Matthew 9: ³⁷He said to his disciples, "A large crop is in the fields, but there are only a few workers. ³⁸Ask the Lord in charge of the harvest to send out workers to bring it in." (CEV)
1. Why does it seem that there are usually many people not showing interest in Jesus?

Matthew 10: ¹Jesus called together his twelve disciples. He gave them the power to force out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and sickness. ²The first of the twelve apostles was Simon, better known as Peter. His brother Andrew was an apostle, and so were James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. ³Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were also apostles. ⁴The others were Simon, known as the Eager One, and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus. (CEV)
2. What were the main qualifications that Jesus used in choosing people to serve with Him?

Matthew 10: ⁵Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: Stay away from the Gentiles and don't go to any Samaritan town. ⁶Go only to the people of Israel, because they are like a flock of lost sheep. ⁷As you go, announce that the kingdom of heaven will soon be here. ⁸Heal the sick, raise the dead to life, heal people who have leprosy, and force out demons. You received without paying, now give without being paid. (CEV)
3. Who did Jesus finally choose and train to reach out to Gentiles and Samaritans?

Matthew11: ²⁵At that moment Jesus said: My Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am grateful that you hid all this from wise and educated people and showed it to ordinary people. ²⁶Yes, Father, that is what pleased you. ²⁷My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who truly knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so that they can know him too. ²⁸If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest. ³⁰This yoke is easy to bear, and this burden is light. (CEV)
4. When we read the Bible, we often see God warning leaders not to lead people astray. Why?

1 Corinthians 1: ²⁶My dear friends, remember what you were when God chose you. The people of this world didn't think that many of you were wise. Only a few of you were in places of power, and not many of you came from important families. ²⁷But God chose the foolish things of this world to put the wise to shame. He chose the weak things of this world to put the powerful to shame. ²⁸What the world thinks is worthless, useless, and nothing at all is what God has used to destroy what the world considers important. ²⁹God did all this to keep anyone from bragging to him. ³⁰You are God's children. He sent Christ Jesus to save us and to make us wise, acceptable, and holy. ³¹So if you want to brag, do what the Scriptures say and brag about the Lord. (CEV)
5. Tell us why it is that God can use ordinary people to do the work that He wants done.

Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
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