Jesus gives us divine principles to do ministry well as He sends out His disciples on their first short-term missions trip.

This very familiar passage opens our eyes to a new glimpse at Jesus' motivations for reaching the masses, which in turn should speak into our own motivations.

What are the spiritual implications of Jesus raising the dead, giving sight to the blind and opening the mouth of the mute?

Jesus is still in the business of giving life. As people come to Him acknowledging their need and believing, He will save!

Jesus shows His love and concern for those in need as He displays His power over death.

We are not only to be the voice and feet of Christ, we are to be the hands of Christ, serving the nations to express the love oandgrace of Jesus Christ to the lost of the world.

If our relationship with Christ is right, then doing what He asks us to do should become second nature because of our love for Him and His for us.

Jesus said, "I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."  What does that mean? Does He not care about the righteous?

Jesus' healing of the paralytic was proof that He had the authority to forgive sin.

Matthew continues to present Jesus as the King/Messiah showing that He has power and authority over the unseen forces of the supernatural world, the demonic.