Twelve Ordinary Men

Meet the imperfect disciples Jesus chose and see what His training made possible.

You don’t have to be perfect to do God’s work. The weaknesses of the twelve disciples are preserved throughout the New Testament. John MacArthur draws principles from Christ’s careful, hands-on training of those original disciples for the modern disciple.

Jesus chose ordinary men: fishermen, tax collectors, and political zealots. They were prone to mistakes, wrong attitudes, lapses of faith, and bitter failure. Yet under Jesus’s teaching and touch, they became a force that changed the world.

MacArthur takes readers into the disciples’ inner circle, exploring their selection, training, personalities, and impact. Their lives offer a picture of God’s strength made perfect in weakness. As you come to know the men who walked with Jesus, the book invites you to consider what He can accomplish through ordinary people today.