CRS Year 8 Week Five: Call For Disciples

​Call For Disciples

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Jesus had 12 Disciples that continued his ministry after His ascension.​

A disciple is a pupil, student or follower who receives instructions from his teacher​

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​Meaning of Disciple

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After the period of instruction, the disciple goes out to teach others what he had learnt from his master during his lifetime and especially after his death

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It was necessary for Jesus to have his own disciples who would learn from him and teach others about him. Jesus started by calling the first four disciples​

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​Do you think Jesus would have been able to fulfill and to continue His ministry without the disciples? Put down your thought in your notebook.

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​Jesus call His first disciples. (Listen to this audio)

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Multiple Choice

Who made this statement? "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men"

• James

• Judas

• Jesus

• Asus

Multiple Choice

The first four disciples were __

• Peter, James, Philip and Paul

• Andrew, Peter, James and Janet

• Andrew, Peter, James and John

• Judas, Peter, Matthew

Multiple Choice

A disciple is a pupil, student or __________ who receives instruction from his teacher.

• Bible

• Instruction

• Prayer

• Beati

Multiple Choice

According to the book of Luke, Jesus called his first four disciples by the sea of

• Galilee

• Jordan

• Nile

• Ep

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1.    The twelve disciples are like the twelve tribes of Israel, the Old Covenant people of God.

2.    The twelve disciples were to form the New Covenant people of God.

3.    They were the foundation members of the New Covenant community of believers that Jesus had come to establish.

4.    This New Covenant community is the Church of Christ.

 

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​Jesus calls His 12 Disciples

​THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SELECTION OF THE TWELVE DISCIPLES

1.    The twelve disciples are like the twelve tribes of Israel, the Old Covenant people of God.

2.    The twelve disciples were to form the New Covenant people of God.

3.    They were the foundation members of the New Covenant community of believers that Jesus had come to establish.

4.    This New Covenant community is the Church of Christ.​

Multiple Choice

Apart from the first four disciples, Jesus called Matthew or Levi. a ___________

• Marketer

• Taxi collector

• Carpenter

• Fisher

Multiple Choice

Jesus selected ______ disciples to follow him.

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

Multiple Choice

James and John were the sons of ____________

• Zebedee

• Abraham

• Herod

• Jesus

Multiple Choice

____________ was the brother of Simon Peter

• John

• Judas

• Andrew

• Philip

Multiple Choice

Who among these people is not one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ?

• Bartholomew

• Thaddaeus

• Paul

• Levi

​THE DEMAND FOR DISCIPLESHIP

Discipleship is about two things. The first is to be true believer in Jesus. The second is to be a devoted follower of Jesus. Jesus taught that to be a true believer and a devoted follower, one has to:​

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i.     Face insecurity.

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ii.    Put God first in everything.

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iii.    Be totally committed.

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iv.  Sacrifice the interest of the family.

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v.  Practice self-denial.

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v  Count the cost involved.

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1. Define the word disciple.

2. Explain briefly how Jesus called his first four disciples according to the book of Luke.

3. Identify three significance of the selection of the 12 disciples.​

Evaluation​

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