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Twelve Ordinary Men [Hardcover]

John MacArthur
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Book Description

November 18, 2002

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 MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, president of the Master’s College and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. In more than four decades of ministry, John has written dozens of bestselling books, including The MacArthur Study Bible, The Gospel According to Jesus, and Slave. He and his wife, Patricia, have four married children and fifteen grandchildren.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson; 1st edition (November 18, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0849917735
  • ISBN-13: 978-0849917738
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (121 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A fresh and delightful read. February 10, 2003
Format:Hardcover
OK, name the 12 apostles. Chances are you can't. Disconcerting, no? These twelve, who most Chistians think they know, took the teachings of Jesus and changed the world by establishing the Christian church.

They were chosen from among hundreds of "disciples" (meaning learners or students) of Jesus to be apostles: "messengers, sent ones". Who were they, why were they chosen, and why were they so successful?

It's important to consider who Jesus did NOT select for his inner circle. He chose no rabbis, no scholars, no one from the religious establishment who could have given him an inside track to power and authority. Instead, he picked a ragtag bunch of people who couldn't comprehend the power of God, struggled with their own sins, wrestled with the cost of committment and too often, to put it plainly, could be quite dense as to what was going on.

Jesus taught them Scriptures and theology. He taught them how to pray, forgive, and serve one another with humility, gave them moral instruction, spoke to them of things to come, and used them to heal the sick and do other miracles. Three of them were given a brief glimpse of His glory on the Mount of Transfiguration.

In all, they had about 18 months of training and were then sent out on a mission too vast for any reasonable expectation of success.

This book examines everything known about these quite ordinary people who achieved the extraordinary. It's a fresh and delightful read.

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55 of 59 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Read. Takes some license July 23, 2008
Format: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.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book December 27, 2004
Format:Hardcover
This is the kind of book that reads well in bed at night. It is calm, interesting and generally informational. it is not a classic MacArthur book dealing with a hard-hitting theological issue.

In fact, this book is the first one by MacArthur that actually reads into scripture a certain quantity of "dot-connected" conclusions. For example, the personalities of the apostles are described by MacArthur where there is no true description revealed in scripture.

The chapter on Peter is fantastic, as is the one on Judas Isacriot. However, MacArthur's treatment of Nathaniel was my favorite.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL READING FOR US ORDINARY FOLKS
EXCELLENT READING AND REVELATION OF HOW GOD ALWAYS DOES THE UNPREDICTABLE, BUT THE POSSIBLE.USING PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND ME TO ACHIEVE HIS INTENDED RESULTS!
Published 3 days ago by Eric Collard
5.0 out of 5 stars Twelve Ordinary Men
It show you just how great God is and he can use anyone and anything to do his will for the good of all.
Published 17 days ago by Jeri
5.0 out of 5 stars How well do you know God's servants?
What a great way to understand the disciples and realize they were real men....flaws and all. If Jesus chose them and used them then every man of God can do it too!
Published 18 days ago by David Ebel
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay at best.
. . To summarize; we don't know a lot about 'insert apostle’s name here' but from the two sentences in the bible here is what the author subjectively feels it means.
Published 20 days ago by Dennis Buchheit
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
This book was insightful to the lives of these ordinary men and how God can use just ordinary people like you and me.
Published 1 month ago by Melissa Nan Yeager
5.0 out of 5 stars God,s Power
Great book, God uses common men to spread His message. He uses those who are faithful, we need to examine our lives daily
Published 1 month ago by David L. Grose
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of good info for a project on Jesus' disciples.
I ordered this book when we were doing a project on Jesus' disciples. We all think we know who the disciples were and how they interacted with Christ. Read more
Published 1 month ago by VBS Babe
3.0 out of 5 stars "adequate" used books... not really
I bought four books for my church group and learned that when buying "used" books when they are rated as "adequate" then they are not worth the purchase.
Published 1 month ago by Cheryl
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely easy to follow and well written
I decided to read this book for lent and found it very informative and helpful in my growing in the Christian walk of life.
Published 1 month ago by Jim Barnhard III
5.0 out of 5 stars a gift
i bought this for my boyfriend. he really enjoyed reading. i purchased a similar book called TWELVE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN because of his review of this book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by BUERKIE B KLOKPAH
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