Sermon Series

Listen as we consider how when Jesus began to preach He immediately began to disciple men, and how different the qualifications are for ministry than we might first assume. We also see how Jesus was sovereign over the choosing of the right men for what would follow, including the selection of Judas to be His betrayer.
In Matthew 8 after Jesus healed many people (8:1-17) He decided to depart and venture over the sea to another place. When He gave orders to depart, two men indicated that they wanted to follow Him. The first, a scribe, desired to go but was told that the Son of Man had nowhere to lay His head. The second, a disciple, said that he first wanted to bury his father. Jesus responded by telling him to leave the dead to bury their own.
Jesus came down after the great Sermon on the Mount, and continued to amaze the crowds as He healed all who came to Him. Healing a leper (and outcast), and the slave of a centurion (a gentile), and Peter's mother-in-law and many others who were brought to Him, we learn more about the theology of His mandate.