Two by Two: Why You Need Brothers in the Trenches |459
Dad Tired
Jerrad Lopes
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Why did Jesus always send His disciples out two by two—and why does it still matter today? In this powerful solo episode, Kaleb teaches the biblical principle of living life with godly brothers by your side. Drawing from Luke 10 and examples throughout Acts, he shows how isolation makes men vulnerable, while companionship strengthens our courage, witness, and joy.
If you’re a husband, father, or follower of Jesus trying to carry the load alone, this episode is a call to lock arms with men who will walk with you in faith, accountability, laughter, and mission.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why Jesus never sent disciples out alone
- 4 biblical reasons men need strong brothers in their lives
- How isolation leaves you spiritually vulnerable
- The power of shared testimony and mutual encouragement
- Why friendship isn’t a luxury—it’s a gospel value
- How to build meaningful brotherhood in everyday life
📖 Scriptures References:
- Luke 10:1 – Jesus sends disciples two by two
- Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 – Two are better than one
- 1 Peter 5:8 – Watch out for the prowling enemy
- 1 Samuel 23:16–17 – Jonathan strengthens David
- Proverbs 12:25 – A good word makes him glad
- 2 Corinthians 13:1 – Testimony established by two witnesses
- Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com
- Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Two, one, go. |
| 0:14.0 | All right, guys, I want to jump back in with you and just kind of pump through a pretty simple thought, but a thought that I return to pretty regularly as I'm thinking about life and wisdom and friendship. |
| 0:29.1 | Luke 10, we actually get this in all of the Gospels and you see this principle on several |
| 0:33.2 | occasions in the Gospels, but I'll just read to you from Luke 10, verse 1. |
| 0:36.9 | It says, after this, |
| 0:39.2 | the Lord, the Lord being Jesus, appointed 72 others and sent them on ahead of him two by two |
| 0:45.8 | into every town in place where he himself was about to go. After this, the Lord appointed 72 |
| 0:51.1 | others, and he sent them on ahead two by two so he gets this |
| 0:55.9 | principle several times in the gospel that Jesus always sends the disciples in pairs never |
| 1:01.7 | alone that actually is worth pondering I know it seems simple enough it seems like an obvious |
| 1:07.1 | kind of thing but it's worth thinking through Archie Sprell said this, which I thought is a bit profound. |
| 1:12.7 | He said, it seems to me that he would get more reach by sending them one by one. |
| 1:18.2 | Each could go to a separate village that would double the missionary outreach, |
| 1:22.2 | but two by two involves companionship and partnership, and harkens back to the Old Testament |
| 1:27.3 | principle where something was established as true if the testimony was |
| 1:31.8 | given by two witnesses okay follow that line of logic that he's giving there |
| 1:36.6 | rc sprawler saying that if jesus is um end goal or ultimate priority was to have as many cities reached as quickly as possible |
| 1:49.1 | than he would have sent his disciples out as individuals. |
| 1:53.1 | But because Jesus' goal is also companionship and partnership |
| 2:00.0 | and to establish a thorough testimony. And because Jesus |
| 2:03.3 | doesn't set up a model where disciples minister individually or the idea is not about being the |
| 2:10.3 | supreme or being the sole man who does the miracles. But we see over and over like Peter and |
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