Did JESUS call SOME DISCIPLES FIRST? | "I Will Make You Fishers Of Men"

June 4, 2023 Speaker: Pastor Scott Slaughter Series: Mark, The Gospel in Troubling Times

Topic: Discipleship, God's Will, Obedience to God, Children, Kids, Evangelism, Gospel, Great Commission, God, Sovereignty, Power, Person, Holiness, Love , Psalms, Citizenship, Kingdom Of God Scripture: Mark 1:16–20, Matthew 19:1–15

Why did Jesus call four of His disciples before He called the other eight? Or, we may ask the question a little differently. Why does the Gospel According to Mark give us a separate account of the calling of four of Jesus' disciples in Mark 1:16-20? Later Mark records the calling of the Twelve Apostles. Join Pastor Scott E. Slaughter, Lead Pastor of Coggins Church of Lexington, as he teaches opens these verses from the Bible showing how Jesus was calling all His disciples to be fishers of men. Have you ever wondered why the disciples, when called upon by Jesus, simply got up and walked away from their livelihoods, luxuries, and families? Did they know what he was asking them to do? If so, how did they know it? What did Jesus mean when He said to these men, “Follow me?” How did they understand it?