Fun times. Jesus gives his disciples authority over demons and the power to cure diseases. No degrees required.
Adventures. He sends them out to proclaim the Kingdom and to heal the sick, telling them to leave their laptops and bank cards behind.
Money saver. He feeds 5,000. Crust from pizza fills few baskets. Leftovers are given to the poor.
Weekly check-in. He makes sure that his closest ones are getting an idea of who He really is. Grounding and bringing back to reality.
Mentoring. He predicts His suffering and tells his guys that the only way in the Kingdom is to die daily. Hard-core talk.
Surprise party for the few. He shows the inner circle His glory on the mountain. No time to explain the unexplainable.
Teachable moment. He delivers the only child from a demonic sickness because his disciples could not.

All of that happens before this happens:

“And they were all astonished at the greatness of God.

While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples, “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.”

We are so mesmerized by His deeds that we miss His heart. We commit to the gifts and become dependent on them as the measurement of His power. We give away. Sometimes, maybe more than sometimes, we are so entangled in what He does, we miss Him as the Messenger. We can’t hear for ourselves. We stay in the familiar zone. Or we don’t want to ask because we might come as dumb. We repeat to everyone that the Giver is more important than the gifts but then we are restless when the Giver is not enough. We seek the places that would fix the sulkiness. We lose contact with the Creator although we deliver His product effectively. We became merchants while He desires lovers. We hide behind the known ways. As the show goes on, the heart can not comprehend what's being said.

It's all about love. Always.