Changing the World Together:
The Sons of Zebedee
[Jesus] saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets.
Matthew 4:21a ESV
Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. . . These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he named Peter) James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”)
Mark 3:13 & 16 BSB, 17 NLT
Matthew 4:21a ESV
Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. . . These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he named Peter) James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”)
Mark 3:13 & 16 BSB, 17 NLT
If Jesus did, then I too can . . .
1. Invite others Into My Life.
Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him".
Matthew 4:21b-22 NIV
Matthew 4:21b-22 NIV
2. Inspire the Best in People.
And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
Luke 9:52-54 ESV
But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
Luke 9:55,56 NKJV
Luke 9:52-54 ESV
But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
Luke 9:55,56 NKJV
3. Be Patient With People.
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.” “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?” “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
Mark 10:35-40 NIV
Mark 10:35-40 NIV
4. Share the
Highs and Lows of Life.
. . . Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. . . a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
Matthew 17:1-2, 5b NLT & ESV
And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.”
Mark 14:32-34 ESV
Matthew 17:1-2, 5b NLT & ESV
And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.”
Mark 14:32-34 ESV