When God calls us to ministry, he asks us to travel light – not because the journey doesn’t matter, but because he does.
Sermon Title: TRAVELING LIGHT
Sermon Text: MARK 6:7-13;30 (ESV)
Sermon Series: BREAD AND BLINDNESS: DO YOU SEE WHO HE IS?
By: PTR NESTOR SY
Sermon Notes:
MARK 6:7-13,30 ESV
7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff--no bread, no bag, no money in their belts-- 9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. 10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11 And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” 12 So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. 13 And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.
30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.
When God calls us to ministry, he asks us to travel light – not because the journey doesn’t matter, but because he does.
I. SENT:
PACK LIGHT, TRUST BIG
Jesus doesn’t really send them empty-handed; he sends them unburdened.
“authority”
Greek: exousia
“conferred power; delegated empowerment (‘authorization’), operating in a designated jurisdiction.”
“send”
Greek: apostelló
“sent on a defined mission by a superior.”
Traveling light isn’t just about simplicity, it’s about surrender.
We often confuse being prepared with being over-prepared.
His power + Your availability = Enough.
Don’t wait to feel ready. Make yourself available.
II. SUSTAINED:
LEAN IN, WALK TOGETHER
The mission gets done through God’s people.
“house”
Greek: oikia
“residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family.”
When we let people help us, we’re not just receiving assistance—we’re giving them the gift of partnership.
Interdependence isn’t the fallback plan, it’s God’s design.
Sometimes your need for help is actually a gift to someone else.
III. SHAPED:
SHAKE IT OFF, MOVE ON
“testimony”
Greek: marturion
“evidence or witness.”
Jesus isn’t teaching us to be indifferent to rejection; he’s teaching us to be free from it.
Rejection is not always a reflection of your failure, it may just be a part of your journey.
Rejection reveals more about the receiver than it does about the giver.
You’re not responsible for their response; you’re responsible for your obedience. The key is learning to move forward without bitterness.
You can care deeply about people without being controlled by their responses.
Traveling light doesn’t make the journey easy; it makes it possible.
What is God asking you to leave behind so you can pick up the best that he’s offering?