Choice 3: Matthew 10; Mark 3:13-35; Luke 5:1-11. The Calling of the Twelve Apostles

Choice 3: Matthew 10; Mark 3:13-35; Luke 5:1-11. The Calling of the Twelve Apostles

1. Review Matthew 10:1-4 and Mark 3:13-19 and highlight the names of the original Twelve Apostles. Look up the names of three Apostles in the Bible Dictionary and write one sentence describing something you learned about each one you selected.
   1. Judas Iscariot was the only one of the twelve that was not from Galilee.
   2. Matthew means gift of god and was supposed to have really known the Old Testament as he witnessed Christ fulfilling the prophecies given about him.
   3. James was given the opportunity to be one of the three that went with Christ on a few different events and was later beheaded by Herod.
2. Read Acts 4:33; Doctrine and Covenants 107:23; and the entry for "Apostle" in the Bible Dictionary (p. 612). Then, write a definition for what an Apostle is.
   1. Apostle – one who is sent forth to testify as a special witness of Christ life, death, and resurrection to the entire world. They are ordained to do such and then they are to be the administrative power of the church.
3. Describe in writing how the Savior's teachings to His Apostles in Matthew 10:5-42 prepared them to be sent out to proclaim the gospel.
   1. During this course of instruction Christ starts by letting the apostles know what they are supposed to go and do. He instructs them to go forth and provide miracles for the people. AS they go about they are to instruct and uplift and to leave when others revile against them. Christ then prepares them for some of the hardships they are going to have to go through for the time after he leaves. Telling them about some of the hardships and trails they will be placed in. He then promises that everything will be for the profit of the gospel. That those who do listen will receive that righteous reward they deserve and the unrighteous their reward. This letting them know helped for when the things happened they knew that Christ knew and had already told them their reward. Thus they were given extra power to by that knowledge to go through their entire mission.
4. Read Luke 5:1-11. Explain in writing what you learn from the responses made by Peter, James, and John to the Savior's call. How could you apply their actions and examples in your own life?
   1. I feel like the response from Peter, James, and John is often how disciples start. I see them drop everything and go. In today’s world you also see that young men and woman drop everything and go. This was another example of the Savior’s call that those who know need to share. After they had witnessed the miracle they immediately recognized their sins and recognized the Savior and his power. So when he called for them to be fishers of men they answered without delay. In today’s world young men graduate and turn 18 and sisters when they are 19 leave everything to go share what they have come to find out is true. Many like Peter, James and John have seen a miracle of some sorts that have given them a witness of Christ and have them more than willing to when that time comes leave everything behind.