ELEVEN FAITHFUL APOSTLES
(Eleven Pipers Piping)
APOSTLES
- “to send out from”
- Anyone that Jesus ‘sent’ to do a task became an apostle
WHO ARE THE ELEVEN FAITHFUL APOSTLES?
1. Simon, called Peter (rock)
- “duh-ciple”
- One minute he was walking on water in faith, and the next he was sinking in doubt.
- Denying Jesus
- Went to Rome where he converted thousands to Christianity
- DIED: Passionate until the end, was crucified, he requested that his head be turned toward the
ground because he did not feel worthy to die in the same manner as Jesus.
2. Andrew, Peter’s brother
- Simple fisherman who dropped his nets on the shore and went on to become a fisher of men.
- The first to bring the gospel to the “land of the man-eaters”
- Angered the governor of Patros for converting his family to Christianity.
- DIED: Crucified, tied upside down in an x-shaped cross.
3. James, son of Zebedee, brother of John
- James the Great
- First of the twelve to be martyred for his faith.
- DIED: Beheaded
4. John, son of Zebedee, brother of James
- “The disciple whom Jesus loved”
- Outlived all of the disciples, dying of old age in Ephesus, where he preached a gospel of love
and taught against heresy.
- DIED: Natural death; thrown in boiling oil but survived.
5. Philip
- One of the first followers of Jesus
- He wasted no time calling others, like Nathaniel
- Converted the wife of a Roman proconsul
- DIED: Thrown to prison, scourged and finally crucified.
6. Bartholomew, called Nathaniel
- Skeptical but he followed along the way.
- Jesus: Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false
Nathaniel: How do you know me?
Jesus: I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you
Nathaniel: Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel
- In that instant, he became a loyal follower of Jesus
- Angered a local king by his people’s conversion to Christianity
- DIED: Skinned alive and beheaded
7. Thomas (referred to as the doubter)
- “doubting Thomas”
- Most active in the area east of Syria
- A local king condemned him to death who thought Christianity disrespects the Bhramins and
their caste system
- DIED: Impaled by a spear
8. Matthew, tax collector, called Levi, Matthew the Evangelist
- Dishonest tax collector and writer of the Gospel
- Heard two words from Jesus, “Follow me” he left everything and obeyed.
- Longed to be accepted and loved.
- Recognized Jesus as someone worth sacrificing for.
- DIED: Two versions: Natural death; Nailed to a bed, covered his whole body with paper,
brimstones, oil, asphalt and brushwood and set him on fire.
9. James, the son of Alpheus
- James the Less
- One of the most obscure apostles in the Bible
- Ministered in Syria and was the first bishop of Jerusalem where he angered the Jews
- DIED: Stoned and clubbed to death
10. Thaddeus, the son of James, called Judas/Jude (not the betrayer)
- Tender-hearted, gentle man who displayed childlike humility.
- Partnered Simon the Zealot and they preached in Judea, Persia, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria,
Iran, and Libya.
- DIED: Two versions: Crucified; clubbed to death
11. Simon, the Zealot
- The Bible’s own mystery apostle
- Second bishop of Jerusalem after James the Less
- Ministered in Persia
- Was killed after refusing to sacrifice to the sun god.
- DIED: Two versions: Crucified; axed to death
HIGHLIGHTS
1. BEING SENT OUT
- Problem 1: “Hindi ko po kaya”
o Jeremiah 1:6-8 “Ah, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am only a
child.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to
everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for
I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
o Ate Cha: Spreading the Gospel to the Muslims at Quiapo
- Problem 2: “May trabaho ako/Nag-aaral ako”
o Matthew 18-22 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. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of
men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 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; and He called them. Immediately they left the
boat and their father, and followed Him.
o Kuya Philip, Tita Rhoda, and Ate Saira
- Apostles were ordinary people yet it does not hinder them in serving the Lord.
o Hindi sila mayayaman
o Wala silang power sa community
o Wala silang sasakyan para makapaglipat lipat sa ibat-ibang mga lugar
2. BEING FAITHFUL
- Budget
o Wala akong pera (Matthew 6:33)
- Time-Management
o Magseserve ako sa Panginoon pero pagkatapos ko gawin ito ganyan!
- Persecution
o Matthew 10:22 “You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has
endured to the end will be saved. (Instruction for Service)
o Walang wala ang persecution na nararanasan natin ngayon compare sa mga
naranasan ng mga Apostle noon.
o Matthew 5:11-16 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely
say all kinds of evil against you because of me.”
Conclusion:
1 Corinthians 9:16 “Woe is me if I do not preach the Gospel”
Matthew 16:24-25 Then Jesus said to His disciple, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny
himself, take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses
his life for My sake will find it”
