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*The Twelve Disciples*
Matthew 10:1-4
Ask the audience to name the 12 Disciples- give a prize.
When I was younger I could not name the twelve disciples, well that has been true as well into my adult life.
While I have had trouble naming them; that does not mean I did not have an opinion on who they were.
I have always seen the disciples as hero’s of the faith.
They were the first to follow Christ and the first to spread the Gospel throughout their known world.
They were courageous, unselfish, caring, gracious, loving, adventurous, and determined.
This view based in the New Testament especially the Epistles and Acts portrays a group of followers of Christ who had been transformed into leaders molded by Christ and strengthened by the Holy Spirit.
It is easy to see how anyone trying to put together a team of ministers would choose these men.
The reality is that they did not start out this way, in fact some of them were very different people when Christ first called them.
Some would even say that Jesus’ choices did not make much sense.
If we had recruited the team that would spread Christianity throughout the world it would not be this bunch.
Today we want to examine who the disciples were that Jesus picked and see how this has application for us today.
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Peter the Impetuous*
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-Peter was a fisherman by trade (Mk.
1:16)
As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
-He was married (Lk.
4:38)
-As a disciple he became the spokesman for the group (Mt.
15:15)
But Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
-He had the nerve to rebuke Jesus (Mt.
16:22)
From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
*16:22* So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him: “God forbid, Lord!
This must not happen to you!”
-He would deny Christ three times even when he said he never would.
-Later he would be restored to ministry (Jn.
21:15-17)
-He would show prejudice towards the Gentiles (Gal.
2) and later repent for it.
-He would preach with boldness at Pentecost (Acts 2:14-41) and see 3000 people come to Christ.
-He would go on to write two Epistles bearing his name.
-Peter was eager, aggressive, bold, outspoken, impetuous and confident.
Through his interactions with Christ and the molding that Jesus did in his life he became a person who learned submission, restraint, humility, love, compassion and courage.
-He would write in 2 Peter 3:18:
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.
-Clement states that Peter was forced to watch his wife being crucified and he then was crucified, but he insisted that he not die in the same manner as Jesus and so he was crucified upside down.
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*Andrew the Disciple of Little Things*
-Andrew is the brother of Peter.
In fact he is the one that introduced Peter to Jesus (Jn.
1:41-42).
-He was more than likely a follower of John the Baptist.
-Of the disciples we know more about he seems to be the least contentious.
Whenever he is mentioned alone he is always doing what is right.
-Andrew saw the value of individual people.
-After meeting Jesus he brings Peter to meet Christ.
-He brought the boy with the loaves and fishes to Christ (Jn.
6)
-He brought the Greeks to Jesus in Jn. 12.
-He saw the value of small gifts.
-He did not dismiss entirely the value of the fish and loaves even though they would not feed 5000 people.
-Andrew saw the value of inconspicuous service.
-He never preached to multitudes.
-He did not found a single church
-He did not write any books
-He is not mentioned in Acts or a single Epistle.
-Tradition says that he went to Russia and Scotland, Asia Minor and Greece as a missionary.
It is said that he was crucified in Achaia in Greece as a result of leading a Roman governor’s wife to Christ.
On the cross he hung for two days and witnessed to passers by.
-Andrew shows us that God uses the quiet individuals, laboring faithfully, giving insignificant gifts, accomplishing much for Christ.
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*James the Passionate.*
-He worked for his Father Zebedee in his fishing business (Mk.
1:20)
-He along with his brother John would be called sons of Thunder for they were passionate, fervent, having a fiery temperament and a judgmental spirit (Lk.
9:51-54).
Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.
*9:52* He sent messengers on ahead of him.
As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him, *9:53* but the villagers refused to welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
*9:54* Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us /to call fire to come down from heaven and consume// them/?”
-In Mt. 20:20-24 we see that he along with his brother is ambitious, overconfident and causes conflict with others when he requests special privilege in Christ’s kingdom.
-His passion was not a liability in the end as he used it to serve Christ.
This characteristic in his missionary brought about the wrath who had him beheaded.
James in Acts 12:1-3 is the first of the disciples to be martyred.
-Tradition says that he preached in Samaria (the very place he wanted to call up God’s judgement), Judea and Spain.
-In the end it seems his passion, fervor and thunderous temperament were used by God-he became a person who was tempered by sensitivity and grace.
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*John the Disciple of Love*
-We know much of his character because of his relationship with his brother James.
-He was willing to call judgement on Samaria.
-Asked for special privilege
-Over stepped his boundaries (Mk.
9:38)
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”
-He was narrow minded, unbending, reckless, volatile, brash and aggressive.
-We find that John learned through his time with Christ.
-He learned to balance love and truth (2 Jn. 1:1-3)
From the elder, to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth (and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth), *1:2* because of the truth that resides in us and will be with us forever.
*1:3* Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
-He learned to balance ambition and humility (1 Jn. 3:1-2)
(See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children – and indeed we are!
For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
*3:2* Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed.
We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
-He balanced suffering and Glory (12:24-26)
I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone.
But if it dies, it produces much grain.
*12:25* The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
*12:26* If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too.
If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
- John was the first disciple to enter the tomb, the only disciple recorded at the cross.
- He was commended by Jesus to care for his mother.
- He wrote one Gospel, 3 epistles and Revelation.
-Tradition says he became the pastor of the church in Ephesus, was imprisoned on Patmos under unbelievable conditions.
-He was willing to suffer without complaining and died of old age.
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*Philip the Accountant*
-Philip was a disciple of John the Baptist (Jn.
1:43-44)
-Showed a deep understanding of the Old Testament (Jn.
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