62 Jesus Calls the First Disciples [Mark 1:16–20; Mark 3:14-19]

The Bible passage: [Mark 1:16–20; Mark 3:14-19]

The Story:

As He was passing along by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting nets into the sea, since they were fishermen.

Jesus told them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fish for people!”

Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

A little farther on, He saw James and his brother John. They were in their boat mending their nets.

He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

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He also appointed twelve apostles to follow and work with Him, to send them out to preach, and to have authority to drive out demons.

He appointed them: Simon (Jesus renamed him Peter), and his brother Andrew; James, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed Jesus).

The Lessons:

  • The word disciple comes from a Greek word that means “student” or “learner”. We often see the disciples calling Jesus “teacher” or “Rabbi”.
  • An apostle is “one who is sent out”.
  • Jesus had a large number of disciples. He appointed twelve of those as apostles.
  • The apostles left everything to follow Jesus.
  • Jesus passed some of His authority on to them.
  • You can read about the calling of some of the other apostles:




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