Jesus and His First Disciples
Matthew 4:18-22
The call of Christ demands an immediate response.
#Jesus
#asi
#discipleship
Published March 31st, 2017
Share / Groups / About Author

notes
Main point summary
Jesus calls His first disciples and they immediately follow Him.
Arc
editing
NT
Matthew 4:18-22
nasb
a Now as Jesus was walking by b the Sea of Galilee,
He saw two brothers,
c Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
ideaexplanation
And He * said to them,
“ 1 Follow Me,
and I will make you fishers of men.”
actionresult
Immediately they left their nets
and followed Him.
progression
series
Going on from there He saw two other brothers,
1 a James the son of Zebedee, and 2 John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets;
and He called them.
Immediately they left the boat and their father,
and followed Him.
locative
discourse
Phrase
Matthew 4:18-22
A. Peter and Andrew
Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
B. Call to Follow
And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
A'. James and John
Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets;
B'. Call to Follow
and He called them.
Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
phrasing