Preaching vs Teaching | Matthew 9:35-10:8 with Sarah Stenson

About this episode

This episode explores the difference between teaching and preaching as Jesus sends his disciples with authority, emphasizing compassion and the proclamation of the kingdom.

In Matthew 9 and 10, Jesus looks out at a world of harassed and helpless sheep and responds not with more demands, but with compassion and the proclamation of the kingdom. In this episode we explore the difference between teaching and preaching, why miracles point beyond themselves, and how Christ sends his disciples with his own authority to deliver what they themselves first received. Following the emphasis of Gerhard Forde, the heart of the mission is not moral improvement or religious ach...

People in this episode

Guest: Sarah Stenson

Topics covered

• preaching
• teaching
• compassion
• miracles
• discipleship
• kingdom of God

Keywords

• preaching
• teaching
• Matthew
• miracles
• disciples
• compassion
• kingdom

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Matthew 9:35-10:8

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