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

" Very helpful and informing. Have used information read recently in my teaching and preaching. "

" An excellent survey of the 12 Apostles: their lives along with very good research on what finally happened to the dozen men Christ chose as the founders of the Church. "

" Awesome book about how God can do what God will do with us, if we are willing. "

" There seemed to be too much speculation and too little known facts about the majority of the disciples, but that didn't stop the author from going on and on -- I believe this book would have been better leaving out the speculation and sticking to facts. This would have meant the book would have been half it's length. Also, I noticed he used a verse to "prove" the death penalty was okay. I had to read this book for church, otherwise I wouldn't have made it through the first chapter. In non-fiction, I prefer facts to speculation. I think making this into a historical fiction book would have worked better because then the different things that were thrown in as "likely" wouldn't have irritated me the way it did in something suppossedly non-fiction. To know what the preferences of the disciples were based on the culutre of the day isn't fact. Nor the way he said "He never". Just because something isn't stated in Scripture doesn't mean it didn't happen. "

" A bit redundant at times, but interesting insights into the lives of the disciples of Christ. Some good information into the cultural context of their lives. "

" Good information in the first few chapters. But the writer seems to make a lot of assumptions about the "lesser" apostles. It seems like he is simply trying to fill the pages. "

" Very well done - helps us understand that God's people are ordinary people and with His shaping us, we can do great things. "

" Gives an interesting prospective of each of the apostles. as a new christian it was enlighting. Only reason why I didn't rate it higher is b/c I found MacArthur injected a lot of his opinons on things that were unnesseary to the dialogue. "

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" Good book, but I think he had to stretch a bit to get some of the material. For instance, on some of the disciples there are literally 2 or 3 verses, and yet McArthur would have a whole 15 page chapter dedicated to the disciple. Was repetitive at points. Good book though. Worth the read. "

" Solid account of what we know about the lives of the twelve disciples. "

" how jesus chose his disciples. wow!! "

" Great book emphasizing that God chooses the foolish to lead the wise. God's kingdom is an upside down kingdom where the last is first; the servant is the greatest; and you die to live. "

" Speculatory, not fact. I didn't stick with this book, not enough theological thought to it. However, I did like the research overall of each apostle. How they fit with each other and how they didn't. "

" A good overview of the 12 disciples and their individual characters. It traces their growth and development as followers of Christ (based on Biblical references) and includes some material based on early church traditions, such as how and where they died. "

" It was an interesting look at all the disciples. I feel like John took some liberties in his assessments of men that he really didn't have much information on. He made some assumptions about the way they said things that may or may not have been true. "

" Gives scriptures facts about these men ... Not fiction but fact from God's word "

" Great information about each of the 12 apostles and what we can learn from their stories. I learned a lot. "

" Gotta love John Mac! "

" It was based on past sermons, It is really an insight to the personalities of the Apostles. Although much speculation, it is all Scripture based and very believable "

" Uplifting insights into how unspecial 12 special men were. "

" Twelve Ordinary Men teaches us all that you don't have to be an extraordinary person to follow Jesus. Each disciple had his own weakness. Many lessons to be learned here. Must buy. "

" Really good account of how God works through man. Enjoyed getting to know the apostles, men that I had never really given much attention. "

" Easy to read and very intersting insite in to the guys who spent the most time closest to Jesus the Christ. "

" I recently read this book in a Men's Bible Study! What a great book! It really drives home the fact that inspite of our differences, personalities, backgrounds, etc., God can use all of us! "