Slide 1 Where is Jesus now beginning to preach? (Mark 1:14 NKJV) Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, Selected first disciples (1:14-20) E-04 An encounter asking for full commitment SAMARIA Jerusalem GALILEE JUDEA PEREA

Slide 2 What is Jesus preaching? (Mark 1:14 NKJV) Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, (Mark 1:15 NKJV) and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” What is “gospel” about His message? (Rom 1:16 NKJV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 3 What time had been fulfilled? (Mark 1:15 NKJV) … “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” (Eph 1:10 NKJV) that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth; in Him. (Gal 4:4 NKJV) But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 4 What time had been fulfilled? (Cont’d) (2 Tim 1:8 NKJV) … the gospel according to the power of God, (2 Tim 1:9 NKJV) who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, (2 Tim 1:10 NKJV) but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 5 Jesus called Simon (Peter) and Andrew (his brother). (Mark 1:16 NKJV) And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. (Mark 1:17 NKJV) Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” (Mark 1:18 NKJV) They immediately left their nets and followed Him. Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 6 Was this their first “call”? (John 1:35-37 NKJV) Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. … (John 1:40 NKJV) One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. (John 1:41 NKJV) He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 7 Jesus called James and John. (Mark 1:19 NKJV) When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets. (Mark 1:20 NKJV) And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him. Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 8 What did James and John already know about Jesus. (Luke 5:3-4 NKJV) Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, … He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” (Luke 5:6-7 NKJV) And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, … they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. … (Luke 5:9-10 NKJV) For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon …. Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 9 What did these men leave behind to follow Jesus? (Luke 5:11 NKJV) So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him. (Mark 10:28 NKJV) Then Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.” Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 10 Do we have to leave “all” to follow Jesus? (Mat 10:37 NKJV) “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. (Luke 14:26 NKJV) “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 11 What is a part of accepting the “call”? (Mark 1:17 NKJV) Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” Is it possible to be “in the calling” and not repeat “the call”? (Acts 4:20 NKJV) “For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04

Slide 12 Selected first disciples (Cont’d) E-04 From this encounter we see: We must commit all to Christ; the things we keep, we must “keep in their place” of lower priority. If we are not busy repeating “the call,” we should seriously question whether or not we are “in the calling.”