The Sending of the Twelve

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

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🗓️ 9 March 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Since Christians have freely received salvation in Christ, we should freely proclaim the good news of His grace. From his sermon series in the gospel of Matthew, today R.C. Sproul considers what the sending of the Apostles reveals about God’s mercy, provision, and judgment.

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Meet Today’s Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	I can't think of anything in this world more terrifying than the thought of going to hell.
0:06.4	Lord, it's your righteousness and your righteousness alone that can bring me safely into your kingdom.
0:12.4	I have nothing in my hand that I can bring.
0:16.0	There's nothing I can do to earn my way into heaven.
0:19.3	And if you were to exercise your justice on me, you would
0:23.4	send me to hell forever.
0:31.1	After calling and commissioning the 12 apostles, directing them to preach and to heal the sick,
0:39.5	Jesus ended with a hard saying that it would be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment
0:44.3	than for those who would not receive and hear their words. This is the Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind.
0:51.6	I'm Nathan Dobie Bingham, and I'm glad you're with us. The thought of hell
0:55.9	is terrifying, but do we really believe in hell? Are our lives and our zeal for evangelism
1:02.7	reflective of us having a deep conviction of the seriousness of an eternity under the wrath of God?
1:09.5	That will be R.C. Sproles' topic as we continue his short sermon series in the Gospel of Matthew.
1:16.3	Remember, if you'd like to spend time in the entirety of Matthew's Gospel,
1:20.5	you can request Dr. Sproul's hardcover commentary at Renewing Your Mind.org
1:25.3	with your donation of any amount in support of the gospel outreach of Renewing Your Mind.org with your donation of any amount in support of the gospel outreach
1:29.1	of Renewing Your Mind and Ligonier Ministries.
1:32.4	Well, here's Dr. Spraw on the Sending of the Twelve and the reality of future judgment.
1:41.0	All right, we continue this morning with our study of the Gospel of Matthew, and I will be reading
1:46.6	from chapter 10, verses 5 through 15. These 12, Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying, do not go into the
1:58.1	way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans,
2:03.0	but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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