I think the reason why, the first four disciples where fishermen was because fishermen have all the characteristics it takes to make a very good disciple in the sense that fishermen are patient, they are courageous, they have strength and the only other thing their world needed would be faith, but faith in Jesus should come quite fast as Jesus show them his divine power over everything earthly as he heals the sick or calms a storm.
Another story, of when Jesus called a disciple, was when Jesus called Levi. Jesus was back on the shores of Lake Galilee when a crowd came to him, so he begins to teach them, after as he walked Jesus saw a tax-collector by name of Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting in his office, Jesus called him, follow me, Levi then got up and followed Jesus. Later on at Levi’s house Jesus was having a meal with a large number of tax-collectors and other outcasts, the Pharisees saw this and asked the disciple why does Jesus eat with such people? But Jesus heard and said “Those who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick. I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.”
Jesus chose ordinary people; ordinary people like the fishermen and tax collectors. I think Jesus chose fishermen because of their potential, as I mentioned earlier they are patient, courageous, and strong and the faith will come soon after. The tax-collectorswas as a sign that Jesus has come to help to the sick or outcasts.
The sending out of the twelve disciples was about when Jesus sent out the twelve disciple of the world, he sent them out two by two, with authority over demons and the strict rule of not to bring anything except a stick, no bread, no beggar’s bag, no money, wear sandals, but don’t carry an extra shirt.
What happened at the village of Caesare'a Philippi, was that Jesus asked his disciples a question “Who do men say I am?” “ John the Baptist”, “ Elijah” “and others say your one of the prophets.” From there Jesus asked, “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered “You are Christ.” And he charged them not to tell anyone about him, and he began to teach them, describing his suffering, death and resurrection. Peter did not like it and he protests Jesus rebukes at him for not fully understanding and even calls him Satan. After the dispute Jesus talked to his disciples saying that they have shared in his ministry of healing and preaching, now they have to be prepared to share his final fate.
The meaning of discipleship today isn’t completely different as compared to the first disciples. But it is definitely weaker, as there are a lot less examples of discipleship, but discipleship means more about faith, as Christians have faith that Jesus as Son of God saved us from sin by his death.
Baptism is a sacrament that makes us Christians and the faith of the parents bring the infant to Baptism or we can claim our faith ourselves as adults. There are very few modern day disciples but there still are a few we can look at such as Mother Teresa, Max Kolbe and Martin Luther King (M.L.K).
Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta in 1929, he was the son of a Baptist minister and after studying theology at university he became a minister too.
Martin Luther King is a modern disciple as all his life he fought for civil right for black people, risking his life many a time, and at the age of 36 won the Nobel peace prize being the youngest person ever to receive it. After receiving it he carried on his non-violent campaign to bring social harmony between America. But a violent opponent assassinated him in April 1968. Gandhi influenced King, but his main influence was Jesus. Martin Luther King achieved all that he did by what Jesus commanded by “Turning the other cheek.”
