* We are not Apostles, but we are to be disciples.
* God didn’t look in The Who’s Who of Galilee to find His candidates for Apostleship. He looked at their hearts!
* They were ordained to preach salvation in Jesus Christ (the Gospel), not to overthrow Rome (Social Reform).
* Why are we serving Jesus? Will we still serve Him when things get hard?
* We have been empowered by the indwelling Spirit to do the work of God-not to change the World.
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