Jesus Calls the First Disciples

John 1:35-51

Next Week - Jesus Turns Water into Wine (John 2:1-11)

What event marked the beginning of Jesus' ministry as the Messiah (Christ)?

Matthew 3:13-15
Why is this event understood as the beginning of His ministry?

Luke 3:21-22
How old was Jesus when He began His ministry?

Luke 3:23a
What was significant about Jesus beginning His ministry at the age of thirty?

Numbers 4:3
Who else began their ministry of God's calling at the age of thirty?

2 Samuel 5:4
How did Jesus immediately celebrate His calling as the greatest man of all time?

Luke 4:1-2

How effective was John's ministry?

Matthew 3:4-6
Did the people understand who John was and what was the purpose of his ministry?

Luke 3:15

How did John respond when asked if he was the Messiah?

John 1:19-20
Who did he say he was?

John 1:21-23
After he quoted Scripture, did the learned Pharisees understand what he was doing?

John 1:24-28

What was the purpose of John's baptism?

Acts 19:1-5
Why was it important for people to repent before the Messiah would come?

Luke 1:16-17
How is this similar to preparations for Christ's second coming?

Revelation 19:6-7

How did John further clarify his statements the next day?

John 1:29-31
If John didn't know Him, how was he able to point out Jesus as the Messiah?

John 1:32-34

Now that Jesus was on the job and John had identified Him, was John's job done?

John 1:35-36
How did John's two disciples respond to John's claim?

John 1:37
What did they intend to do, follow Jesus from a distance to see where He was going?

John 1:38-39

Who were these two disciples of John?

John 1:40
What did they do after talking with Jesus a few hours?

John 1:41-42a
How did Jesus show His timeless wisdom when He met Simon?

John 1:42b

Where did Jesus go the next day and who did He meet (there or in route)?

John 1:43-44
How did Philip respond to meeting Jesus?

John 1:45

Was Nathanael also from Bethsaida?

John 21:2
What did Nathanael think about the Messiah coming from his neighboring town of Nazareth?

John 1:46

How did Jesus show His knowledge of people's souls when He met Nathanael?

John 1:47
Did Nathanael believe that Jesus could know him that well at their first meeting?

John 1:48
Not uncommon for devout Jews to pray, meditate & study under shade of fig trees
How did Nathanael respond to Jesus' claims to seeing him praying under the leafy fig tree?

John 1:49

How did Nathanael's confession climax the names given to Jesus by these first disciples?

John 1:37, 41, 49

Would this proof that Nathanael accepted be enough to convince others?

John 1:50
What great wonder did Jesus tell Nathanael he would get to see?

John 1:51

What story would the faithful Jew Nathanael immediately remember?

Genesis 28:10-12
What was the message Jacob received when he saw the stairway to heaven?

Genesis 28:13-14
How was that message brought also to us through Jesus?

Galatians 3:7-9
How are all peoples on earth blessed through the new children of Abraham?

Galatians 3:14

What is significant of seeing heaven open?

Romans 5:18
What is significant of the angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man?

John 14:6

What significant event occurred in Nathanael's hometown three days after meeting Jesus?

John 2:1-2, 11
Where did Jesus then go that became the home base for His ministry?

John 2:12

Where did Jesus travel to next and what happened on His arrival?

John 2:13-16
How did word of Jesus spread from this visit?

John 2:23
Did only common people recognize Him as being sent from God?

John 3:1-2

Where did Jesus' ministry take Him next and what did He do there?

John 3:22
What did He do when people thought He might be competing with John?

John 4:1-3
Who did He meet on the way?

John 4:5, 7, 39-42

What kind of reception did Jesus receive in Galilee?

John 4:43, 45
Where in Galilee did He go and what happened?

John 4:46, 49-51, 53-54

Where is the next place Jesus went and what happened there?

Luke 4:16, 21, 28-30
Where did He go next and what happened there?

Luke 4:31, 33, 36-37
Who else did He heal while there?

Luke 4:38-40
How did Jesus respond when the people of Capernaum tried to keep Him from leaving?

Luke 4:42-44

What did Jesus do when people crowded too closely to Him at the Sea of Galilee?

Luke 5:1-3
How did Jesus show His power over nature after He finished speaking?

Luke 5:4-7
How did these fishing disciples react?

Luke 5:8-11

How quickly did Jesus' number of disciples grow?

Luke 5:15 (16-19)
What other apostle do we have a record of being directly called by Jesus to be a disciple?

Luke 5:27-28
As the number of Jesus' disciples grew, who did He select as His central apostles?

Luke 6:12-16

What other disciples did Jesus specially appoint?

Luke 10:1-3
How does Jesus tell us to handle the responses we receive when we take His message out?

Luke 10:16