Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him. Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, giving them authority to cast out demons. These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he named Peter), James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them ‘Sons of Thunder’), Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus),Thaddaeus, Simon (the zealot), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).” -Mark 3:13-19 NLT

They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, giving them authority….” -Mark 3:14-15 NLT

Abiding is the Source of Life

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you… apart from me you can do nothing.” -John 15:4–5 NLT

TRUTH: We are all abiding. 

“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” -1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 NLT

“And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” -Colossians 3:17 NLT

“Mary sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.… ‘There is only one thing worth being concerned about.’” -Luke 10:39–42 NLT

Slow Down and Sit

Listen and Focus

Trust the Abiding Presence of Holy Spirit

“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.” -John 14:16-18 NLT