Queen's Road Cell

1. What mission did Jesus give the seventy-two? (10:1-2, 9) To herald his ministry (v.1) To gather in the harvest (v.2) To bless people with peace(v.5) To heal the sick (v.9) To proclaim the coming kingdom (v.11)   The number appears to be symbolic of the nations of the world, a view the Jews based on Genesis 10, where there are seventy names in the Hebrew text and seventy-two in lxx The gospel is for the whole world. Some, however, associate the number with that of the elders appointed by Moses (Num. 11:16f., 24f.; seventy-two with the two who remained in the camp). They see Jesus as the second Moses. Others think of the seventy members of the Sanhedrin (Morris) 70 may also refer to the household of Jacob (Gen 46:27). i.e. the 12 in Chapter 9 refer to the patriarchs of Israel = the apostles, and the 70, to the whole household of Israel =  the whole church of God. (Wilcox)   2. What might the disciples have leared about the priorities in their mission from the follo...

Selwyn shared about the Rapidly Advancing Discipleship (RAD) programme that Siew Leong is using in China and Bangladesh. This is a method of sharing the gospel, setting up small churches and helping members to be accountable to one another with specific Scripture passages following the principle of 1 Tim 3:16.. The programme seemed so simple that we felt that might work best  in particular cultures with a strong sense of community and where there were not many intellectual reservations regarding the gospel. The programme seems to have strengths in its speed of transmission, in the accountability structure and in the provision of Scripture to guide behaviour. Traditional structures can be simplified to achieve rapid expansion. The programme might be less effective in Singapore, though. We will need to learn more! We spoke about John Allen Chau, the young missionary who was recently killed by North Sentinelese tribesmen when he (illegally) chartered a boat to share the gospel with ...