The Twelve

We are not in the original group of Christ's followers but we can follow Him just the same. The Lord tells us exactly what He requires. Will you join the number of those who are known as Jesus' disciples?

When you look at the last words of Jesus to His disciples, the last thing they did with their lives, and the last mention of them in Scripture you begin to see what is important to God. Join us today in God's Word...

Who took Judas' place among the original apostles? Today we examine Scripture to find the answer and find truth that will help all who want to follow Christ.

One of the saddest stories in human history is the story of Judas Iscariot. Today we see his place on earth, his place with the disciples, his place in death, and his place for eternity. Listen to this sobering summary of a lost life.

Simon was a member of a radical, political party that thought the answer was to conquer Rome. This zealot learned that only Christ can conquer and he became zealous for Him and what truly matters! 

He is known by three different names in Scripture, but the most important thing about him is his association with Jesus Christ. Observe three wonderful lessons from the life of Thaddaeus.

Nothing is known of this disciple. Not a single recorded word. No outstanding work. But this disciple that stands in the background reminds us that God uses unknown people too! Meet James the son of Alphaeus...

Is your life defined by doubt or are you living by faith? Thomas is remembered as a "doubting" man, but in the end he gives one of the greatest statements of faith in the Bible! We all must choose to believe.

Would you like to hear Matthew's personal testimony about what Jesus Christ did in his life? Join us as we study his own words today. They reveal so much about the difference Christ can make.

He was a skeptic, a man full of questions. When he met Jesus Christ he found answers...and much more! In the life of Nathaniel we discover the "greater things" that the Lord reserves for those who will trust and obey.

God seeks us and we are called on to seek others for Him. We don't know much about Philip but we know that he was a true "seeker." Christ sought Him and he sought to bring others to Jesus.

Only one disciple returned to stand at the foot of the cross. John shows us the way to stay close to Christ. In this study we find three marks of an intimate disciple of Jesus.

What a transformation Jesus made in the life of James! He is a picture of what God desires to do in all of our lives. Even our gifts and blessings must come under the rule of Christ.

Peter is known for so many conversations and interesting incidents in Scripture. But there is one moment that Christ spoke of that would become the turning point in his life. Have you had your turning point?

The first disciple of Christ was not the most prominent of our Lord's followers. Yet God used him to lead many to Jesus. In fact, each time we see him he is faithfully working to bring people to Jesus! Today we meet Andrew.

(Acts 1:12-14) We are all different and it is impossible to get everyone to agree on everything. One thing brings the followers of Christ into unity - true prayer. In today's Scripture the disciples are beginning to apply what Jesus had been teaching them all along.

(Acts 1:12-14) The Lord continues to work on us and in us all of our life. How patiently He worked with the first disciples! Look at the first glimpse of the first disciples after Christ left them. 

(Mark 14:37-38) Crisis hours press us closer to Christ. Each occasion where we see the inner circle there were challenging circumstances, but through them all they were being brought nearer to the Lord. 

(Mark 14:36-42) In the garden, on the hardest night of His life, the Lord gave us some of the greatest help for our own prayer life. Take these lessons from Christ's classroom and apply them today! 

(Mark 14:32-35) Christ's most important and constant instruction to His disciples was about prayer. To the very end He was teaching His first followers and today He is teaching us! "Lord, teach us to pray." 

(Mark 9:1-10) The disciple's greatest privilege is not to do something but simply to be with Jesus. It is only as we learn to get alone with Him and hear Him that we are prepared to do His work. Listen to Christ's invitation... 

(Mark 5:35-43) It was their first field trip! Three students following the Teacher, and what an important lesson He had to teach them. Christ wants to teach us ALL something about Himself and about ourselves in this Scripture. 

(Mark 3:16-17) Did you know that three of the disciples had their name changed by Jesus? They would become known as "the inner circle" - Peter, James, and John. If you want to be closer to Christ this is what you need to know... 

(Mark 3:13-15) Jesus' first call to His followers was simply to be "with Him." Some things never change. Today we discover where every follower of Christ must begin. 

(Mark 3:13-19) The original disciples were just common, ordinary men. All of them were very different from one another, but one thing brought them together: Jesus. In this new study we examine the twelve and the One who changed them forever.