The Twelve Apostles

This morning we are returning to Luke 6 and Mark 3 to look at twelve disciples of Jesus that also became examples of servant leadership. Jesus called these men to serve Him in a special way as His apostles. We often think of the apostles as men who accomplished great things for God because they were extraordinary and then conclude that we could not be like them nor accomplish such things. However, as we shall see this morning, these men were ordinary people just like you or me. They accomplished great things not because they were exceptional, but because the God whom they served is extraordinary. They qualified themselves to be used by God by learning to submit their will to the Lord in His service. God was able to use them to lead His church because they first learned to live as His slaves. God can use you in similar ways according to the spiritual gifts He has entrusted to you if you will learn to humbly serve Him as they did.