Youdon’thavetobeperfecttodoGod’swork.Looknofurtherthanthetwelvedisciples,whosemanyweaknessesareforeverpreservedthroughoutthepagesoftheNewTestament.JoinbestsellingauthorJohnMacArthurinTwelveOrdinaryMenashedrawsprinciplesfromChrist’scareful,hands-ontrainingoftheoriginaldisciplesfortoday’smoderndisciple,you!Jesuschoseordinarymen--fishermen,taxcollectors,politicalzealots--andturnedtheirweaknessintostrength,producinggreatnessfrompeoplewhowereotherwiseunremarkable.Thetwelvedisciplesweren’tthestained-glasssaintsweimagine.Onthecontrary,theyweretrulyhuman,alltoopronetomistakes,misstatements,wrongattitudes,lapsesoffaith,andbitterfailure.Simplyput,theywereflawedpeople,justlikeus.ButunderJesus’teachingandtouch,theybecameaforcethatforeverchangedtheworld.MacArthurtakesyouintotheinnercircleofthedisciples--theirselection,theirtraining,theirpersonalities,andtheirincredibleimpact.AsMacArthurtookacloserlookatthelivesofthetwelvedisciples,hefoundhimselfaskingdifficultquestionsalongtheway,including:WhydidJesuspickeachofthetwelvedisciples?HowdidJesusteachthemeverythinghecouldinjusteighteenshortmonths?CanthelessonsthatJesustaughtthedisciplescanstillinfluenceourfaithtoday?InTwelveOrdinaryMen,you’lllearnthatdisciplesarelivingproofthatGod’sstrengthismadeperfectinweakness.AsyougettoknowthemenwhowalkedwithJesus,you’llseethatifhecanaccomplishhispurposesthroughthem,hecandothesamethroughyou.
