7. These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them. saying. Go not into the way of the Gentiles and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go. preach. saying. The kingdom of heaven is at hand.AFTER our blessed Lord had chosen his twelve servants. whom he called apostles. he gave them a commission to go forth and proclaim his advent. just as his forerunner.... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 10:8

DISCOURSE: 1342DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL, A DUTYMatthew 10:8. Freely ye have received, freely give.COMPASSION for the wants and miseries of men is a very distinguished feature of the Christian character. It is a lovely grace, even when it has respect only to the temporal necessities of mankind: but it is of a far higher stamp, when it is called forth by a view of their spiritual wants, and seeks to administer to their eternal welfare. Such was the feeling which our blessed Lord and Saviour... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:1-42

Shall we turn now in our bibles to the tenth chapter of the gospel of Matthew?In the beginning of the tenth chapter we find Christ sending His disciples out, telling them to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But in the fact that He is sending them to go, in the first part of chapter ten, makes the last verse of chapter nine quite significant. For in the last verse of chapter nine, Jesus said to His disciples: "Pray ye therefore the Lord of harvest, that he will send forth labourers... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 10:1-42

Matthew 10:1 . He called to him his twelve disciples. Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30. And that they might be the twelve foundations and gates of his church. Revelation 21:12-14. But this preference to the twelve did not hinder the extraordinary powers of the Spirit from being conferred on other apostolic men. And who would have thought, when they left their nets, that they should fill eternal thrones? Believer, take... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 10:7

Matthew 10:7And as ye go, preach. Preaching and goingI. Who are to preach?II. What are they to preach? “The kingdom of heaven.” etc. Then we must speak of the King. Tell them He is King of grief, grace, and glory.III. When are they to preach? “As ye go.”1. We are always on the go in this busy world.2. “As ye go”-travelling.3. While you are walking.4. As long as you live.IV. Where are we to preach? “ Go not into the way of the Gentiles,” etc. To kith and kin first.V. Why are we to preach?... read more

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