What kind of world did Jesus want?

​What kind of world did Jesus want?

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Jesus Calls His First Disciples

¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

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What was the importance of the job of Peter and Andrew?

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What did Jesus mean by a "Fisher of people?"

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What reaction do you think Peter and Andrew had to giving up such an important roll?

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How do you think other people reacted to the choice of Peter and Andrew?

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Matthew 4:20-22

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²⁰ At once they left their nets and followed him.

²¹ 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, ²² and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

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What important thing did James and John leave behind?

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Name three qualities that would make for a disciple.

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Mark 1:40-44

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Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy

⁴⁰ A man with leprosy^[a] came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

⁴¹ Jesus was indignant.^[b] He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” ⁴² Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

⁴³ Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: ⁴⁴ “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

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What was the commonly held view of people with leprosy in Jesus' time?

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What did Jesus demonstrate by healing the man with leprosy?

Luke 10:26 -30

²⁶ “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

²⁷ He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’^[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’^[b]”

²⁸ “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

²⁹ But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?”

³⁰ In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers.

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What happens next?

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How could we demonstrate Jesus' message of love in our everyday lives?

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What kind of world did Jesus want?