Lambs Among Wolves

Well, the title of our sermon study today is, Lambs Among Wolves. Lambs Among Wolves. If you have your Bibles, I invite you to open them up, and let's continue our series in the Book of Luke, Luke chapter 10. And we're going to begin reading verses 1 through 3.

Luke 10 verses 1 through 3. Now, as you turn there, it has been a little bit of time before we've been back in the Book of Luke, but I'll just remind you where we are at this point. You know, in the previous chapter, in chapter 9, Jesus had already sent out the 12. He had sent them out and then went on his way toward Jerusalem. Along the way to Jerusalem, he encountered a few more in which the invitation to follow me came to those individuals.

And now, at the beginning of chapter 10, he is now going to expand the number by dispatching out 70 additional individuals. They were to go out in pairs. They were to go out to the surrounding area in order to prepare men and women for the arrival of Jesus Christ. This was their commission. Here it is. Luke 10. Let's read verses 1 through 3. Luke records, After these things, the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them two by two before his face into every city and place where he himself was about to go.

Then he said to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the harvest. Go your way, behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. Let's stop there. Now, in considering this, we ought not think that now that the number has expanded, that somehow or another it's going to be proportionate to the needs or it's going to be proportionate to the opportunities in which they're now going to face. Far from it, because in fact, you notice there in verse 2 that the harvest is truly plentiful, but the workers are in fact disproportionate in numbers, he says.

In other words, even with the 70, it's still really too few of labors here. So we consider that fact. And while we do, we should also consider the fact that these individuals must not think of themselves as particularly equipped for the task at hand or particularly powerful, because again, he's sending them out. And it says there in verse 3, as lambs among wolves. So what do we know so far? Well, the 70, they're being sent out. They are disproportionate to the need. And as the 70 are being sent out, they are weak. Weak in the face of danger.

Now, if the 70 had been part of this group for any amount of time, this should not have been a surprise to them, this scenario, because the disciples, of course, understood the fact that they were really quite lacking and quite powerless without the enabling of Jesus Christ. I'll remind you that we won't look at it, but in the previous chapter, as the disciples were beginning to set, as the shadows were beginning to fall, they had come to Jesus, and they said, well, you know Jesus with these 5,000 men and plus women and children, it's getting to the time of day where they're going to be hungry.

And I think it would be really unrealistic to consider feeding all of this group, of course. Of course, too many here to think about that. So we should think about sending them home, but Jesus said, well, I have another idea. Why don't you give them something to eat? He said. To which they replied, we have nothing to give them unless you're expecting us to go buy something for them. And that's a little ironic because Jesus had already told them not to bring any money with them when he was following them, following him.

So, in other words, here are 5,000 men plus women and children. And so far, all we have is this young lad who is holding five loaves and two fish. What do you think we can possibly do with that in meeting the vastness of the need?

And, of course, Jesus took the offer from the young boy, blessed it, broke it, multiplied it, gave it to the disciples, and Luke records that all were all eight and were satisfied. And so, in coming to chapter 10 in this picture of a phenomenal challenge being encountered by abject weakness, it is the exact scenario in which we see time and time again, recording after recording, in all of the scripture when it comes to Christ's dealings with God's people. You know, Christ's dealings with those to whom God gave him. It is God's people looking to God through Jesus Christ for strength in the midst of weakness, for sufficiency in the face of lack of resources. And so, he's about to send out this group of 70 on their way, and this unnamed group of disciples, and this is how they're being sent out. Insufficient to the need and unprepared for what they are about to face. But again, they're being sent out by Jesus Christ himself to prepare the way for Jesus Christ to arrive. So, what are they to do? What are we to do today? You know, you know, today in a very real sense, if I want to bring this to you today, we have this same privilege. We're being asked the same thing to introduce, to prepare the way for Jesus Christ, not only now, not for his arrival, but for his return. We are these individuals today, and we are being put together for the purpose of producing others for his arrival, in fact, for his return. So, that's what he's doing. He's putting together this group in order that they might be clear on their purpose. Again, not to beat the drum too loudly, but look at this picture. It's such a vulnerable picture. Go, he says, verse 3, I'm sending you out like lambs among wolves. Lambs among wolves. I was reminded earlier that pretty often when I drive up to our house, I have the absolute privilege and opportunity to see these wonderful, beautiful deer often. If you've been in this area very long, if you see one cross the road, you better watch out. There's more to come, always. But they're just such beautiful creatures. Every so often, though, you have the tragic scene that a deer is hit by a car. And, of course, while it might do some damage to the car, you know, the tonnage of the car is, you know, the deer is no match for that at all. No match. The tonnage of the car will destroy any deer in its way.

In the same way, in the same way, wolves destroy lambs. Wolves ravage lambs. Wolves eat lambs. In other words, Jesus says, I'm sending you out. The numbers are vastly disproportionate to the harvest, and I'm sending you out like lambs in the midst of wolves. So where does the prospect of victory lie? Where does it lie? What are these individuals to do? I started thinking about this. Are the lambs supposed to somehow learn to howl, you know, howl like a wolf? Or are the lambs somehow try to create the impression that they're wolves? Or somehow put forth the idea that they're forceful when they're really fearful? No. No. Lambs are at their best being lambs.

And Jesus says, here's my people. They're not much. Oven by themselves, they're not much. But this is my little flock. These are my little lambs. And you see Jesus Christ refer to these individuals as his little flock. And later on in Luke, he says, it's my good pleasure to give my... Do not fear my little flock. It's my father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Do not fear my little flock, you know.

Why shouldn't they fear? And what can they stand? What's the reason not to be fearful? What's the antidote? Well, throughout all of scripture, Jesus says, don't make no doubt, don't forget, I'm with you. I'm with you. I need you out there, little lambs. So I'm not going to remove you from this mission, from this task at hand. But just know the shepherd, the shepherd, is with you every step of the way.

And I just want to pause for a moment before we continue in this passage. And I just want to really nail this down and state this, that the fact that this is the story of God's people, it's utter poverty is involved with God's people, utter inability to meet the forces which are arranged against us, and it's only by the empowering of God that we'll have victory and triumph.

God, the Creator, brings victory on behalf of the poor, defenseless, fearful creatures, these little lambs being sent out. So what is there to fear? Again, this is really a picture, a story that you see throughout all the Bible. I just want to give you one example about a little lamb which was called upon to be sent out.

Quite a remarkable lamb in the end. But if you'd like to leave your marker here, I'd like to turn you to Exodus 3 verse 7. So keep your marker there in Luke 10. Let's turn over to Exodus 3 verse 7, and we come to a fellow little lamb by the name of Moses. And in this story leading up to this moment in Exodus 3 verse 7, God had determined to liberate his people from the crushing hand of the Egyptian wolves, if you will. God's people were in total subjugation. They had no prospect of victory, no prospect of freedom. But now God, again, determined to come down. He comes to a shepherd here. So this would have been very applicable, and Moses would have understood this concept. And God reveals himself to Moses. Let's see this recording here. Out of a bush that is burning but does not cease to burn. Look at this. Exodus 3 verse 7. And the Lord said, I have surely seen the oppression of my people who are in Egypt, and I've heard their cry because of their taskmasters, because of their wolves, you know. For I know their sorrows. Verse 8. So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and bring them up from the land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey. And he just had all these various places that he's going to take them there. Now with God revealing himself to Moses here, you can imagine Moses hearing these words and thinking, well, okay, this is wonderful news. I'm not sure why you're telling me this, you know. Maybe looked behind him to see if God was talking to someone else all there was with some more little lambs back there, I'm sure. Great news, God! Why are you telling me this? Well, here's the hammer dropping here. Verse 10. Verse 10. Come now, therefore, and I, God, will send you, Moses. Perhaps we could spell that E-W-E. I'm sending you, you know, you little lamb. To Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. Verse 11. But Moses, the little you, said to God, who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt? Stop there. Who am I? Yeah, I think we feel that way sometimes. You know, we're not tasked today to go and to deliver physically Israel out of Egypt. You know, God's people out of that slavery. But we are tasked to deliver men and women out of their slavery to sin, to lead them to the one who died for their sins. We're tasked to lead men and women to be able to worship God in spirit and truth and freedom to worship Him, to set them free, if you will. And just like the 70, we have to go and prepare the world for the arrival of Jesus Christ. We are the little lambs today. We are the 70 little lambs, if you will, and some. It's a daunting task. It's an overwhelming task. But again, what was the promise to the lamb? The promise to the little lamb is that I'm going to be with you. That's the... Look at the first part of verse 12. Here it is. I'm telling you, this is the story here in Exodus. Verse 12. To the response to Moses' fear, the little lamb's fear. So God said, I will certainly be with you. There it is. This is the promise to the little lambs. But I'm fearful. You know, why does why does Moses doubt? Well, Pharaoh no doubt was a strong lamb-eating wolf, if you will. Certainly was. And Moses, without the enabling strength of the Lord, was a timid, fearful lamb, an unqualified to the task lamb, like many of us today. But who's with us? Who's with us? Who makes us qualified? Who gives us... Who makes our knees stop shaking, you know?

It's the shepherd himself. So the key is not an exceptional messenger. The key is that we're bringing an exceptional message from an exceptional God, you see. And again, we could go through the Bible story after story after story. This is the story with regards to what God is doing to his people. And if you really want to go to the ultimate picture, who is the ultimate lamb amongst wolves? That's the Lamb of God. It's in the story of Jesus Christ himself, isn't it? The Father determined to free the world from the slavery, to sin, and death. And he determined to send his lamb, his son. And where does he send him? He sends him to, you know, the most pristine city of the time. No, he sends him to a little nondescript place. Bethlehem, you know?

Little country on the backside of humanity. Born to a no-name individual, Mary. Total obscurity. Steps onto the stage of human history as the Lamb of God. Within a short period of time, the wolves come and they see that he is killed and his body is hanging from a stake. And many of those wolves would have looked on and looked at that picture as a pathetic picture of weakness. What could ever come of that? What could ever come from a slain lamb? I mean, if you're going to send a Savior and a king, you wouldn't send him onto a cross.

Surely he would show himself strong. Well, they thought they had finished the lamb. They thought they had finished the Lamb of God. But within a short period of time, the ladies hurry to the tomb. They find it only grave clothes. It's an empty tomb. He has risen. He now sits at the throne, waiting to come again to judge the living and the dead. And in the meantime, he is putting together a group of little lambs to announce his return, his soon return. That's you and I. And if you look around, I mean, look at this picture here. No one could conceive of this group of little lambs that only God could put together. So different. We're so different in many ways. We're bound by something so deep, God's Holy Spirit. The world looks at this little congregation in Knoxville, Tennessee. Do we look strong and mighty? Let me ask you personally, did you feel yourself up to the task this morning?

Or did you feel weighted down?

You know, we do acknowledge that there's so much heavy against us. If you feel like the weight of the world is on you, you feel perfect. Perfect. Why is that perfect? Well, again, God says I'm not calling exceptional people by society's standards. Who am I calling? I'm calling humble, meek, unpretentious, submissive lambs. I'm calling those who will immediately respond with, who am I? I know. I know this is a group here who have responded to God's call with, who am I? Not what took you so long. You know? No, this is a group that has the right lamb mentality, the right attitude. God can do a work with these lambs, these kind of lambs. Where are the names of these 70 individuals? Let's go back to Luke 10 before we forget we're studying there. Luke 10.

Where are the names? Who are the names of these 70 individuals?

Where are they recorded? Whether they're... I can tell you they're in the record books of God. They're not recorded here. Who knows the name of these 70 individuals? Who cares? God cares. God cares deeply. And I can tell you God knows and God cares. Make no doubt God knows who his little lambs are. Every single one of them. He can even count the hairs on their head.

And there's too few of them. Look here. Luke 10 again, verse 2. He says, pray that the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the harvest. So this is to be your prayer. It's to be my prayer. Ask God to send laborers into harvest. We are to pray this on a daily basis, but I'm here to let you know, in case you're wondering, you are the answer to your prayer. You are the answer. This is it. This is it.

You are the answer. You are the laborers. God is sending you out today. So I know many of you prayed, God put me in circumstances, place individuals in front of me so that I can do my part in preparing the way for your return. That's our prayer. We are the laborers being sent out into the vast harvest, preparing the way for Jesus Christ's return. Okay. All of that by way of a long introduction. Now that you know where the task that is ahead of you, and now that you know that you're being sent out, your next question might be, well, what are my instructions? How do I go about doing this? Well, we have the answers here in the in the following scriptures, and so I want to now let you know, little lambs, what you need to do. I'm going to give you some traveling instructions. I'm not. It's actually going to be through scripture here through the recordings by Luke of Jesus Christ. Christ himself is going to give you these instructions. There's four of them. I'll just give them to you very quickly as we move through this in the time we have left. Here's the traveling instructions for the little lambs. The instructions for the lambs as they're being sent out to prepare for the coming return of Jesus Christ. Traveling instructions number one. Travel light. Travel light. That's found in Luke 10 verse 4, I believe. It's a good concept here. I think that this concept comes out here. Verse 4, again, carry here neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals. Let's stop there. So the first instructions to the lambs being sent out. Travel light. Okay. In other words, do not take money bag, knapsack, sandals. What is this saying? Well, we could say these are physical provisions, right? So what could this mean? What does this mean? Is this talking just merely in terms of actual items? Well, I think the biggest concept is that these are physical provisions. And it may be that he's directing the lambs to make sure they are traveling light with physical provisions so as they can carry with them the heavenly provisions. Or, in fact, leave behind, minimize your earthly treasures, and bring with you the heavenly treasures. This is the concept here. Think about this. The directions to the lambs travel with heavenly treasures as the priority. I think this principle, if you'll leave your marker here again in Luke 10, this principle is given to us in Matthew 6 verses 19 through 21. So let's turn there, if you will. Matthew 6 verses 19 through 21. What are we ultimately to bring with us as we are being sent out by God and preparing for his return? Here's the priority. Here it is. Ultimately, we're to bring heavenly treasures. Matthew 6 verses 19 through 21.

Matthew records, do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. Verse 20. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is there, your heart will also be. Let's stop there. Let's think about this. You know, when I was thinking about this concept of travel light, I got to tell you, and then this Matthew 6 scripture came to me. I got to tell you, this is convicting of my heart.

Just think for a moment how much of our lives are structured in a way to solely determine or to establish earthly treasures. How much of it? If you're like me, too much. You know, my life in so many ways is structured for my money bag. You know, I got to make sure that's my focus. I got to make sure my money bag is full for myself, my kids, you know. But Christ is now telling me I'm sending you without the money bag. How much of my life is structured with my knapsack? You know, what's in your knapsack that God is asking you to leave behind? I want you to really be thinking about this. What in your life is weighing you down, complicating, convoluting your life that is not making you as effective for the real task at hand? God is asking you to leave behind. Think of the precious things you keep in that knapsack, if you will. You know, what is it in your life that is earthly in nature that moths will eventually come and that will rust out? And it's taking your attention. It's taking your focus on the task at hand, little lamps. You know, what in our life is to ensure that our, you know, our sandals won't be worn out, you know? You think about all these concepts. Think of the symbolism here, you know. I don't want to go there. The soles of my shoes may wear out too quickly, you know. I might extend myself. I'm worried about my sandals. Well, Christ says, take your sandals off. Leave them. I am whittling you down. I am stripping you down to the bare essentials. Why would God do this? Why would He ask this of the little lamps? We're already disproportionate to the task at hand. We're already going amongst wolves. Now I'm going to strip everything from you, earthly. Can you trust me? Jesus is saying. Will you trust me? Will you take me at my word? Will you go in obedience to me? Will you believe that I will provide all you require? Where's your real treasure? Well, in going back to Luke 10, we have now revealed to us the second piece of instructions to the lambs. If traveling light was the first, I believe the second we could summarize as stay focused. Stay focused. That's number two. I think it's found in the second part of verse four. Luke 10, second part of verse four. He says, and greet no one along the road. Greet no one along the road. What could this point to? Well, custom was different. Someone pointed this out to me earlier. Custom then, if you greeted someone, it could actually turn into a long introduction and even a meal, you know.

It might actually... I get this phone call from time to time about scriptures like this. The question to me is when individuals read this, do not greet anyone along the road, I'll get the phone call that says, how do we interpret scripture? Do you interpret scripture literally? I'll say, yes, we interpret scripture literally. Well, then if I'm passing you along the road, as Luke 10 says, I don't expect a greeting from you. Well, yes, we interpret literally, but there's context, of course. We need to use discernment in context. What's the context of the scripture here? I think it is. Stay focused. Don't waste time in a phrase. Understand, I want this task to be pressing on you, pressing on you, every day, single-mindedness. It may cause you to take comfort and leisure and put it on a back seat. After all, I've asked you to strip down to nothing and depend on me fully. I want you to now have an urgency, my little lambs. Are you willing, point one, to forego earthly treasures? And are you willing, point two, to not be distracted by earthly pleasures, we could say?

We won't turn there, but for your notes, you can read this story later. 2 Kings 4, verse 29. The Shunammite son restored back to life. The Shunammite comes to Elisha, her son is in a dreadful circumstance. Elisha dispatches Gehazi. Elisha says to Gehazi, Tuck your cloak in your belt, take my staff in your hand, and run, and if you meet anyone, do not greet them, and if anyone greets you, do not answer them. That was the instruction. You're a man on a mission. This is not the time for casual greetings, you know. That's exactly what Jesus Christ is saying. Absolute focus. Absolute focus. What's taking your focus from being a lamb on a mission? What's taking your focus? You know, broadness to your life. What's distracting you from preparing for this task? Well, stay focused, he would say. These are the traveling instructions. Number three. Number three. So, not only travel light, not only stay focused, but thirdly is speak peace. That's number three. Speak peace. And this is found in verse five and six. So, Luke 10 verse five and six. Number three. Speak peace. So, Luke records Christ saying verse five. But whatever house you enter, first say peace to this house and if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it. If not, it will return to you. So, the peace will return to you. Let's stop there. This is an interesting scripture and it does give insight to the lambs as you are going and you are preparing the way for Jesus Christ and you're encountering men and women along the way. This is not simply speaking of a greeting of the day. This is not merely lambs. Go into a house and say shalom. If you receive a shalom back, then go on to these next steps. If you say shalom and the shalom is not returned, well, you know to take these steps. It's not just a greeting. When you take it into its full contextual understanding. Because look, verse 6, this peace, it's almost a commodity, if you will. Verse 6, this peace once offered will rest on him, will rest on the house, excuse me, if a man of peace is there. If a man of peace is not there and they reject it, it will return to you. It's almost like this is a commodity or we could better say a gift, if you will.

And if you think along those terms and turn back to Luke 2 verse 14, I want to show you perhaps what this gift is that we're offering to these households. Because if we look at verse 2 and chapter 2, Luke 2 verse 14, here we have just after the birth of Jesus Christ. Luke 2 verse 14, just after the birth of Jesus Christ, the word of the angels was glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. You see, stop there. So make no doubt, Jesus is this peace. Jesus is the peace toward and upon men and women. So lambs, when you come in, when you're dispatched on this way and you encounter men and women, and in this case you come into a household, you're to offer peace. Peace. In other words, you're just to offer Jesus Christ and that makes sense. You're preparing the way for Jesus Christ.

And if a son or we could say a daughter of peace, if it lands on a son or daughter of peace, they will receive it. If you speak peace, words of preparing for the prince of peace, and it's rejected, that peace will be returned to you. You see? So this was the message. This is the technique. This is the discernment that the lambs are supposed to take into these various houses as they encounter men and women. The peace which comes to a man or woman who accepts Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, accepts Him as the King of the coming kingdom.

This peace will come to rest on that house if there's a son of peace present there.

So speak peace to the house and you will know if there's a son or daughter, if we will, of peace present. They will receive it. They will receive this message that we're bringing. Again, this is our mission. We're preparing for the coming of Jesus Christ. And so verse 7 and 8 follows. It makes sense to the house that receives this message of peace. Verse 7 and 8, the instructions are to remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go house to house. Verse 8, whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. Stop there. So this is where you want to spend your time, little lambs. You know, we know God's not calling everyone at this time, but he is, but many are called. So if you encounter a man or woman and you speak peace, you speak of the coming king of peace, the prince of peace, and they receive it, this is where you need to spend time. Invest your time. Don't just keep going house to house if you encounter a son or daughter of peace. Eat what you have there. Be content. Be edified. You edify. Be edified in this way. Prepare and spend time with those little lambs in which God is calling and in which you have found.

So travel light, stay focused, speak peace. Finally, number four. Number four is heal and speak of the coming kingdom. This is our ultimate goals. If you want an ultimate purpose in your life, this is number four is it. Your life, if it consists of you healing men and women, you know, providing healing, a comforting word, a healing word, a healing hug, and then you're also speaking of the kingdom of God. This is your purpose. So many of our young people wonder what their purpose should be. This is it. Verse nine, it speaks of this final and fourth traveling instructions. Verse nine, here it is, and heal the sick that are there. Heal the sick there in that home and say to them, the kingdom of God has come near to you. So that is the fourth bit of instruction there. Heal the sick there and speak of the coming kingdom of God and tell them it's near. This is our purpose. Provide healing and provide hope. Healing and hope. There, there you go. Let's coin that phrase. Healing and hope.

Christ is with you and there's hope. The kingdom's near. You're not alone. I'm here. I am a lamb. I'm here with your lamb. We're eating together and we're edifying one another. I believe God brought me to your household to speak peace to you. See, it's all this, all this healing and ultimately pointing them to the hope, the hope which they can look forward to. You know, this is ultimately the purpose to which Jesus Christ came. He came to heal and he came to preach as a coming kingdom of God. Staying here in Luke, if you turn to chapter 4, verses 40 through 44. Chapter 4, verses 40 through 44, we see this pattern of Jesus Christ all throughout scripture. Healing and hope.

Chapter 4, verse 40 through 44.

When the Son was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him, to Jesus. He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. And the demons also came out of many, crying out, saying, You are the Christ, the Son of God. And He rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for they knew that He was the Christ. That's the healing. Now, though, verse 42, He needs to preach this coming kingdom, the hope. Now, when it was day, verse 42, He departed and went to a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving. But He said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent. And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. And I'm on the strength of Scripture here to tell you for this purpose you have been sent by Jesus Christ as well. Heal and preach the coming kingdom of God. Tell Him that it's near. Do this. You know, we know that it's ordained, of course, for the elders to call upon the elders to anoint in this way. But, you know, you have a healing ministry. You can put an arm around someone. You can comfort them. You can share what you've been through and have them share with you. Heal them. You know, you have God's Spirit. You have that same Spirit. And then, don't forget, you know, to give them the hope. The kingdom is near. The kingdom is near. Hang in there.

And don't be discouraged, little lambs. Christ goes on to say, if you encounter some wolves, it won't prevent the kingdom from coming. That's Luke 10, going back to Luke 10 as we begin to wrap up here. Luke 10 verse 11 and on. Even if they don't believe, you know, if the peace is returned to you, it's okay. Luke 10 verse 11, the very dust of your city which clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless, know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you. So, regardless of their acceptance, regardless if the peace offer is rejected, the kingdom of God has come near to them. And that's what matters. You're doing your job, little lamb. You know, God provides the harvest. We water. We plant. God let God take care of the rest. You can pray for them. God's plan is that all would will become His children.

So, you perhaps planted a seed in that moment. Be encouraged by that. And to the wolves, again, the wolves will not prevent the reality of the coming kingdom of God. The kingdom is near, and we are the lambs bringing this message. So, here are the traveling instructions. The traveling instructions for all the little lambs out there that God has sent out. It's an incredible purpose. It's an incredible responsibility. Unbelievable privilege that's before us. May we commit to this message. May we commit to this message.

May we commit to the one who says he'll never leave us. So, on the strength of Scripture and on the strength of what Jesus Christ says, Jesus Christ says, go! Go forth, my little lambs! Introduce the world. Prepare the way for my return. And while you are little lambs in the midst of wolves, just know I will be with you to the end.