CALL OF JESUS DISCIPLES

CONTENT

1. Jesus Calls His First Four Disciples
2. Jesus Calls the Twelve Disciples/Apostles
3. Moral Lessons

Jesus Calls His First Four Disciples (Matt 8: 18-22, Mk 1: 14-20, Luke 5: 1-11)

A disciple is a pupil, student or follower who receives instructions from his teacher or his master. The first four disciples were Peter and his brother, Andrew; and the two brothers, James and John.

According to Matthew and Mark, one day, as Jesus was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Peter and Andrew casting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen. Jesus called them to be his disciples saying: “follow me, and l will make you fishers of men.” And immediately, they followed Jesus. A few meters away from where Jesus called Peter and Andrew, Jesus met the two brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were with their father mending their broken nets. Jesus called them and immediately, they left their father and followed him.

The gospel of Luke gives another account of how Jesus called the first four disciples.