The Matthew Project, Part 6 - Christ's Commissioning of His 12 Disciples

The Gospel of Matthew was written by an eye-witness of Jesus the Christ - what He did, what He taught, the miracles He performed, the lives He transformed, and how people responded to Him. It was originally written to Jews who were eagerly looking forward to the arrival of their promised anointed Messiah. In Matthew 10, Christ commissions His disciples to minister with His authority to cast out demons, heal the sick and proclaim that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand. The selection of His 12 disciples corresponds to the Old Covenant's selection of 12 tribes of Israel and it marks Christ announcing that He was constituting a "new Israel" that was not based on ancestry - but on a connection with Him. Of the 12 disciples that are named, only 3 will feature into the Book of Acts. This highlights that Christ was not calling His disciples to fame, but to faithfulness. For more Biblical teaching via podcast subscribe to Messages That Matters with Dr. Andrew Corbett on iTunes, Soundcloud or Spotify: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/messages-that-matter-by-dr-andrew-corbett/id1059252114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GuYKpgiAyKiF56LCekRSS Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/DrAndrewC Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/u/0/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjY5NjkzNjY5L3NvdW5kcy5yc3M For Biblical Thinking Resources - https://www.andrewcorbett.net/ Read “The Most Embarrassing Book in the Bible -understanding the Book of Revelation” on Kindle https://www.amazon.com/MOST-EMBARRASSING-BOOK-BIBLE-ebook/dp/B0081RZ91O/ Read “Authentic Apostolic Leadership - Structure For the Church” https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Apostolic-Leadership-Structure-Church-ebook/dp/B003GIRESO/ https://www.findingtruthmatters.org/product/the-most-embarrassing-book-in-the-bible-understanding-the-book-of-revelation-ebook/ https://www.findingtruthmatters.org/product/the-most-embarrassing-verse-in-the-bible/ https://www.findingtruthmatters.org/product/authentic-apostolic-leadership-biblical-structure-for-the-church-today/ https://www.findingtruthmatters.org/product/authentic-apostolic-leadership-biblical-structure-for-the-church-today/ Watch today's daily Bible reading in the Journey Through the Entire Bible in One Year: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtlWLsHwjdASfAM2VBzPgdSpXJaE4B2ra