Matthew 9:35 - 10:4

An Army ofOrdinary People

(Part II)

Philip

• One of Jesus' first disciples

• Former disciple of John the Baptist

• Brought Nathaniel to Jesus (John 1:43-51)

• Was tested by Jesus about how to feed the 5,000

• He responded by checking on how much money was needed! (John 6:7)

• He had no real sense of the miraculous

• Theological explanations are one thing

• An expectation of spiritual reality is another

• Also asked Jesus to show him the Father (John 14:7 & 8)

Bartholomew

• His name is all the lists of disciples but nothing else mentioned

• He might be Nathaniel who Philip brought to Jesus

• He asked "can any good thing come out of Nazareth?"

• Then proclaimed that Jesus is the King of Israel (John 1:45-49)

• Nathaniel is only mentioned again after the resurrection as one of the disciples Jesus appears to (John 21:2)

• It might or might not be him, but it's a strong possibility

Thomas

• Only speaks a few times in John

• First appearance at the of of Lazarus' death

• Thomas suggested the disciples go and die with him (Jn. 11:16)

• Tells Jesus that he doesn't know where he's going (Jn. 14)

• Prompts the "I Am The Way..."

• Famous for doubting Jesus' resurrection (John 20:24-29)

• Jesus appeared to him a week later

• Thomas' response "My Lord and my God"

Matthew (Levi)

• Son of Alphaeus (Mark 2)

• Jewish tax collector for the Romans

• Nothing recorded of what he said or did

• Although there was a banquet at his house where...

• ...many tax collectors and sinners came (Matt. 9:13)

• Jesus came for sinners

James (The Younger)

• Son of Alphaeus (Probably not the same father as Matthew)

• His mother was Mary

•We know nothing else about him

Thaddaeus

• Lebbeus - Authorised Versin

• Judas, Son of James (Luke & Acts)

• Judas, not Iscariot (John 14:22)

• Only one sentence in the Gospels asking why Jesus did not intend to reveal himself to the world but did to the disciples (Jn. 14:22)

• Nothing else recorded about him

Simon (The Zealot)

• Also called Simon the Canaanite

• Political activist

• Wanting the Jewish nation to be ruler over all

• Opposed to the bureaucracy of Rome

• Apart from In Jesus, would not be found together with a Jewish/Roman tax collector

• Israelites paying taxes to Rome was considered treason by the Zealots as God was their true King