Connect | A Sermon on Matthew 10:16–23

When Jesus sends His disciples out, He doesn’t sugarcoat the mission. “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves,” Jesus says. Sharing the Gospel has never been safe, but it has always been vital. This week in our Vital Signs series, we focus on the sign of Connection – bearing witness to Christ in word and life. The Prophet Daniel knelt and prayed, even when it could cost him his life. The apostles preached, even when it meant persecution. The Reformation reminds us that the just live by faith, and that faith speaks. Our world still needs that voice today. Jesus calls us to share His Gospel with both shrewdness and innocence – wise in how we reach others, yet pure in why we do it. We use our heads and follow Christ’s heart. Evangelism isn’t a task for experts but a sign of spiritual vitality, a natural outflow of faith that trusts God’s grace and wants others to know it. Like Daniel, Martin Luther, and countless believers before us, we connect others to Jesus not by power or persuasion, but by steadfast confidence in the Gospel – the only message that saves and gives life eternal.

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