Jesus moved with absolute purpose in His ministry

Jesus moved with absolute purpose in His ministry

 Already He had attracted many disciples who considered themselves His followers, but Christ was about to do something more. We have no idea how many disciples Christ had at this point, but He had enough to draw out the twelve from among them after an intense night of prayer. The twelve did not cease being disciples, but they had an additional function as apostles. The Greek word for “apostles” means “one sent, apostle, ambassador . . . it designates the office as instituted by Christ to witness of Him before the world (John 17:18). It also designates the authority that those called to this office possess.” We will most often see them referenced as the twelve disciples, but keep in mind that their distinction was an apostolic ambassadorship and authority assigned them by Christ.