The Lord Jesus had 12 original disciples, but those men were just the first of many more followers of Christ.

They are an example for us to learn from and a reminder that God works in ordinary people.

Are you a true follower of Jesus Christ?

Let's study the 12th with Scott Pauli today

and find truth that will help us all to follow more closely to Christ.

The last time we began our study on the 12 disciples,

we discovered that the first call of Christ to his disciples was not a call to go do something.

The first call was to come to Christ. He's drawing all of us closer and closer

to himself. Well, if the first call was to come to him, the first job was just to be with him. We're in

Mark chapter 3, verse 13. The Bible says, and he goeth up into a mountain and calleth unto him whom he would, and they

came unto him. And he ordained 12 that they should be with him. Do you hear the little preposition?

There was a preposition in verse 13, unto him. Now there's another one in verse 14, with him,

and that he might send them forth to preach.

We have this tendency to jump straight to the last part of that verse.

The disciples were the ones sent forth.

They were the ones who were preaching.

No, no, not first.

Before they were ever sent forth, they just had to be with him. Before they ever preached

for him, they had to spend time with him. In fact, have you ever pondered the difference between

the word disciple and the word apostle? The word disciple literally means a learner, a follower. It is

the idea of being a student. The word apostle means a learner, a follower. It is the idea of being a student.

The word apostle means a sent one. Now, these disciples are going to become apostles,

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