Calling of Disciples Flashcards
Jesus said: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” Mark 1:17. ___________
selected and trained men who would represent him in the world in the coming days, to minister to
the world for him. He selected and called them by name and bound them to himself. They were
ordinary men yet skilled and resourceful. ______ of them were fishermen on the Sea of Galilee and
others with different occupation. All were from Galilee except _____, the man of Keriot, from
Judea. Jesus spent time with his disciples, taught them, led them, and prayed for them, that they
may learn to reach out people in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth. Jesus selected and trained them to conquer the world in his name. “He called them his
friends rather than his servants for he had taught them everything he had learned from his Father”
(John 15:15).
Jesus Christ
Six
Judas
The _______ were sent out for mission as soon as they were equipped and empowered
with the promise that God will never leave them alone. They were also called the ___________, which means the ambassadors, or messengers of Christ.
disciple
12 apostles of Christ
A disciple (from Latin ________, ‘pupil,’ ‘learner,’ corresponding to Greek ________,
from manthano, ‘to learn’) is basically the pupil of a teacher.
* Jesus was popularly known as a teacher or ______ and his associates were known as
______. All who responded to his message is a _______ (see Luke 6:17; 19:37).
* This term may also be applied to a believer, a convert to Christianity, and to one who
strives to measure up to the demands of Jesus Christ in terms of sacrificial devotion
(Harrison, 148).
* In verb form, the term ‘disciple’ denotes the making of ______ (Acts 14:21)
discipulus
mathetes
rabbi
disciples.
disciple
converts
The number _____ suggests the influence of Hebraic tradition and perhaps warrants the
terminology so commonly used today of the church – the New Israel (Harrison, 139).
12
The __________- because they were accorded special privileges ( Mt. 17:1; 26:37; Mk.
5:37)
- _____ (“The reed changed to rock”, Petros “rock”). Son of Jonas or John.
Home: Bethsaida and Capernaum. A fisherman. Wrote _________. Bible history and
traditional legends: Evangelistic and missionary work among the Jews, going as far as
Babylon (1 Pe. 5:13). Tradition says as far as Rome, where he was crucified, head
________
2.________ (Supplanter, “The Elder”) – Also called Boanerges or Son of Thunder. Son of
Zebedee and Salome. Home: Bethsaida, Capernaum and Jerusalem. A fisherman.
Preached in Jerusalem and Judea. Beheaded by _______, A.D. 44 (?) (Ac. 12:1,2). - ________ (God is gracious, “The Beloved Disciple”). Also son of Thunder, brother of James, son
of Zebedee and Salome. Home: Bethsaida, Capernaum and Jerusalem. A _______. Wrote
__________________. Labored among the Churches in Asia Minor, according
to tradition, especially at Ephesus. Banished to Patmos, afterward freed, and died _________
“Inner Circle”
Simon or Peter
1 & II Peter
downward.
James
Herod
John
fisherman
Gospel, I, II, III John and Revelation.
a natural
death
The Quiet Workers
1. _________ (Manly, “The Personal Worker”) - Brother of Peter, son of Jonas or John. Home:
Bethsaida and Capernaum. A ______. Originally a disciple of John the Baptist. Tradition:
Preached in Scythia, Greece and Asia Minor. Crucified on a St. Andrew’s Cross.
2. _______ (Lover of horses, “Philippos”) – Home: Bethsaida. Tradition says that he preached in
Phrygia, and died a martyr at _______.
3. ________ (Gift of God, Nathanael) – Son of Tolmai. Home: Cana of Galilee. According
to tradition, he was a missionary to Armenia and was _________. Jerome says he wrote
a _____.
4. ________ (Twin, “The Doubter”, Didymus) – Home: Galilee. Tradition says he labored in
Parthia, Persia, and India. Suffering _______ near Madras, at Mt. St. Thomas.
5. ________ (Gift of God, Levi) – Son of Alphaeus. Home: Capernaum. A tax collector. Author
of the Gospel Matthew. Tradition says he died a martyr in _________
Andrew
fisherman
Philip
Hierapolis.
Bartholomew
flayed to death
gospel
Thomas
martyrdom
Matthew
Ethiopia.
C. The Little Known
1._______ (“Supplanter”, The Less or Younger) – Son of Alphaeus, or Cleophas and Mary.
Home: Galilee. Wrote epistle of James. According to tradition, preached in Palestine and
Egypt. Was _________.
2.________(“Man of heart”, Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus) – Brother of James “The Less” from Galilee.
Tradition says he preached in Assyria and Persia and __________.
3. ____ (“Hearing”, The Cananaean or Zealot) – Home: Galilee. Tradition says he was
_______.
James
crucified in Egypt.
Jude
died a martyr in Persia.
Simon
crucified.
D. The Traitor
1. ________ (“The Traitor”, Iscariot) – Son of Simon. Home: Kerioth of Judea. He betrayed Jesus
for ___________ and afterwards __________ (Mt. 26:14-16; 27:3-5).
Note that aside from the 12 disciples, Jesus had other circle of disciples.
- The masses, those present at itinerant preaching/teaching events and the large public
feedings of the multitudes. - The ______ disciples and friends who were impacted by Jesus’ teachings and healings and
were committed to following him (Anthony, 209)
Judas
thirty pieces of silver
hanged himself
70
Module 5.3 Demands Involved on Becoming a Disciple of Christ
1. Allegiance to Christ
( Lk. 12:8; Lk. 14:26-33)
A disciple should have __________ to Christ, _________ to the cause of Christ, and a
heart and mind to really _______ Christ. He/she must be ready to _________ first
whatever the cost.
2. Readiness to leave family belongings
(Mk. 10:21, 28; Lk. 18:28)
In some cases, the demand is a literal _________ of home, business ties, and possessions
only to answer the call for mission/to minister.
3. Bear the Cross
(Matt.16:24; Mk. 8: 34-38; John 10:10)
To _____ the way of the cross no matter how difficult it may be. The cross-shaped yoke of
Christ is an instrument of liberation power to those who live in it with him and learn the meekness
and lowliness of heart that brings rest to the soul. “One cannot be a disciple of Christ without
forfeiting things normally sought in human life. Non-discipleship may be peaceful, comfortable but
will not fulfill the highest human possibilities and take life on the highest plane” (Bonhoeffer, 1937)
personal allegiance
dedication
follow
put the claims of Jesus
abandonment
follow
