Riverstone Community Church - Audio Podcast

The Twelve Apostles

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Ken Harding


29/03/13


Duration - 26:18

Key Verses: Matthew 26:36-46

Good Friday Service 2013

The Twelve Apostles

1. Simon Peter

Denied the Lord 3 times. Not at the Cross

  • He was restored to the Lord.
  • He became the great Apostle Peter.
  • He first preached the Gospel to both Jew and Gentile.
  • He wrote two books in our Bible.

  • He was crucified in Rome.

    • 2. Andrew, Peter's brother

    Ran away. Not at the cross.

  • Restored to the Lord after the resurrection
  • He had introduced Peter to Jesus
  • He was a quiet disciple/helper
  • He preached in Jerusalem
  • He was crucified for his faith

    • 3. James son of Zebedee

    Ran away. Not at the cross.

  • Restored to the Lord.
  • John's brother and a leader in the early church.
  • Killed by the wicked King Herod, Acts 12 (The first of the Disciples to die for Jesus)

    • 4. John, brother of James

    Ran away but came back to the Cross. (The only disciple to stay with Jesus)

  • Known as the disciple whom Jesus loved
  • Given responsibility for Mary by Jesus
  • Prominent with Peter in the early church
  • Preached through Greece and Asia
  • Persecuted but lived to a ripe old age
  • Possibly the only disciple NOT to die for his faith

  • Wrote the Gospel, letters of John and the Revelation

    • 5. Philip

    Ran away. Not at the cross

  • Restored to the Lord
  • In the upper room with the other disciples

  • Tradition says he died for his faith

    • 6. Bartholomew (Nathaniel)

    Ran away. Not at the cross

  • Restored to the Lord
  • With the disciples after the resurrection
  • Probably died for his faith

    • 7. Thomas

    Ran away – Not at the cross

  • Known as doubting Thomas
  • Restored to the Lord
  • Became a great preacher of the Gospel
  • Missionary to India
  • Killed in Madras India

    • 8. Matthew

    Ran away. Not at the cross

  • Restored to the Lord
  • He had left his lucrative occupation to follow Jesus
  • He had introduced his friends to Jesus by giving them a feast in his home
  • He later wrote the Gospel of Matthew

  • Many are the stories of Matthew's missionary work in Persia, India and Ethiopia, but these are at best supposition

    • 9. James son of Alphaeus (the little or less)

    Ran away. Not at the cross

  • Restored to the Lord
  • With the eleven in Acts chapter 1
  • Probably a brother of Matthew
  • Little is known thereafter

    • 10. Thaddaeus (Or Judas son of James)

    Ran away. Not at the cross.

  • Restored to the Lord
  • With the apostles in Acts
  • Wrote the Letter of Jude
  • Tradition says that he preached in Armenia and died as a Martyr in Syria

    • 11. Simon the Zealot

    Ran away. Not at the cross

  • Restored to the Lord
  • With the apostles in Acts
  • Had been zealous for his religion and his nation
  • Never lost this “nickname” as he was zealous for his new Master, and died for his faith

    • 12. Judas Iscariot




    Betrayed the Lord – not at the cross.

  • Never restored

  • When he saw that Jesus was sentenced to death he committed suicide

  • If he had come to the cross Jesus would have forgiven him for He called Judas friend knowing that he would betray him



    • THE LESSON FOR US TODAY.

  • Jesus died for the sins of the world
  • Jesus died for my sins
  • Jesus will forgive and restore all who come to Him
  • As our Lord and Saviour He will take up our lives and use them for His purpose and glory. Then He will use them for the blessing of others, maybe millions.
  • Come to the cross – find Him there – not on the cross
  • But at the cross, risen, glorified and waiting to save.