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When the risen Christ appeared to his disciples in the evening of the first day of the week, he said, "... as the Father has sent me, so I send you" (John 20:21).
Each one was sent on an exciting adventure, often ending in martyrdom. James, the brother of John (both sons of Zebedee), was the first of the twelve to be put to death by Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great (Acts 2:12).
Peter, the avowed leader of the disciples, was sent far away from Jerusalem to the imperial city of Rome where he was killed by the Roman authorities for his bold witness. Tradition says Thomas, often called "doubting Thomas," did mission work in Parthia, Persia, and eventually in distant India where he was martyred.
These are just three examples of Jesus' disciples who heard his challenge: "... so I send you."
Each one was sent on an exciting adventure, often ending in martyrdom. James, the brother of John (both sons of Zebedee), was the first of the twelve to be put to death by Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great (Acts 2:12).
Peter, the avowed leader of the disciples, was sent far away from Jerusalem to the imperial city of Rome where he was killed by the Roman authorities for his bold witness. Tradition says Thomas, often called "doubting Thomas," did mission work in Parthia, Persia, and eventually in distant India where he was martyred.
These are just three examples of Jesus' disciples who heard his challenge: "... so I send you."
