Luke 6:12-19 (New Living Translation)

12 One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. 13 At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names: 14 Simon (whom he named Peter), Andrew (Peter’s brother), James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (who was called the zealot), 16 Judas (son of James), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).

17 When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon. 18 They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those troubled by evil[a] spirits were healed. 19 Everyone tried to touch him, because healing power went out from him, and he healed everyone.

I. Pressed into service preparation (vv. 12-13)
• How we prepare for something reveals our

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• Jesus prayed all night to press into God’s will for his

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• Serving in ministry is integral to our

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and

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• Pressure circumstances do not

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us who we are, but instead

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who we are.
• Commitment means a willingness to be

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for a while.
II. Pressed into particular service (vv. 14-16)
• Apostles are

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but not all disciples are

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• Leadership is

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by God, not generally attainable.
• Christian service will always press us into responsibility beyond our

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levels.
• Christian service will require responsibilities we feel

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of.
• Christian service will include aspects of our

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but require we make room for diversity.
III. Pressed into service diversity (vv. 17-19)
• Prayer makes room for God to empower us for

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ministry.
• Prayer makes room for us to empower

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to do ministry diversely from us.
• Everyone is pressed into the

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of what we worship.
• Christ-like Christianity prioritizes

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and

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diversity.
• Every person, church and culture uniquely reflect the

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1. Read Luke 6:12-13. How do these verses demonstrate the necessity and power of prayer? What things have you seen happen in your or another person’s life due to the power of prayer? What is the difference between a disciple and an apostle? How do Christians show that they are disciples of Jesus?
2. Read Luke 6:14-16. What kind of service were the disciples pressed into and how did they influence Christianity? What is something that you learned about one of the 12 disciples that you didn’t know? What ministry are you currently serving in and how is God pressing you to do more?
3. Read Luke 6:17-19. Discuss the different groups of people that were waiting for Jesus when he came down from the mountain. What do these verses teach us about diversity and how do they support that the gospel is for everyone? As Christians, how can we do a better job of being more inclusive to all people?
4. Did anything else stand out to you from the sermon that you have questions about in this passage of Scripture?