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  CA LL OF JESUS DISCIPLE 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. Jesus met Peter,  Andre

  TOPIC: CALL TO OBEDIENCE SUB-TOPICS : (A) Meaning of obedience (B) The call of Abraham Gen. 12:1-4 (c) Blessings from obeying God’s call. Gen. 12:5-9 CONTENT: Meaning of Obedience Obedience means doing what you are told to do. It is to comply with the rules and regulations at home and at school, and with the laws in the community. It is to adhere to instructions given to us or to act upon any order or command given to us.   Abraham obeys God’s call (Genesis 12:1-4) Abraham’s father was Terah. He was the descendants of one of those people who were scattered in small language groups after the Tower of Babel incident. He grew up in Ur of Chaldeans. When Terah died in Haran, Abraham a young man took over the responsibilities of his family. Abraham lived with his family till he was seventy five-years. God then called Abraham and told him: “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.’’   Blessing from obeying G

  TOPIC: CALL TO REPENTANCE. (a) The Meaning of Repentance. (b) King David obeys God’s call to repentance. 2 Sam.  12:7-13, Ps. 51:1-19 (c) Zacchaeus. Luke 19:1-9       A.   THE MEANING OF REPENTANCE.                           To repent means to regret, be sorry, feel sorrow or feel ashamed for any wrong done. Therefore, repentance is the act of regretting or feeling sorry or ashamed for any wrongdoing. It is the realization that what we have done is bad/wrong and we are ready to apologize and ask for forgiveness.     B. KING DAVID OBEYS GOD’S CALL TO REPENTANCE. 2 Sam. 12:7-13, Ps. 51:1-19   David was the second King of Israel. The Israelite army was fighting against the Ammonites. David did not go to fight the war. One day as he was walking on the rooftop of his house, he saw a beautiful woman next door taking her bath. David asked his servants who the woman was. They told him that she was Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, the Hittite, one of his soldiers fighting in th