Training of the Twelve
By Alexander Balmain Bruce (1831-1899)
In this 61 chapter work by Bruce (Free Church of Scotland), he presents us with Christ’s training of his 12 apostles. Some of his chapters are on personal evangelism, prayer, fasting, holiness, confronting the Pharisees and Sadducces. the coming cross, temper, the transfiguration, servanthood, etc.
CONTENTS
Forward by Olan Hendrix
Preface to the Second Edition
1. Beginnings
2. Fishers of Men
3. Matthew the Publican
4. The Twelve
5. Hearing and Seeing
6. Lessons on Prayer
7. Lessons in Religious Liberty; or, the Nature of True Holiness
8. First Attempts at Evangelism
9. The Galilean Crises.
10. The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadduces
11. Peter’s Confession; or, Current Opinion and Eternal Truth
12. First Lesson on the Cross
13. The Transfiguration
14. Training in Temper; or, Discourse on Humility
15. The Sons of Thunder
16. In Perea; or, the Doctrine of Self Sacrifice
17. The Sons of Zebedee Again; or, Second Lesson on the Docrine of the Cross
18. The Anointng in Bethany; or, Third Lesson on the Doctrine of the Cross
19. Firstfruits of the Gentiles
20. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Or, Discourse on the Last Things
21. The Master Serving; or, Another Lesson in Humility
22. In Memoriam; or, Fourth Lesson on the Doctrine of the Cross
23. Judas Iscariot
24. The Dying Parent and the Little Ones
25. Dying Charge to the Future Apostles
26. The Intercessory Prayer
Appendix to Chapters 24–26
27. The Sheep Scattered
28. The Shepherd Restored
29. The Under-Shepherds Admonished
30. Power from on High
31. Waiting