He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preachAnd he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
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… And he went up on the mountain and summoned those whom he himself wanted, and they came to him, and he appointed twelve so that they would be with him and that he could send them out to preach and to have authority to cast out the demons. Chapter 8, verse 27. Jesus went out along with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way, he questioned his disciples, saying to them, who do people say that I am? They told him, saying, John the Baptist, and others say, Elijah, but others, one of the prophets. And he continued by questioning them, but who do you say that I am? Peter answered and said to him you are the Christ and one more chapter 10 verse 45 10 45 for even the son of man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many Can you remember what you did a week ago last Tuesday? Well, let me make it easier. …
… personally. And let me just remind you of something we already read in Mark. In Mark chapter 3, we read this, he appointed the 12 that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and have the power to heal sickness and cast out demons. Up till now, they've done just the first part. They're with him. Now he's sending them out to do the second part, to preach, to cast out demons and heal people. So all of this is what I'm going to call a preview of coming attractions. Soon he's going to send them into all the world to preach the gospel to every creature because he's going to heaven. He'll ascend back to heaven. But before that great commission comes this good commission. It's the first commission. It's a short-term mission trip to go out and put to the test what they have seen and what they have heard. And you'll notice, how did he send them out? Two by two. If you were to look at that in the Greek text, it says duo, duo. …
… You. And we're going to look at four things as we examine about five of these apostles. We're going to see four things that Jesus sees when he looks at you. Let's read Mark chapter three, verse 13 to 19, as we get introduced to this ragtag crew. And he went up on the mountain and called to him those he himself wanted. So these are the guys he wanted. And they came to him. Then he appointed 12 that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and have power to heal sickness and to cast out demons. Simon, who he gave the name Peter, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, to whom he gave the name, now I'm not even gonna try that one because it's gonna come out inappropriate, so let's move on. That is sons of thunder. Let's stop there. We're gonna see again four things that Jesus sees when he looks at you. And the first group that I wanna look at are these guys, the sons of thunder, James and John. …
… looking to Mark chapter 3, beginning at verse 14. Mark 3, verse 14. If it is your custom, please stand for the reading and hearing of the word. Following Mark 3 and 14, we will turn to Mark chapter 5 and read one verse there, verse 9. We're starting in Mark chapter 3, verse 14. I'm reading this morning from the new revised Standard Version of the Text. Hear ye now the Word of the Lord. And Jesus appointed twelve, who he also named apostles, to be with him and to be sent out to proclaim the message and to have authority to cast out demons. I'll read it again in your hearing. And Jesus appointed 12, who he also named apostles, to be with him and to be sent out to proclaim the message and to have authority to cast out demons. And moving to a familiar text, Mark 5 and verse 9. It reads on this wise. Then Jesus asked him, the Gerasene demoniac, what is your name? …