18. Believe

9:27-34

2 blind men

9:27-34 After passing on from there Jesus was followed by two blind men crying out and saying “Pity us son of David.” On coming into the house the blind men approached him and Jesus says to them. “Do you believe that I can do this?” they say to him. ”Yes Lord” then he touched their eyes saying. “Let it be done according to your faith.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly admonished them

saying. “See you tell no one.” But on going out they spread this story about him in all that land. And as they were going out beyond they brought to him a dumb man who was demon-possessed. And on the demon’s being expelled the dumb man spoke. The crowds marvelled saying. “Never has it appeared thus in Israel.” But the Pharisees said “It is by the ruler of the demons that he expels demons.”

19. Teach and heal

9:35

Proclaim gospel

9:35 Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and

proclaiming the gospel (good news) of the kingdom and healing every disease and every illness.

20 Pray for harvesters

9:36-38

Harvest

9:36-38 And seeing the crowds he was filled with tenderness concerning them because they were distressed and prostrate like sheep not having a shepherd. Then he says to his disciples.

"Indeed the harvest is great but the workmen few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest so that he may be thrusting forth workmen into his harvest"

21. Reach out

10:1-42

Sent forth 12 disciples("little ones")

10:1-42 Calling together his twelve disciples he gave them authority over unclean spirits so as to be able to expel them and to heal every disease and every illness. Now of the twelve apostles their names are as follows. First there was Simon, the one called Peter and then Andrew

his brother. and James the son of Zebedee and John his brother. There were Phillip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector. There was James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus, Simon the Cannanaean and Continued over page