{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"June 16, 2023 - Matthew 9:36-10:8","description":"At the sight of the crowds, Jesus\u2019 heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, \u201cThe harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.\u201d Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon from Cana, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. Jesus sent out these twelve after instructing them thus, \u201cDo not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: \u2018The kingdom of heaven is at hand.\u2019 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.\u201d ","author_name":"Reflections from the Heart","author_url":"https:\/\/stewardshipmission.org","html":"