The Disciples Were Teenagers (Here's 7 Reasons Why)

About this sermon

What if every painting, every stained-glass window, and every Sunday school lesson got it wrong? Most of us were taught that the disciples were grown men — weathered faces, long beards, seasoned adults in their 30s and 40s. But when you go deep into Jewish history, first-century culture, and the biblical text itself, the evidence points somewhere else entirely. In this video, I walk through 7 reasons why the disciples may have been teenagers — or at the very least, very young men — the day Jesus called them to "Follow Me." Jesus bypassed the theological institutions of Jerusalem. He bypassed the credentialed and the polished. He called twelve ordinary, quite possibly teenage men — and changed the entire world. He's still extending that same invitation today. If this video helped you see something new in God's Word, share it with someone — and subscribe so you don't miss the next lesson as we Get into the Word until the Word gets into us. 📖 Want to go deeper on the Jewish roots of Jesus? Start here → The Forgotten Jesus: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087PFKTMX MORE RESOURCES BY ROBBY 🌱 The Discipleship Trilogy — Growing Up · Firmly Planted · Bearing Fruit: https://replicate.org/resources 👥 The Movement Ready Church: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7F52V8Y 🕊️ Recovered (Robby's Story ): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1535909838 📖 Foundations (260-Day Reading Plan ): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1430045558 📖 The Practice of Prayer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8P2M3FN CONNECT 🎙️ Podcast: The Forgotten Jesus — https://www.youtube.com/@TheForgottenJesusPodcast ⛪ Church: Long Hollow Church — https://longhollow.com/ 🔁 Ministry: Replicate — https://replicate.org/ 📲 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rgallaty/ 🔔 New videos every week — subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss the next one. Chapters: 0:00 – Were the Disciples Older Men or Teenagers? [00:00] 0:42 – What We Know About Peter (The Oldest Disciple) [00:42] 1:51 – Reason 1: The Titles Jesus Used for Them [01:51] 2:46 – Reason 2: The 1st-Century Jewish Educational System [02:46] 4:25 – Reason 3: Traveling Habits & What They Left Behind [04:26] 5:49 – Reason 4: Marital Status in Ancient Jewish Culture [05:49] 7:02 – Reason 5: The Temple Tax (Exodus 30 & Matthew 17) [07:10] 8:34 – Reason 6: Longevity and Decades of Ministry [08:34] 9:15 – Reason 7: Their Behavior and Immaturity [09:15] 10:25 – Ancient Culture vs. Modern "Adolescence" [10:26] 11:48 – Why This Matters for Us Today [11:54]

Topics

• Discipleship