Disciples of Jesus

By Dennis King

Jesus, after trekking up a mountainside, summoned a select group of men to become His Disciples. There, He appointed the Twelve to be with him and send them out to preach (Mark 3:13-14) In this era of the Roman world, there were various religious, and political leaders with committed groups of followers. From those who followed Him, Jesus of Nazareth formed a special rabbi-student relationship. Although the Jews were used to having rabbis teaching only the brightest pupils. they hadn’t encountered the approach that Jesus used in gathering and instructing His group of disciples. The norm was for a person to approach a rabbi and ask to be taught, but Jesus did the reverse by choosing the men He wanted and calling them to follow Him. The group He chose was a diverse bunch—they weren’t from the hierarchical Jewish religion. Rather, the twelve men He chose came from various walks of life.
Our Messiah, Jesus Christ picked a diverse group of men to accomplish His divine purpose. Jesus wanted men who could understand the struggles of the brokenhearted, the poor, and the afflicted. With the exception that seven of them were fishermen, the Twelve had very little in common with one another. One was a tent maker, others were a political zealot, a detested tax-collector, a pessimistic skeptic, a thief, and two “Sons of Thunder.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dennis King
• Release date: May 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005366414

Dennis King

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Disciples of Jesus

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Dennis D. King

ISBN 9781005366414

Copyright 2021 Dennis King

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This a Biblical based instruction. Any living persons mentioned are from information gathered from private and public sources.

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I wish to thank many unnamed others for their assistance in bringing you these Christian messages.

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Disciples of Jesus

According to Matthew Chapter 4, Jesus after leaving Nazareth went to Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah about the land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. There, and from that time on Jesus began to preach, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. Come, follow me, Jesus said, and I will send you out to fish for people. At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

John, Chapter 1 tells us that the next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, Look, the Lamb of God! When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, What do you want? They said, Rabbi (which means