Sermon Notes

Matthew 10:9–15 NIV
⁹ “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts —
¹⁰ no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.
¹¹ Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.
¹² As you enter the home, give it your greeting.
¹³ If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.
¹⁴ If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.
¹⁵ Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.”

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Discussion Igniters

(1)  Read Matthew 10:5–15.
What are some of the things Jesus instructs his disciples to do?
Why do you think he tells them to do these things? 

(2)  Does entrusting things in God’s hands come easy to you, or is it challenging?
Why?

(3)  How does trusting God to provide and open or close doors affect the way you can reach those around you?

(4)  Why do you think Jesus tells his disciples to “shake the dust off” their feet and move on when people reject his message? 

(5)  Who is someone who you can go to and share God’s kingdom with?