The religious leaders don't want to accept the authority Jesus has to deliver the demonized, so they scoff at him and accuse him of being a fake. We'll hear more of this in chapter 12...

The ministry of Jesus included BOTH preaching and healing. These are two sides of the same coin and we must accept this as so.

The harvest in Jesus' day was plentiful but the laborers few. How much moreso today? When Jesus sent his disciples out as harvesters, he gave them authority to minister in the same way he was ministering. There was NO diminishment between what Jesus did and what they were to do. The same is true today.

Unfortunately, the message of the Gospel isn't always received well. Some will accept it and others not.