Wise as Serpents, Innocent as Doves
Matthew 10:11–23
Main Idea: Rejection may cause us to change our audience, but it should never cause us to change our message.
- The Pattern: The Kingdom is not to be advanced by threat or force (Matthew 10:11–15)
- The Principle: Rejection may cause us to change our audience, but it should never cause us to change our message.
- The Prospect: The kingdom will be proclaimed in the face of fierce opposition (Matthew 10:16–23)
- The Promise: God will uphold those who suffer for their faithfulness (Matthew 10:19–20; 22b–23)