Our study today teaches the importance of faith and dealing with spiritual opposition.
Jesus returns to His hometown of Nazareth, where He teaches in the synagogue and is met with disbelief from locals. They struggle to reconcile the wisdom and miracles of Jesus with the familiarity of His ordinary upbringing.
Jesus then sends out His twelve disciples, two by two, entrusting them with the authority to preach repentance, heal the sick, and drive out demons. But He also warns them they may not be welcomed by some.