Luke 6:12-19 (English Standard Version) In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. ¹³ And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: ¹⁴ Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, ¹⁵ and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, ¹⁶ and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. ¹⁷ And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, ¹⁸ who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹ And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all. 

I. Appointment of _________________________  (verse 12) 

A.   Jesus, a man of prayer

Luke 5:16 (ESV) But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.  

Matthew 14:23 (ESV) And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,  

Matthew 19:13 (ESV) Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people,  

Mark 6:46 (ESV) And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray.  

Luke 11:1 (ESV) Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”        

B.   Jesus’ instructions on prayer

Matthew 6:5-13 (ESV) “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ⁶ But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. ⁷ “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. ⁸ Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. ⁹ Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. ¹⁰ Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. ¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread, ¹² and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. ¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.  

Luke 18:1 (ESV) And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.  

Luke 22:40 (ESV) And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”  

Luke 6:28 (ESV) bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. 

John 15:7-8 (ESV) If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸ By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.    

C.   Jesus’ example of prayer before decisions

Acts 14:23 (ESV) And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.  

Acts 13:2-3 (ESV) While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” ³ Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.  

Matthew 9:38 (ESV) therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.    

II. Appointment of _____________________  (verses 13-16)

A.   Ordinary guys with an extraordinary call

Acts 4:13 (ESV) Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.  

1 Corinthians 1:26-29 (ESV)  For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. ²⁷ But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; ²⁸ God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, ²⁹ so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.     

B.   The call of ministry

1 Timothy 5:22 (ESV) Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure. 

Jeremiah 20:9 (ESV) If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.    

C.   The vocational call

Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV) For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, ⁹ not a result of works, so that no one may boast. ¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. 

D.   The question of Judas Iscariot

Proverbs 16:4 (ESV) The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.  

John 6:67-71 (ESV)  So Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” ⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, ⁶⁹ and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” ⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the Twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.” ⁷¹ He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the Twelve, was going to betray him.    

III. The appointment of __________________  (verses 17-19)

A. Jesus came down 

B. Jesus spoke 

C. Jesus healed