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Luke 10:1-20
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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
  • The Bible Gateway: NIV([^<]*)">, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • Comparative texts about Spirit Possession and Exorcism from Philo, Lucian, Josephus, the Babylonian Talmud, Midrash, Philostratus, etc. At (Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts.
  • "Mission and Message," "Receiving the Sender," "Kingdom and Repentance," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
  • Chapter LXIII, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
  • Chapter LXXVI, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
  • II.XX.3, II.XXI.1, III.Preface, III.XVII.3, III.XXIII.7, IV.XXXVI.4, V.XXVII.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter XXVI, On Prayer,  Tertullian (c. 199)
  • III.7, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • I.1, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • II.10, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 208)
  • IV.7, IV.24, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Chapter XVII, On the Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Chapter X, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
  • I.V.5, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
  • VII.LVII, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
  • Epistle LXVIII -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 254)
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Take up your lodging in that house which you enter into first, that is, do not be concerned about comfortable lodging, as men do who plan to stay in a place a long
      time: for here that solemn preaching of the gospel, which was used afterward when the Churches were settled, is not instituted: but these are sent abroad to all the coasts of Judea to show them that the last jubilee is at hand."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
    • "The ministry of the gospel calls men to receive Christ as a Prince and a Saviour; and he will surely come in the power of his Spirit to all places whither he sends his faithful servants."
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
    • "Rejoice not so much that the devils are subject to you, as that your names are written in heaven - Reader, so is thine, if thou art a true, believer. God grant it may never be blotted out!"
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "The mission, unlike that of the Twelve, was evidently quite temporary. All the instructions are in keeping with a brief and hasty pioneering mission, intended to supply what of general preparation for coming events the Lord's own visit afterwards to the same "cities and places" (Lu 10:1) would not, from want of time, now suffice to accomplish; whereas the instructions to the Twelve, besides embracing all those to the Seventy, contemplate world-wide and permanent effects."
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "The victory of his disciples over the demons is the harbinger of another fall, when Satan and all his works shall be destroyed."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, Amy G. Oden, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2019.
    • "This is the third passage in the last four weeks that invites us to step out of the reactivity that the world around us reinforces."
  • Dear Working Preacher, Karoline Lewis, 2019.
    • "I am sure I am not alone when I admit that sometimes it’s just easier to say what people want to hear -- most of the time, actually."
  • Living the Word, Ayanna Johnson Watkins, The Christian Century, 2019.
    • "I want to be like Lizzo when I grow up."
  • A Provocation, Richard Swanson, provokingthegospel, 2019.
    • "But Jesus and the prophets are clear on this point. I repeat: the real quality of a people is revealed by how they welcome travelers without resources. 'For Sodom on that day it will be more bearable than for that city.'"
  • "An Owner's Manual for Missionaries," Janet Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2019.
    • "I compare this bit of Luke’s Gospel to a shortened version of an owner’s manual for missionaries.  What is missing that you would include?"
  • "Did Satan Fall in My Backyard?" Andrew Prior, 2019.
    • "The hostile defensiveness of a culture is why a reasonable, likeable, and even admirable person can suddenly become unreasonable, repugnant and petty in our eyes: your different imagining of reality threatens my own."
  • Fred Horton's Lectionary, 2019.
  • "Bearing Witness, Even in the Dust," Jerrod McCormack, Modern Metanoia, 2019.
    • "As God’s sons and daughters, we are called to go into the world and share mercy with those who haven’t seen it in a while."
  • Commentary, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, Mikeal C. Parsons, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
    • "Luke 10:1-24 records the mission of the Seventy(-two) and its aftermath."
  • "The Ongoing Mission of the 70," David Lose, In the Meantime, 2016.
  • "The Security of Seventy," Karoline Lewis, Working Preacher, 2016.
    • "Leadership as communal means the constant realization of the public nature of leadership for the good of the whole."
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
  • The Truett Pulpit, Stacey Simpson Duke, Co-Pastor, First Baptist Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2016.
  • Provocation of the Gospel, Richard W Swanson, 2016.
  • Commentary, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 | Mark Quanstrom | Dean of the STCM, ONU; Pastor, College Church University Avenue | A Plain Account, 2016.
    • ""I'm thinking that if I were to preach from this passage, I wouldn't be preaching to the congregation so much as simply allowing them to eavesdrop on a message I would be preaching to myself.""
  • "The Politics of Bringing Peace," Amy Allen, Political Theology Today, 2016.
  • "Two-way Blessing," Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2016.
    • "Jesus knew what he was doing when he sent out the seventy in twos. We don't have to go to a foreign country to be on the journey together."
  • "The Lord Sent Them On Ahead in Pairs," Janet Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2016.
    • "What comes to your mind when you think about who Jesus has sent to walk alongside you?"
  • "Contradictions," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
    • "We are called to proclaim the message to one and all: the Kingdom of God is right here. Like Jesus' original disciples, we should not be surprised that some will respond with faith and some will not be willing to give up their allegiance to other kingdoms."
  • "The Urgency of the Harvest," Glenn Monson, Law & Gospel Everywhere, 2016.
  • Commentary, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, Michael Rogness, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
    • "Notice how Jesus only tells them what they should do and doesn't say anything about measuring their success. If people don't accept your message, he says, shake their dust off your feet and move on. In our congregations it's difficult to avoid measuring success."
  • The Greater Gift, David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2013.
    • "So what might it mean, Working Preacher, if our congregations were to remember Jesus' counsel and command and work and dream together of a more vibrant witness to the Christian faith? What might it mean to think about those things our congregations can do for our communities? Of things we assuredly cannot accomplish alone but might venture together?"
  • "Love among the Wolves," David Sellery, 2013.
    • "Jesus is telling us that love among the lambs is easy. Love among the wolves is hard."
  • "Packing for Jesus' Mission Trip," Alyce McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2013.
    • "It seems to me that he is talking about spiritual pride. He is saying bring your faith and spiritual power along when you come on my Mission Trip, but attribute your successes to God. Leave your ego at home."
  • The Lectionary Lab, Pentecost +7, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2013. Lectionary Lab Live podcast.
  • "Hands for the Harvest," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
    • "Leo Bebb said, 'It's worth breaking the law just so you can get put in the lock-up, where the grapes are ripe for the harvest and the Lord needs all the hands he can get for the vineyard. You should hear the way they sing hymns behind bars, Antonio. Makes you go all over gooseflesh.'"
  • "Proclaiming the Nearness of God's Reign," D Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2013.
    • "The response to the scarcity (and danger) of workers is for the seventy-two to go out with their own scarcity and vulnerability – in total dependence on others for food, shelter, drink and protection."
  • "Lambs in the Midst of Wolves," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2013.
    • "Cheap grace, [Bonhoeffer] said, expects endless pleasantness, and is unwilling to confront powers and principalities. True grace knows the cross is part of life in Christ."
  • "Getting the Message Out," Ronald C. Neustadt, Crossings, 2013.
    • "The trouble with rejecting the message of mercy is that we are thereby rejecting the One who sent us to deliver that message."
  • "On Satan and Magic," Mark Stenberg, The Hardest Question, 2013.
    • "Satan: New and Improved."
  • "Go Your Way," Katie Munnik, Presbyterian Record, 2013.
  • Pulpit Fiction, podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2013.
  • Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, David Ewart, 2013.
    • "The joy in following Jesus is NOT in the results; the joy is in our relationship with him."
  • "An Owner's Manual for Missionaries," Janet Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2013.
    • "Who have been important partners for you in your life? In your life of faith? What has made them so important?"
  • "A Blessing in the Dust," Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, 2013. (Use of images.)
  • Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
  • Evangelio, Comentario del San Lucas 10:1-11, 16-20 por Lisandro Orlov, Working Preacher, 2013.
  • Commentary, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, Marilyn Salmon, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
    • "Jesus dines frequently, but he never gives a dinner party. He is always a guest..."
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • "First Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 7, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "I wonder if the invitation to join the movement of God?s kingdom does not sometimes work like this. It is not about selling a brand name ('Christian'), but sharing a vision of change in such a way that means real participation in making it real in the here and now."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
    • "A word distinction that might be worth mentioning: Sometimes we are "disciples," that is, "learners." Sometimes we are "apostles," that is, "sent out ones." The old illustration of the Dead Sea might apply to some of our people -- all inflow with no outflow -- produces death."
  • Mission of the Seventy, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2010.
  • "Commissioning the Seventy," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
    • "Historically and even today, why do members of the Lutheran Church and other mainline denominations do such a poor job at evangelism?"
  • "Like Lambs among Wolves: Gospel Reflections on the Temptations of Violence," guest essay by Sara Miles, The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2007.
    • "How have you experienced the temptations of violence?"
  • Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Proper 9C. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
    • "Jesus sends out seventy -- a number of fullness and wholeness -- to exercise authority over every spirit and every condition that oppresses God's children."
  • "Eating What Is Set before You (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20)," Paul K. Palumbo, Word & World, 2001.
    • "Perhaps they need the preacher to preach a reverse-missionary story to let them see how much they feed the souls of others, how much they give to one another and how, in them, I find hope and authority to continue to proclaim good news."
  • Laterally Luke, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
    • "In a day when education is rightly important & valued, how can we respect, appreciate, & use the ministry gifts of the 'infants' among our ranks."
  • "Proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
  • Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, Wesley White. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
  • "Seventy Disciples," "Chorazin," "Bethsaida," "Capernaum," wikipedia.
  • "Entertaining Angels: Hospitality in Luke and Acts," Andrew Arterbury, (other resources at) "Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
    • "In Luke?s writings the ancient practice of hospitality?the custom of welcoming travelers or strangers into one?s home and establishing relationships with them?becomes the prism through which Jesus? disciples can view one another and others as valuable children of God."
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Burghardt, William, S.J., "Gospel Joy, Christian Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996. (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Clarke, Sathianathan, "Global Cultural Traffic, Christian Mission, and Biblical Interpretation: Rereading Luke 10:1-12 through the Eyes of an Indian Mission Recipient," Ex Auditu, 2008.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
    • Rah, Soong-Chan, "Response to Clarke," Ex Auditu, 2008.
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        EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Gill, David H., "Observations on the Lukan Travel Narrative and Some Related Passages," Harvard Theological Review, 1970.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Grundmann, Christoffer H., "He Sent Them Out to Heal! Reflections on the Healing Ministry of the Church," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Hanson, Paul D., "The Identity and Purpose of the Church," Theology Today, 1985.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Long, Thomas G., "'Today Is...': A Sermon for Sunday, July 4," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Palumbo, Paul K., "Eating What Is Set before You (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20)," Word & World, 2001.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Phipps, William E., "Itinerating Wives and Mary Madgalene," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Powell, Mark Allan, "Echoes of Jonah in the New Testament," Word & World, 2007.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Willson, Patrick J., "What to Say," The Christian Century, 2007.
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• Sermons:
  • "Peace and the Cross," Deacon Sil's Homiletic Resources, 2016.
  • "Therefore, Go..." David Lovelace, Day 1, 2016.
  • Changing Plans, the Rev. JC. Austin, Day 1, 2013.
  • "The Nearness of the Kingdom," Christopher Henry, Day 1, 2007.
  • "Two by Two," Pentecost +6, 8 July 2007, Luke Bouman, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
    • Ordinary 14, 2010
    • Ordinary 14, 2007
    • Ordinary 14, 2004
    • Ordinary 14, 2003
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Proper 9, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2016.
  • Storypath, Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2016.
  • Dollar Store Children Sermons, John Stevens, 2016.
  • "It All Depends on Jesus," children's sermon, coloring page. Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons 4 Kids.
  • "Seventy Disciples Go Out and Return," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
• Drama:
  • "The Door," John Fewings, dramatix.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Luke 10:3, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Clip Art Images: Luke 10:1-20, Luke 10:1-20 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Luke 10:1-9, Luke 10:13-16, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • Luke 10:1-9 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 10:2. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
  • Mission/Call
  • Spiritual Struggle
  • Satan/Demons
  • Strength/Power
  • Confrontation with Evil
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Luke
• Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
  • Proper 9C/Ordinary 14C

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