TRINITY KINGS WORLD MINISTRIES(GENESIS 17:6 "KINGS WILL COME FROM YOU!") MEN OF WISDOM MINISTRY TO MEN("COME BE A WITNESS!") VISION" TO TRAIN AND EQUIP KING'S FOR GOD'S KINGDOM

1. he Law of Buy-ln reminds us that people buy
in to the leader before they buy in to the,yjp,l
that they had fished hard all night, without catch',:r
ing anything Yet he gave lesus'word higher au'
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I egus gpve away His power to a team of 7O.lead- I
I eii inO sent them out. Although they felt appre. ,
hensive about this first ministry tou; fesus gave
them everything they needed to succeed. Note
how He equipped these leaders: i i
1. l-le appointed them and sent them out (v.1).
2. He gave them a meaningful task to prepare
cities for His ariival (v.1).
3. He told them why their mission was so impor-
tant (v. 2).
4. He calmed their fears with a long preparafion
speech (vv.2-16).
5. l-le'cautioned drem about possible hardship (v.3).
6. He issued explicit instructions about potential
scenarios (w.4-11).
Z He imparted His convictions about their work
(vv.12-15).
8. He rejoiced with them as they returned
(w.1218).
9. He evaluated and debriefed thenn on their ex:
perience (w.19,20).
10. He prayed with them and affirmed their gifts
and their future (w.ZL-N).
hen the 70 workers returned frorn their min-
istry trip, they reported to lesus what had
happened to them. They felt elated at the power
that flowed through them and with the'fruit they
bore (Luke 10:17).
lesus helped them to reflect on the results. He
reioiced with them and affirmed their ay{rority
over the enemy. He didnt stop there, however. He
reminded them of the big picture and about what
is really worth celebrating (10:20).
Practice doesnt make perfect; practice with evalu-
ation makes perfect. ln this passage, we see a mas-
ter Mentor who evaluated what happened, guided
the learning of His learnert and helped them as-
sess the take-away value of their experience.
sion of that leader. fesus directed three seasoned
fishepen to let down their nets in a certain part.
oJthe lake in order to get a catch. Peter responded,',i
This is crucial. fesus' leadership drew a buy-iii"
frorn professionals who felt certain they knew the
fishing business better than He did.When fesus'
directions proved fruitful, they became willing to
follow l-lim anywhere. Even before they r.rnder-
stood all the places they would be going, they left
everything to follow Him.