Discipleship Training Course

PHASE 3 – SHARE THE JOURNEY
4. He mobilized the seventy-two Apart from the twelve Jesus
had a larger group to whom He gave specific assignments.
He sent them out two-by-two. He asked for a BIG
commitment. He gave them virtually no resources. Yet He
demanded that they perform miracles which they did.
Luke 10:1 The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent
them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places He planned to
visit.
17 When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported
to Him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your
name!” “Yes,” He told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like
lightning! Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the
enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush
them. Nothing will injure you. But don‟t rejoice because evil spirits
obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.
5. He taught the crowds. Yes, Jesus had a public ministry. He
occasionally spoke to the thousands. However, he didn’t
run to these groups or “tickled their ears”. He confronted
their way of life, challenged their thinking, and often taught
in parables to keep it simple and understandable even for
children.
Jesus’ leadership strategy evidently worked well. Within a
generation, His followers turned the world upside down.
Acts 17:6 Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and
some of the other believers instead and took them before the city
council. “Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,”
they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too.
Now we can see where Jesus focused on in His leadership was
with purpose and intent and had great results. Let’s take courage
in our hearts, that it’s not always in the quantity but rather in the
quality that one builds a true heritage, and that great impact can
come from even just a few.
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