The Deeds Of Jesus

• Miracle

  An event caused by a special divine power that does not follow the normal laws of nature but that which carries a religious message for people now and later
• Miracles

  • Dynamis (an act of power)
  • Ergon (a work)
  • Semeion (a sign of some deeper reality)
• Reasons why Jesus performed miracles

  • For imitation (actions speak louder than words)
  • As signs of the Father's compassion
  • As signs of the Kingdom
  • As summons to faith
• Categories of Jesus' miracles

  • Power over death
  • Nature miracles: power over nature
  • Healing miracles: curing of diseases
  • Exorcism; chasing/casting out of evil spirits
• Call and formation of the disciples

  Part of God's plan of salvation, story of Jesus in the company of the disciples is one of the most touching and revealing features of the Gospel
• Relationship between Jesus and his disciples

  • Jesus chose and called his disciples
  • Jesus called his disciples to a personal and lasting relationship with Him
  • Jesus called his disciples to share in his mission including its hardship and suffering
• Jesus does not call the qualified, but He qualifies those who were called
• The 12 Apostles would be the foundation of the new community of faith, a "new Israel," what we recognize today as the Church
• The story of Jesus in the company of the disciples is one of the most touching and revealing features of the Gospel.

  The Call and Formation of the Disciples
• known as Cephas, “the rock” and the leader of the 12 apostles


  Peter
• the Younger/less, son of Alpheus.


  James
• the Elder/ Great, son of Zebedee and the brother of John the Evangelist.


  James
• The Zealot..

  Simon
• son of James in the Gospel of Luke.

  Jude Thaddeus
• the one who brought and introduced Nathaniel to Jesus.

  Philip
• the Beloved Apostle, the brother of James the Elder.

  John
• the tax collector.

  Matthew
• also known as Nathaniel.

  Bartholomew
• the brother of Peter.

  Andrew
• known as the Doubter because he doubted Jesus’ resurrection.

  Thomas
• the one who betrayed Jesus

  Judas Iscariot