{"id":1231,"date":"2022-11-13T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2022-11-06T20:30:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T20:30:22","slug":"sermon20221113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/sermon20221113\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors of Peace sent into a Hostile World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sermonNotes2022\">\n<p>2022 Church Theme: Advancing God\u2019s Kingdom in the New Normalcy<br \/>\nScripture: Luke 10 : 1-24<br \/>\nSpeaker: Rev. Harding Ng<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-container\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/mp3\/English\/2022_11113_E.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/audio><\/div>\n<p><u><strong>Luke 10 : 1-24<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Matt-10-16\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Luke-10-1\">After this the Lord appointed seventy-two&nbsp;others&nbsp;and sent them two by two&nbsp;ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.<\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25366\" class=\"text Luke-10-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2&nbsp;<\/sup>He told them,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cThe harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25367\" class=\"text Luke-10-3\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3&nbsp;<\/sup>Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25368\" class=\"text Luke-10-4\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25369\" class=\"text Luke-10-5\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cWhen you enter a house, first say, \u2018Peace to this house.\u2019<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25370\" class=\"text Luke-10-6\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25371\" class=\"text Luke-10-7\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.&nbsp;Do not move around from house to house.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25372\" class=\"text Luke-10-8\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cWhen you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25373\" class=\"text Luke-10-9\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9&nbsp;<\/sup>Heal the sick who are there and tell them, \u2018The kingdom of God&nbsp;has come near to you.\u2019<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25374\" class=\"text Luke-10-10\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10&nbsp;<\/sup>But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25375\" class=\"text Luke-10-11\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11&nbsp;<\/sup>\u2018Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you.&nbsp;Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.\u2019<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25376\" class=\"text Luke-10-12\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12&nbsp;<\/sup>I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom&nbsp;than for that town.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25377\" class=\"text Luke-10-13\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">13&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cWoe to you,&nbsp;Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth&nbsp;and ashes.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25378\" class=\"text Luke-10-14\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">14&nbsp;<\/sup>But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25379\" class=\"text Luke-10-15\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">15&nbsp;<\/sup>And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25380\" class=\"text Luke-10-16\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">16&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cWhoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25381\" class=\"text Luke-10-17\"><sup class=\"versenum\">17&nbsp;<\/sup>The seventy-two&nbsp;returned with joy and said, \u201cLord, even the demons submit to us in your name.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25382\" class=\"text Luke-10-18\"><sup class=\"versenum\">18&nbsp;<\/sup>He replied,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cI saw Satan&nbsp;fall like lightning from heaven.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25383\" class=\"text Luke-10-19\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">19&nbsp;<\/sup>I have given you authority to trample on snakes&nbsp;and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25384\" class=\"text Luke-10-20\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">20&nbsp;<\/sup>However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25385\" class=\"text Luke-10-21\"><sup class=\"versenum\">21&nbsp;<\/sup>At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cI praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.&nbsp;Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25386\" class=\"text Luke-10-22\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">22&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cAll things have been committed to me by my Father.&nbsp;No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-25387\" class=\"text Luke-10-23\"><sup class=\"versenum\">23&nbsp;<\/sup>Then he turned to his disciples and said privately,&nbsp;<span class=\"woj\">\u201cBlessed are the eyes that see what you see.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span id=\"en-NIV-25388\" class=\"text Luke-10-24\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">24&nbsp;<\/sup>For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 Church Theme: Advancing God\u2019s Kingdom in the New Normalcy Scripture: Luke 10 : 1-24 Speaker: Rev. Harding Ng Luke 10 : 1-24 1After this the Lord appointed seventy-two&nbsp;others&nbsp;and sent them two by two&nbsp;ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.&nbsp;2&nbsp;He told them,&nbsp;\u201cThe harvest is plentiful, but the workers &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/sermon20221113\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ambassadors of Peace sent into a Hostile World&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2022-sermon","category-outside-speaker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1231"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1236,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions\/1236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mgc.ca\/YM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}