After Matthew lists for us each of the 12 apostles, he records Jesus' words to them as He sends them out to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom. In His instructions, we see words that we can apply to our own mission to make disciples, but we also learn about the uniqueness of the call of an apostle. Maybe the biggest takeaway from this passage of Scripture is Jesus' instruction on what they should do when people both accepted and rejected the Gospel.
