The Apostles
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We’ve looked at:
Peter
Andrew
We’re studying the 12 apostles…
There were 12 sons of Israel
12 Apostles
12 gates and foundations
12 thrones to judge the 12 tribes of Israel
12 represents the perfect reign and rule of Jesus
Jesus spent a night in prayer before He chose the twelve…
12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
The pattern of Jesus’ ministry with these men:
Jesus found them
Jesus called them to follow Him
They dropped everything and followed Jesus
Jesus spent the rest of their time together teaching and training them for the work
They continued even after Jesus’ death until their eventual deaths
Jesus exemplified the great commission:
Go
Win
Baptize
Teach
14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Several of the new testament books would be written by some of these men…
The purpose of calling the 12
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
The goal of the call was for His disicples to:
Go out into the world
Win souls
Bear fruit that would remain for all of eternity
Jesus warned them of persecution to come…
But at the same time he assured them the Spirit of God would teach them what to say:
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
What a teacher Jesus is!
Even His would-be captors would even state:
46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
Jesus empowered his disciples to do what He called them to do…
1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
Jesus did not ask them to do these works with their own power
He gave them power
The great thing about God’s work is that he not only tells us what He wants done, but He furnishes us with the power with which to do it…
Peter preached with this power on the day of Pentecost
He preached with this power in the house of Cornelius
He had the power to raise the dead, heal the lame man at the Gate Beautiful
The 12 had power to witness daily, win souls and continue their ministry under great persecution
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II. James and John (Sons of Zebedee)
II. James and John (Sons of Zebedee)
Matthew 4:21–22 (KJV 1900)
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
He saw other two brethren…
They were mending their nets
Jesus called them
Matthew 4:22 (KJV 1900)
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Immediately
Left their ship (career) and father (family) and
Followed Him…
Mark says they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and followed Jesus…
1. James and John were brothers
1. James and John were brothers
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
2. Member of the key three
2. Member of the key three
1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart…” (mount of transfiguration)
3. James was the first apostle to be martyred
3. James was the first apostle to be martyred
1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
II. “That other disciple” - I believe to be John though the Bible does not specifically say
II. “That other disciple” - I believe to be John though the Bible does not specifically say
4. He leaned on the bosom of Christ during the last supper
4. He leaned on the bosom of Christ during the last supper
23 Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
5. Was the only apostle present at the cross and took responsibility of Mary
5. Was the only apostle present at the cross and took responsibility of Mary
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
6. Visited the empty tomb with Peter
6. Visited the empty tomb with Peter
1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. 3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. 4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. 5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. 6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, 7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. 8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. 9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. 10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
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III. Philip
III. Philip
43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
1. He introduced Nathanael to Christ
1. He introduced Nathanael to Christ
2. He was tested during the feeding of the 5,000
2. He was tested during the feeding of the 5,000
5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
3. He asked to see the Father
3. He asked to see the Father
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
