THE TWELVE APOSTLES!

In the Book of Matthew chapter 10, we see “Jesus instruction of 12 special disciples, whom He sends out to continue His work.”1 So we see Matthew’s focus on mission: Jesus has 12 close disciples, which are named apostles, who walk very close to Jesus, watching Him heal the sick, cast out demons, delivering from the bondage to sin. Then He sends them out, still within the bounds of Israel (Matthew 10:23)to go do the same, in the name of Jesus!

So the multitudes that followed Jesus grew in exponential numbers, and that’s how it continued to be at the inception of the church at Pentecost, and that’s how the church has continued to grow throughout all future generations. Of course, from the beginning the inclusion of Gentiles took place. We are to make disciples, grow them, and then so they go and make disciples themselves, and continue so on!

According to Dr. Hayford, “Jesus has used His royal authority to serve people trapped in bondage to sin, to demons, and to sickness. His motive is one of compassion.”2 He shares His authority with the 12 close disciples, or apostles, and sends them out to bring healings and to preach that ‘the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ (Matthew 10:7)This call is not to make them superior but to serve an oppressed humanity in a spirit of humility. They are given the authority in order to show the same compassion that Jesus has shown!

NOTES
1 David Wenham & Steve Walton, Exploring the New Testament (Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 2001),210.
2 Jack W Hayford general editor, Hayford’s Bible Handbook, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publ., 1995),282.

LUGULUSU NA NZILA YA YESU KRISTU!

Mutindu disolo ya Bukristu vandaka kuyela, zina ‘Yezu’ zabanaka bonso ‘Yahweh kele Lugulusu’. Tuka na bangindu ya Kuwakana ya Ntama ya Mfumu, Ngulusi, Ngulusi, Nzambi, bantendula yai me katuka na Yezu ti mutindu Bakristu vandaka kukwikila na Yandi. 1 Ya kieleka, na nima, beto ke mona ntangu yai Yezu bonso Mvulusi ti Ngulusi na masumu ti na mpimpa ya kimpeve, yina tiamunaka menga na kulunsi sambu na kufuta masumu na beto, kana beto kwikila! Mpi nde Yandi kele nzila mosi kaka ya ke nataka na Nzambi! Ebuna Yandi kele Ngulusi na beto!

Beto fwete vanda ntangu yai ti eksperiansi ya kubutuka diaka sambu na kuvanda ti bangwisana ti Yandi! Na Yoane 3:3,16 yo ke tuba nde: “ ‘Yezu vutulaka nde: ‘Ya kieleka, mono ke tubila nge nde, kana muntu me butuka diaka ve, yandi lenda mona ve Kimfumu ya Nzambi’….’Sambu Nzambi zolaka nsi-ntoto mingi kibeni, yandi pesaka Mwana na yandi mosi kaka ya kubutukaka, sambu konso muntu yina ke kwikilaka na yandi kufwa ve’ luzingu ya mvimba na Yoane1 e. 25-26 yo ke tuba nde: “ Yezu tubilaka yandi nde: ‘Mono kele lufutumuku ti luzingu, muntu yina ke kwikilaka na mono, ata yandi fwa, yandi ta zinga, mpi konso muntu yina ke zingaka mpi ke kwikilaka na mono, yandi ta fwa ve ata fioti. Keti nge ke kwikilaka mambu yai?’ “

Yo yina beto fwete kwikila mpi kubalula ntima na masumu na beto sambu na kuvanda ntangu yai ti bangwisana ti Nzambi yina ke kwisaka kaka na nzila ya eksperiansi ya kubutuka diaka ti Yezu Ngulusi mpi Mfumu na beto! “Luyantiku ya luzingu ya Bukristu kelombaka kuzaba nde muntu kele muntu ya masumu mpi kubaka lukanu ya kuyambula mutindu ya luzingu ya kudibanzaka kaka sambu na yandi mosi.”2.

NOTISI

1Sinclair B. Ferguson, Davidi F. Wright ye J.I. Packer, ba nsoniki, Diksionere ya Mpa ya Teolozi, (Downers Grove: Kimvuka ya Banzo-Nkanda ya Nene, 1988), 610.
2Millard J. Erickson, Teolozi ya Bukristu, (Nzo-Nkanda ya Baker, 2006), 959.

TUBA KISAMBU YAI SAMBU NA KUBUTUKA DIAKA:
“Yezu mono ke kwikila nde Nge fwaka na kulunsi, .
tiamuna menga maku mu diambu dia nlemvoki a masumu mami ;
Mpi yandi futumukaka na kilumbu ya tatu!
Mono zaba nde mono kele nsumuki. Nlemvuka masumu mame;
Nlemvuka kota mu ntima ame!
Kwisa mpi vanda Ngulusi na mono mpi Mfumu ya luzingu na mono!
Matondo Yezu”