What do you know about the disciples who learned at Jesus’ feet? The Twelve Disciples pamphlet offers a close-up look at the 12 plain ordinary men who Jesus trained to care for his church: Peter, James (son of Zebedee), Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), John, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot. The pamphlet presents the life and ministry of Jesus’ 12 disciples in a convenient and easy-to-use, side-by-side comparison chart. Teachers will appreciate the thoroughness of the resource and its ease to teach. Students will gain a new insight into the men whose lives and faiths were shaped by walking with Jesus. Pastors or discipleship leaders may want to purchase one of these pamphlets for each church member. What were the backgrounds of the disciples? What was their collective purpose and mission? Here are a few of the facts people will find at a glance in The Twelve Disciples:
- Each of the disciples were from the Galilee region except for Judas
- The disciples were Jesus’ main focus of instruction
- Jesus knew their strengths and their weaknesses
- Jesus trusted them to carry God’s message of redemption to the end’s of the earth
- Peter was called to be a fisher of men (Matthew 4:19)
- James was with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46)
- Andrew told Jesus about the boy with five loaves of bread and two fish (John 20:19-25)
- Thomas affirmed that Jesus was Lord and God (John 21:2-7)