Jesus Chooses the 12 Disciples

God's Big Story

The Village Church

Kids & Family

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Julie and Sean are joined by their friend Coach to talk about Jesus choosing His 12 disciples. We're reminded of, learn about, and sing about the truth that Jesus came to save sinners! Helpful Definitions: DISCIPLE — A follower of Jesus. Scripture Reference: Matthew 4:18-22 5-Second Fly Through Review: Jesus had a group of very close friends and followers. What were they called? (THE DISCIPLES) How many disciples did Jesus have? (12) Were the disciples rich and important men? (NO!) Did Jesus choose them because they followed all God’s rules? (NO! What kinds of jobs did Peter, Andrew, James, and John? They were… (FISHERMEN!) What about Matthew? He was a… (TAX COLLECTOR) When Jesus told them to be His disciples, which two words did He say? (“FOLLOW ME.”) What did the disciples leave to follow Jesus? (JOBS, FRIENDS, FAMILY - EVERYTHING!) Song: Jesus Came to Save Sinners by The Village Kids If you’ve enjoyed this episode, one of the best ways to support the show and make sure others find it, is to subscribe and leave a review. Thank You! Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. For sponsorship inquiries, email sponsor@thegoodpodcast.co

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0:00.0	You're listening to God's Big Story, a podcast for kids.
0:14.0	Every week we teach the Bible, sing the Bible, and talk about what it means with a friend or two.
0:19.0	I'm your host, Julie, and I'm here with my co-host Sean.
0:22.0	Hello!
0:23.0	Today we're going to talk about how Jesus came to save sinners by talking about a story from the Bible.
0:28.0	That's right, Julie.
0:29.0	So far, we've learned how God the Son came down to be born as a baby named Jesus and how he grew up to be a boy and eventually a man who never sent.
0:37.0	Last episode we learned that Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by his cousin John.
0:41.5	Then the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert or
0:44.8	Satan, God's enemy, tempted him, or tried to get him to sin. But Jesus didn't
0:50.4	sin, yeah. Nope. Jesus remembered what he had read in the Bible and he obeyed God perfectly.
0:56.0	If you miss those episodes, you can always go back and listen.
1:00.0	Good point.
1:01.0	Now today, we're going to talk about how Jesus chose 12 people to be his very close friends and followers called disciples. Can you say disciples? Disciples.
1:11.0	Disciples, Sean, is just a fancy word for follower.
1:14.0	They follow Jesus, learn from him,
1:16.0	and helped him tell everyone they met
1:19.0	the good news about him that Jesus came to save sinners.
1:22.0	Fancy followers, huh?
1:24.0	These guys must have been pretty important folks.
1:27.0	Pretty fancy.
1:28.0	Nope, hardly.
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