Jesus Designates the Twelve Apostles

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Jesus Designates the Twelve Apostles

Date: Nov. 26, 2016

Passage

Luke 6:12-19 (ESV)

12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 6:13

And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles:

First, the twelve apostles (12-16). The needs of the world were enormous. At the same time, opposition to Jesus was growing stronger. What did Jesus do? Jesus spent a night in prayer with God. In the morning he appointed twelve to be apostles. They were a varied group of men from different backgrounds. Jesus would love and train them and send them out into the world to carry on his ministry. Jesus can use any kind of person in his kingdom work. Jesus still calls and trains people who would be faithful to him to do his work.

Second, Jesus heals many (17-19). Jesus and his newly appointed apostles came down the mountain. They were met by a large, needy crowd. They had come from all over, even Gentile territory, to hear Jesus' teaching and to be healed. Some had impure spirits. They were poor, desperate people and Jesus used his power to heal them all.

Prayer: Lord, the world is in great need of your word and healing. Please raise many committed people who are faithful to your work, beginning with me.

One Word: The twelve apostles

Countless Saved from God’s Wrath by the Blood of the Lamb

Revelation 7:1-17

Key Verse: 7:9-10

A Great Multitude from Every Nation

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

Today's Question

Are all sins equally evil?

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