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Apostles James Simon Judas son of James Luke 6:12-16 video audio notes. These are actually James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James, not Judas Iscariot. The point somewhat uniquely special with James the son of Alphaeus is his obscurity. There just isn’t anything specifically recorded about him. We don’t have …
Apostle Matthew and Apostle Thomas Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. Matthew, also called Levi, was a tax collector when called by Jesus. Tax collectors (KJV – publicans) were hated and despised by everyone, not only Jews. You would have hated them too. The reason is they were dishonest and mean people. What is the first …
Apostle Nathanael: How to Recognize Jesus Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. What’s Nathanael’s question? It was, “How do you know me?” Jesus knew him because of the fig tree. Have you seen a fig tree? Have you ever attempted to get under a fig tree? It’s not like sitting under a pine tree. I mean, …
Apostle Philip Don’t You Believe Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. “Philip, get out of your rule book and believe. Stop attempting to figure everything out and believe me. The miracles and the evidence are overwhelming. If you can’t believe I am of God then at least believe the evidence. Your analytical pragmatic mind can come …
Apostle John Truth and Love Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. Apostle John is known for two things – Truth and Love. How special is that? How many of us desire a spouse characterized by truth and love, and how many of us desire friends characterized by truth and love? Also how many of us want …
Apostle James a Son of Thunder Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. These were the apostles closest to Jesus – Peter, James, and John. Apostle James was on Peter’s team – the first team. Apostle James enjoyed a very close relationship with Jesus and was present in the more private times of Jesus, yet we don’t …
Apostle Andrew Brought Him to Jesus Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. How did Apostle Andrew die? It is said he led the wife of a Roman governor to Jesus. Imagine that! However, it infuriated her husband. The governor demanded his wife recant her allegiance to Jesus Christ. She refused, so the governor had Apostle Andrew …
Apostle Peter Do You Love Me More Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. How much do you love Jesus in comparison to others? Have you ever analyzed this thought? The Lord could say, “Do you love him more than your job or business? Do you love Jesus more than money? How about your time, your family, …
Simon Peter Was He Simon or Was He Peter Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. We learned the twelve were divided into three groups, or three teams, of four. Each group had a leader. Simon Peter was the leader of the first group and also, as we will see, the leader of the twelve. Philip was …
Apostles Ordinary Men Chosen to be Extraordinary Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. The apostles were very ordinary men chosen to do something extraordinary. No one had ever done, or was ever asked to do, what Jesus asked them to do. They were uneducated and unimportant nobody’s chosen to spend time with Jesus. That’s how God …