The Calling. Matthew 10:1-4

On Sunday evenings David and I go to  a "Life Group". It's a group of people from our church who get together to further study the service teaching of that morning. More then that, it is a group of people who get together to support each other through life. We pray for each other and give each other courage and comfort when life gets rough. We also rejoice together in what God is doing in our lives. We are more than a group of people, we are family. We don't just communicate on Sunday evenings, we are in touch throughout the week. 

Jesus called together His "Life Group", His twelve to learn, support, encourage, pray and teach others about Him. 

Why these men? 

1 Corinthians 1:26-29 NIV
²⁶ Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. ²⁷ But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. ²⁸ God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, ²⁹ so that no one may boast before Him. 

And why 12? 

"The apostolic number fitly represents the twelve tribes of Israel; and for practical purposes the twelve form a workable band of leaders, a sufficient jury, and a competent company of witnesses." (Spurgeon)

Matthew 10:1-4

1 Jesus called His twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness.2 Here are the names of the twelve apostles:

first, Simon (also called Peter), then Andrew (Peter’s brother), James (son of Zebedee), John (James’s brother), 3 Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew (the tax collector), James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, 4 Simon (the zealot), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).

Blessings, Cecilia