Bible Story Trading Cards Lesson 8 © 2007 Fellowship Church

Fulfilled prophecies of a were

Savior to be
He and his brother James A disciple of John the Baptist Introduced
He to Jesus
and his brother by his
James werebrother
sent from God and was the
nicknamed the “Sons of Thunder” Son of nicknamed the “Sons of Thunder”
and one of the first to follow Andrew. Did not think of himself
God. Performed miracles and
by Jesus. One of the three disciples taught by Jesus.toOne
Jesus. Learned to be a fisher worthy beofathe three disciples
disciple. Wrote two
otherstoabout
closest Jesus.God’s
Calledlaws. Formed
‘the disciple whom closest
of men and was always seen letters that became‘the
to Jesus. Called partdisciple
of ourwhom
the Disciples,
Jesus thethe
loved’. Wrote greatest team
Gospel of Johnever
and Jesus loved’. Wrote the Gospel of John and
bringing people to meet Jesus. Bible: 1st and 2nd Peter.
assembled.
three other letters in the Bible. three other letters in the Bible.

The Cross was a form of execution used by

When Jesus told the disciples to spread the Good
News, He also had a plan to help them. He wanted
them to reach Jerusalem first. Then they were to go
to the nearby country of Judea, where people were
just like them. Then they were to go to Samaria,
where people were different. Then, the disciples
were to tell the whole world the Good News. Jesus
still calls us to follow this plan. Tell those closest to
you about the Good News first, then tell those you
don’t know about Jesus, the tell the whole world.
John, Matthew, John Mark and Luke wrote down
the story of Jesus and what happened to the dis-
ciples after Jesus ascended to heaven.
Peter tells us in 2 Peter, that they did this
carefully, and the Holy Spirit instructed them
and reminded them of things that happened and
helped them write a perfect account of Jesus’
story. The Gospels don’t tell us everything that
Jesus did, but that is not why they were written.
They were written so we could know, centuries
later, how to follow Jesus and have our sins for-
given so we can go to heaven when we die.
the Roman government. It was considered
so brutal and humiliating that only the very
worst criminals were killed that way. First
the person was beaten, then they had to
carry the heavy cross to a public location
usually on a hill. Their clothes would be
taken off and large spikes woud be driven
through their hands and feet. Then they
hung there until they died. Jesus took the
worst punishment anyone could imagine
to take away our sin. And He did it because
He loved us so much.

Jesus didn’t just die for the sins of a few of His

A brave and faithful disciple, Thomas favoriate people. He wants the whol world to
encouraged the other disciples to go to know how to have their sins taken away. When
Jerusalem with Jesus even though they You might have had some tough times, and you
Jesus was about to go to Heaven, he told His dis-
might have felt like quitting. But no one has had
might
He andallhis
die. After Jesus
brother Jamesdied,
wereThomas times as tough as the early disciples who spread
ciples how to do this. He wanted them to spread
was reluctant
nicknamed theto believe
“Sons when the other
of Thunder” the word first in the town where they lived, then
God’s message. The disciples faced that when
disciples told of
him to the surrounding country, then to the people
by Jesus. One thethat Jesus
three was alive.
disciples Jesus first gave them their mission, but they didn’t
hearby who were different fromthem, then to
He didn’t believe until he saw Jesus
closest to Jesus. Called ‘the disciple whom give up. We know about Jesus today because
face to face, just like the rest of the the whole world. And today, Jesus asks us to do
of them, and we should be proud to follow
Jesus loved’. Wrote the Gospel of John and the same thing. Spread the word, to the world.
disciples had. their example.
three other letters in the Bible.