Called as Disciples

Mark 3:7-30
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Crowds Follow Jesus

7 Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea, 8 Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him.
9 Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him. 10 He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him. 11 And whenever those possessed by evil[a] spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was.

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

13 Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him. 14 Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles.[b] They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, 15 giving them authority to cast out demons. 16 These are the twelve he chose:
Simon (whom he named Peter), 17 James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”[c]), 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon (the zealot[d]), 19 Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).

Jesus and the Prince of Demons

20 One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat. 21 When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said.
22 But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan,[e] the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.”
23 Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. “How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked. 24 “A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. 25 Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. 26 And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive. 27 Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.
28 “I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, 29 but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.” 30 He told them this because they were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.”

Footnotes:
Mark 3:11 Greek unclean; also in 3:30.
Mark 3:14 Some manuscripts do not include and called them his apostles.
Mark 3:17 Greek whom he named Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder.
Mark 3:18 Greek the Cananean, an Aramaic term for Jewish nationalists.
Mark 3:22 Greek Beelzeboul; other manuscripts read Beezeboul; Latin version reads Beelzebub.
New Living Translation (NLT)

Disciple - "A follower; an adherent to the doctrines of another. Hence the constant attendants of Christ were called his disciples; and hence all christians are called his disciples, as they profess to learn and receive his doctrines and precepts."

Disciples Lovingly Follow Jesus
Disciples lovingly follow Jesus.

(Mt 28:18-20, Jn 10:27, Jn 14:15,21,23, Ac 5:32, Eph 5:1, 1Jn 2:6, 1Jn 5:3)
Disciples align their will with God.

(Mt 6:7-10, Mt 7:21, Mt 12:50, Mt 26:39,42, Jn 5:30, Jn 6:38, Jn 8:28,29)
Disciples experience great joy.

(Ps 5:11, Isa 61:10, Jn 15:10,11, Ac 13:52, Gal 5:22, 1Pe 1:8,9)
Disciples praise God.

(Ps 9:1,2, Ps 18:46-49, Ps 150:1-6, Heb 13:11-15, Rev 19:1-5)

Disciples are Pure and Holy
Disciples are pure and holy.

(Da 12:8-10, Ps 51:10, 2Co 7:1, Eph 4:22-24, Eph 5:3, 1Th 4:7, 1Pe 1:14-16, 1Jn 3:1-3)
Disciples abandon known sins.

(Jn 8:10,11, Ro 6:12-16, Ro 8:6-8, Gal 5:24, Col 3:5,6, Jas 4:7,8, 1Pe 4:1,2, 1Jn 3:9, 1Jn 5:18)
Disciples abandon worldly ways.

(Ezr 10:11, Mt 6:19-21, Lk 16:15, Ro 12:2, Ro 13:14, 2Co 6:17, Col 3:2, Tit 2:12, Jas 1:27, Jas 4:4, 1Pe 2:11, 1Jn 2:15-17)
Disciples take care of there health by eating clean food.

(Da 1:8, 1Co 6:19,20, 1Co 10:31)
Disciples wear modest attire.

(1Ti 2:9,10, 1Pe 3:3,4)
Disciples maintain pure speech.

(Ps 34:13, Pr 4:24, Pr 16:23, Pr 17:9, Eph 4:29, Eph 5:3,4, Col 3:8, 2Ti 2:16, Jas 1:26, 1Pe 1:15, 1Pe 3:10, Rev 14:1-5)
Disciples maintain pure vision.

(Ps 101:3, Mt 5:28,29, Mt 6:22,23, Rev 3:18)
Disciples maintain pure thought.

(Ro 12:2, 1Co 2:16, 2Co 10:5, Php 4:8-9, 1Pe 4:7)
Disciples maintain a clear conscience.

(Ac 24:16, Heb 9:14, 1Pe 3:15,16, 1Jn 3:21)
Disciples live according to the Spirit.

(Isa 30:21, Ro 8:5-9, Gal 5:16,17,25)

Disciples Reach for Perfection
Disciples reach for perfection.

(Ps 101:2, Mt 5:48, 2Co 7:1, 2Co 13:11, Eph 4:11-13, Php 3:14,15, 2Ti 3:16,17, Heb 6:1, Heb 13:20,21)
In this life, there is always room for improvement.

(Pr 4:18, Isa 6:1-5, 2Co 3:18, 1Jn 1:8-10)
We receive our perfection through Christ.

(Col 1:27,28, Heb 10:10-14)
Jesus is our righteousness.

(Isa 26:12, Jer 23:6, Jn 15:4,5, Ro 5:19, 2Co 5:21, Gal 2:20, Php 1:11, Php 3:8,9)

Disciples Practice Spiritual Disciplines
Disciples pray.

(Isa 1:18, Jer 29:13, Da 6:10, Mt 21:13, Mt 26:40,41 , Mk 1:34,35, Lk 6:12,13, 1Th 5:17)
Disciples study the Bible.

(Ps 119:11, Mt 4:4, Jn 17:17, 1Ti 4:13, 2Ti 3:15,16, Rev 20:4)
Disciples worship and minister together.

(Pr 27:17, Ps 89:7, Mt 18:20, Heb 10:24,25)
Disciples keep His Sabbath.

(Ex 20:8-11, Ex 31:12-18, Ne 10:31, Ne 13:15-22, Isa 58:13,14)
The Sabbath is quantity and quality time we need to develop our relationship with God.

(Mk 2:27)
Disciples witness of Jesus.

(Mt 5:16, Mt 28:18-20, Jn 15:8, Jn 15:26, Eph 2:10, 2Co 5:20, Rev 12:17)

Disciples Manifest the Fruit of the Spirit
Disciples manifest the fruit of the Spirit.

(Gal 5:22,23, Eph 5:8-10, 2Pe 1:4-9)
The greatest fruit is love.

(Mt 5:44, Mt 22:36-40, Jn 13:34,35, Jn 15:12,13, 1Co 13:1-13, Col 3:14, 1Ti 5:1,2, 1Pe 4:8)
Note on 1Co 13:1-13, Col 3:14, and 1Pe 4:8: Charity - "In a general sense, love, benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellowmen, and to do them good."
True love is expressed through action.

(Mt 25:41-43, Tit 3:8, Jas 2:14,26, 1Jn 2:4-6, 1Jn 3:17,18)

Disciples Make Personal Sacrifices
Disciples make personal sacrifices.

(Mt 16:24,25, Mt 19:21,22, Lk 14:26-33)

Disciples are Persecuted
Disciples are persecuted.

(Mt 5:10-12, Lk 6:26, Jn 15:20, Ac 14:19-22, Php 1:29, 2Ti 3:12)

Disciples are Examples (for Good or for Evil)
Disciples are not to be examples for evil.

(Mt 15:7-9, Mt 23:13,15, Tit 1:15,16)
Disciples are to be examples for good.

(Php 3:13-17, 1Ti 4:12, 1Pe 5:1-3)