1. Luke 3: Simon Peter & the 12 Apostles
Meeting the people who met Jesus
Quiz – remember from last week
How did Mary respond when she first saw Gabriel? Scared/worried
What year was Jesus born? 4BC
True or False: One of Jesus’s brothers wrote a book of the Bible. (True)
Besides travelling around Israel, what did Jesus do after he stopped being a carpenter? Met people, healed, taught, ate with people, conflict with religious leaders
What was, & is, the capital city of Israel? Jerusalem

2. Today: Find out Simon Peter meeting Jesus
Distinguish between a disciple and an apostle.
Learn about Jesus’ 12 apostles and what they did

3. Jesus’ twelve apostles
If you are a disciple of someone what does that mean?
How many disciples did Jesus have? (Luke 6:12-16, 9:1-2, 10:1) ?
From his disciples Jesus chose 12 of them to be apostles.
What do you know about Jesus 12 apostles?
Jesus has many followers, men and women. Make the point clear that anyone who follows Jesus is a disciple, even today. Twelve of these are chosen by Jesus to be his apostles, one who is sent. These twelve followed Jesus and his ministry for three years and where sent and empowered by Jesus to continue that work.

4. Jesus’ twelve apostles

5. Jesus’ twelve apostles
Watch the video and fill in the answers
“Jesus calls the fishermen” usSX5c
Luke’s version of Simon Peter’s first meeting with Jesus is different to the video.
Read Luke 5:1-11 to finish the crossword.

6. Jesus’ twelve apostles
Who where these twelve apostles of Jesus?
Read Luke 6:12-16 and fill in their names
11 of the 12 Apostles lived longer than Jesus. They spread the news of Jesus’ teaching and work around the world. Use the links provided in the booklet to find out what they did and how they died.

7. Eyewitnesses Paralysed Man Legion Mary Zacchaeus Simon Peter Levi
resurrected, goes to heaven
30AD: Jesus killed &
4BC: Jesus born
Paralysed
Man
Legion
Mary
Zacchaeus
Jesus met & interacted with many people during his lifetime – here are just some.
Luke would have interviewed them (and read other’s accounts) to construct his biography of Jesus.
Luke wrote his biography within the lifetime of many people who met Jesus – therefore it’s reliable history because if he wrote lies living people would have objected to what he wrote.
Simon Peter
Levi
Sick woman
12 Apostles