Mark 3:13-19

1. Position yourself to hear God

 

2. Pore over the passage and paraphrase the main points

 

3. Pull out the spiritual principles

 

4. Pose the question

 

5. Plan obedience and pin down a date

 

 

Mark 3:13-19New International Version (NIV)

Jesus Appoints the Twelve

¹³ Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. ¹⁴ He appointed twelve^[a] that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach ¹⁵ and to have authority to drive out demons. ¹⁶ These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), ¹⁷ James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), ¹⁸ Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.



Paraphrase

• Jesus was on a mountain and called the 12 to be with Him
• Jesus had a role for them to Play
• They were called by Name
• Jesus had called Judas despite his future betrayal

Principles

• There is a time to be alone with Jesus and to be connected and listen to what He has to say
• Jesus knows us by Name
• Jesus knew who was coming to betray Him as He knows the end from the beginning

Questions

• Am I spending enough quiet time with God?
• Am I faithful to Him and obedient?