Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You [Paperback]

John MacArthur (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2006

Contrary to popular belief, we do not have to be perfect to do God's work. Look no further than the twelve disciples whose many weaknesses are forever preserved throughout the pages of the New Testament. Jesus chose ordinary men - fisherman, tax collectors, political zealots - and turned their weakness into strength, producing greatness from utter uselessness. MacArthur draws principles from Christ's careful, hands-on training of the original twelve disciples for today's modern disciple - you.

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About the Author

JOHN F. MACARTHUR pastors Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, and serves as president of the Master's College and Seminary. A well-known Bible expositor and conference speaker, he has written more than six dozen books, including the MacArthur New Testament Commentary series and the MacArthur Study Bible. He is the Bible teacher on Grace to You, an international radio broadcast.

Product Details

• Paperback: 201 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; annotated edition edition (May 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785288244
• ISBN-13: 978-0785288244
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #93 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality > Inspirational
  • #93 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Reference

More About the Author

Widely known for his thorough, candid approach to teaching God's Word, John MacArthur is a popular author and conference speaker and has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969. John and his wife, Patricia, have four grown children and fourteen grandchildren.
John's pulpit ministry has been extended around the globe through his media ministry, Grace to You, and its satellite offices in seven countries. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly 2,000 English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, audiotapes, and CDs by John MacArthur.
John is president of The Master's College and Seminary and has written hundreds of books and study guides, each one biblical and practical. Best-selling titles include The Gospel According to Jesus, Truth War, The Murder of Jesus, Twelve Ordinary Men, Twelve Extraordinary Women, and The MacArthur Study Bible, a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion recipient.

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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Read. Takes some license, July 23, 2008

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J. A. Pritchett (Orange, Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You (Paperback)

I enjoyed John MacArthur's Twelve Ordinary Men despite some reaching on his part. The Chapters on Peter, John, and Judas Iscariot were mostly excellent. This is primarily because there is no shortage of information on these men in the Biblical Record. The problem I found was that even with those three and especially with the lesser know Disciples, MacArthur assumes some things that may be true (we cannot know for sure), and then refers back to the assumptions as fact. Despite that issue, there is a ton of good information in this book and it is one that I recommend. Just remember that a lot of the details we won't really know until we meet these men on the other side.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expert in the disciples now..., November 21, 2007

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Jon Hermiz (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You (Paperback)

This book is inspirational, you cannot put it down, I read the entire thing in less than a day. The book gives you a sense that you to are part of the 12; you become a disciple. You learn so many things about the disciples that you yourself become their acquantinces.

Highly recommend this book for anyone trying to become more familiar with these great men.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not so ordinary, November 9, 2006

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R. D. Morris (Fairfield, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You (Paperback)

Very well done. We used it as our textbook for a Wednesday night Bible study. We all, teacher and students alike, felt the book did an excellent job of teaching us about the disciples, why Jesus selected them and how God can use ordinary people for extraordinary purposes.