1. Knowing Jesus through Mark
Called and Sent

2. What is the primary characteristic
of a Christian?
Someone who has ‘accepted Jesus,’ is forgiven, and is ‘on the way to heaven’?
Someone who reads the Bible and prays every day, and who is ‘separate’ from the world?

3. What is the primary characteristic
of a Christian?
Someone
Who
Follows
Jesus

4. Following Jesus
The primary occupation of a disciple is to follow Jesus – and fish for people for the Kingdom of God

5. Following Jesus
The primary family of a disciple is the group who follow Jesus.

6. Following Jesus
When people are following Jesus together they are led into action and find God’s Kingdom breaking in.

7. Sent by Jesus

8. Sent by Jesus
In choosing 12 Apostles Jesus was signalling that he was starting a new kind of ‘People of God’
relationship to Jesus is what counts
same faith as Abraham (not genetics) makes us ‘Abraham’s children’ (Paul)

9. Sent by Jesus Important symbolic and authoritative role, but...
shaped by the presence of Jesus
heralds of the message of Jesus
agents of the Kingdom of God

10. Sent by Jesus Wide variety of characters... fishermen
tax collector (collaborator)
freedom fighter (Zealot –terrorist)

11. Sent by Jesus
They had to do things every disciple would do, and they had to get along together

12. Called and Sent by Jesus
Have I made following Jesus my ‘primary occupation’?
Is the family of Jesus my primary family?
Do I spend time with Jesus so that he can shape who I am and what I do?
Am I doing the things that Jesus sent people to do?