Object: Apostles' bookmarks or cards

Good morning, boys and girls. Do you know the names of the twelve men who were Jesus' closest friends? Do you know what they were called? (Response.) Yes, we call them the Twelve Apostles! Do you know what the work "apostle" means? (Responses -- Some guesses may be close; allow some expression.)

An apostle is a learner. It may also mean "a messenger." So the Twelve Apostles were persons who learned and were sent out with a message. What was the message that they were to tell? (Responses -- About God, about Jesus, and so forth.) The apostles went out to tell people the trut…