The Sent Ones: The Mission of the Disciples
Pastor David Lenz
4 November 2007

Text: Mark 3: 13-19

“He went up the mountain and called to him those whom he wanted, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the message, and to have authority to cast out demons.”

The Sent Series
The God Who Sends
Reluctant to be Sent: The Missionary without the Missionary’s Heart
The Sent One: The Mission of Jesus

Ordinary people
2 sets of brothers
Rocky and the Son’s of Thunder
After the first four names none are mentioned again in Mark.
Not like the cabinet of JFK…..regarded as the best and the brightest.

What does it mean to be 1 of the 12? What is discipleship?
Being with Jesus
Being sent by Jesus

Being with Jesus
Jesus initiates the relationship. He appoints the 12.
Meals, conversation, fishing.
“Spent a day fishing with John Quincy. Day wasted.” Quote from John Adams journal.,
Allow Jesus to pour himself into us. Solid devotional time is good but……….

Being Sent by Jesus
Two purposes vs. 14-15
Preach
Authority to drive out demons

Before I go I need to:
Finish the book on…….
Attend a seminar on……
Down load this sermon and listen to it 3 or 4 times…….
Go to this prayer meeting……..
Their training was not complete but Jesus sends them anyway.

Lord of the Rings
“I will go. I will take the ring. But I do not know the way.”
Frodo

We can do it because Jesus is pouring himself into us to:
Proclaim the good news
Do mighty deeds.