“Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭10:1‬ ‭(NASB‬‬)

Reference text: ‭‭Luke‬ ‭10:1-20‬

“But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!”

There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭14:16, 21 (‭NASB‬‬)

Reference text: Matthew‬ ‭14:13-21‬

“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”

Matthew 9:36 (NLT)

Reference text: ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭4:23-25‬

And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all—the living and the dead. He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name.

Acts of the Apostles 10:42-43 (NLT)

Reference text: Acts 10:9-43

“Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord!” he replied.”

‭‭Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭9:10‬ (‭NLT‬‬)

Reference text: ‭‭Acts‬ ‭9:10-19‬‬‬

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But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

‭‭John‬ ‭11:4‬ (‭ESV‬‬)

Reference text: ‭‭John‬ ‭11:1-44‬ ‭

As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

‭‭Acts‬ ‭9:3-4‬ (‭NASB‬‬)

Reference text: ‭‭Acts ‭9:1-9‬‬‬

“But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent.”

‭‭Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭6:1a‬ (‭NLT‬‬)

Reference text: ‭‭Acts‬ ‭6:1-7‬‬‬

“All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper ), and to prayer.”

‭‭Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭2:42‬ (‭NLT‬‬)

Reference text: ‭‭Acts ‭2:42-47‬‬‬

“On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.”

‭‭Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭2:1‬ (‭NLT‬‬)

Reference text: ‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:1-41‬‬‬