Lucas 6

Lucas 6

Murray: “Prayer is the one hand with which we grasp the invisible. Fasting is the other hand, the one with which we let go of the visible.” “Fasting helps to express, to deepen, and to confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves, to attain the Kingdom of God.” Sometimes we talk too much about prayer and pray too little. Andrew Murray also writes, "The unconverted man says, “Conversion is easy tomorrow, but hard today. I’ll put it off.” Even so, prayer that is now difficult appears easy in the future. Alas, you will find it just as hard in the future as now.... Reading a book about prayer, listening to lectures and talking about it is very good, but it won’t teach you to pray. You get nothing without exercise, without practice. I might listen for a year to a professor of music playing the most beautiful music, but that won’t teach me to play an instrument." Pray beloved. Practice prayer. Grow in prayer. Luke 6:13 And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles: KJV Luke 6:13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; when Lk 9:1,2; Matthew 9:36-38; 10:1-4; Mark 3:13-19; 6:7 twelve Lk 22:30; Matthew 19:28; Revelation 12:1; 21:14 apostles Lk 11:49; Ephesians 2:20; 4:11; Hebrews 3:1; 2 Peter 3:2; Revelation 18:20 Luke 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 6:12-13 Common Men, Uncommon Calling- John MacArthur Matthew 10:1 The Messengers of the King - John MacArthur Mark 3:13-19 Twelve Ordinary Men - John MacArthur Luke 5:1-6:16 The Gathering of Disciples - Darrell Bock See Thomas Constable's nice chart of the 12 (Scroll down)(comparing the lists in Mt. 10:2-4 Mk 3:16-19 Lk 6:14-16 Acts 1:13) Luke 6:12-19 The Master’s Men and Method - Steven Cole DEITY'S DOZEN: DISCIPLES MADE APOSTLES Parallel Passage: Mark 3:13-19+ And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. 14 And He appointed twelve (see comment below for phrase not found in NAS), so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach, 15 and to have authority to cast out the demons. Comment on phrase missing from NAS: The NAS does not include a phrase found in the ESV and the NET (whom he named apostles). NET Note explains "The phrase "whom he named apostles" is lacking in the majority of MSS (A C(2 )[D] L ¦(1 )33 Û latt sy). Several primary Alexandrian and Caesarean witnesses (a B [C* W] Q ¦(13 )28 pc co) include the phrase, so the external evidence is strongly in favor of this reading, especially since Alexandrian witnesses tend to witness to the shorter reading. It is possible that the Alexandrian witnesses have inserted these words to bring the text in line with Luke 6:13 (TCGNT 69), but against this is the internal evidence of Mark's style: Mark tends toward gratuitous redundancy. Thus the inclusion of this phrase is supported by both internal and external evidence and should be regarded as more likely original than the omission." Matthew 10:1-2+ Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; When day came - After persevering in prayer the Father revealed His will regarding who His Son was to chose for His apostles. He called (prosphoneo) His disciples (mathetes) to Him - This call is not the verb kaleo (which includes the nuances of to invite or to summon) but the verb prosphoneo which is simply to address another person. Mark 3:13+ and Mt 10:1 on the other hand says Jesus summoned them (verb proskaleo) which is a legal technical term meaning to summon and was only used in the middle voice meaning to call to oneself, usually the one of higher rank doing the calling. There is normally nothing special about the call. As, of old, Apostles heard Him By the Galilean Lake, Turned from home and toil and kindred, Leaving all for His dear sake. Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult Of our life's wild, restless sea, Day by day His sweet voice soundeth, Saying, "Christian, follow Me!" Ralph Earle - As followers of Jesus we are to be, first of all, learners. We are to learn from Him by listening to Him, learn the truth that will set us free (John 8:32) and keep us from error. But we are also to learn from Him by looking at Him‑ learn how to live a life of beauty and blessing. (Borrow Word meanings in the New Testament) William