Give an account of the mission of the Seventy

• Jesus appointed the seventy and sent them in pairs to every place
  He was to visit, 
• Jesus emphasized that the harvest was plentiful but that
  the labourers were few.
• He asked them to pray that the Lord of the
  harvest would send labourers into His harvest, 
• He sent them out like lambs
  in the midst of wolves, 
• He instructed them to carry no purse, no bag, no
  sandals, salute no one on the road, 
• Jesus asked them to bless any house
  they entered, 
• Jesus noted that their peace/ blessing would rest with such
  a house if a son of peace was there otherwise it would return to them, 
• They should remain in the house eating and drinking what was provided, 
• The
  disciples were asked to heal the sick and preach the kingdom of God in every
  town they were received, 
• They were to shake the dust off their feet where
  they were not received, 
• The seventy returned rejoicing that the demons
  were subject to them in the name of Jesus,
• Jesus said He saw Satan fall
  from heaven like lightening, 
• He added that He had given the seventy
  authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions and nothing would hurt them, 
• They should, nevertheless not rejoice because the spirits were subject to
  them, 
• But should rejoice because their names were written in heaven.

Problems encountered bv Evangelists todav:  

1. Language barrier 
2. Financial handicap/constraint 
3. Lack
   of co-operation from catchment area/target audience 
4. Lack of broad
   knowledge of the scriptures
5. Hostility to the gospel/persecution 
6. Lack
   of conviction