I love that whenever anyone conjures up the 12 Apostles of Christ, that we get this image of these great godly men that floated around and never did anything wrong.  Like they were some kind of super-humans that were perfect.  I remember growing up thinking I could never be perfect like these guys and follow Jesus.  As I got older I realized that my perception is far from the truth, as is the perception of most people I believe.  What really makes me laugh is that some “religious orders” put these guys on such a high pedestal that no one can touch them.  This could not be further than the truth.

Here is a riddle, what do a murderous zealot, a money embezzler, a traitor, a second guesser, and a bunch of fisherman have in common?  If you can’t guess, these are the backgrounds of the 12 Apostles.  Not glamorous or lofty by any means.  But that is how God works, calling the sinners from among us to be his greatest followers.  Let’s take a look at and dissect Matthew 6:12-16

“Now it came to pass in those days that He (Jesus) went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.  And when it was day, He called the disciples to Himself; and from them He Chose twelve whom He also named apostles: Simon, who He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Phillip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James the son of

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