Twelve Unlikely Heroes, John F. MacArthur
Twelve Unlikely Heroes, John F. MacArthur
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Twelve Unlikely Heroes
How God Commissioned Unexpected People in the Bible and What He Wants to Do with You

Author: John F. MacArthur

Narrator: Maurice England

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 10/01/2019

Synopsis

John MacArthur reveals how God worked through ordinary people in some unexpected ways.Far from the children's tales depicted in picture books and nursery rhymes, the men and women highlighted in the Bible were unnervingly real. They faltered. They struggled. And at times they fell short. Yet God worked through them in surprising and incredible ways to accomplish His purposes. Scripture does not hide their weaknesses, caricature their strengths, or spin their stories as a display of human nobility. Instead, it describes these heroes of the faith with unflinching honesty and delivers an unexpected ending: "God is not ashamed to be called their God" (Hebrews 11:16).In Twelve Unlikely Heroes, pastor and best-selling author John MacArthur uses his deep knowledge of the Bible and history to take us back to see these three-dimensional men and women in their own times and cultures. In doing so, it becomes clear how their dramatic stories apply to us today. People who might at first seem foreign quickly become familiar and unforgettable, particularly as they reveal the true Hero behind every witness, the power counterbalancing every weakness, "the Author and Finisher of our faith" (Hebrews 12:1).

About John F. MacArthur

Widely known for his thorough, candid approach to teaching God's Word, John MacArthur is a popular author and conference speaker. He has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, since 1969. John and his wife, Patricia, have four married children and fifteen 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 two thousand English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, and digital recordings by John MacArthur. John is chancellor of The Master's University and Seminary and has written hundreds of books and study guides, each one biblical and practical. Bestselling titles include The Gospel According to Jesus, Twelve Ordinary Men, Twelve Extraordinary Women, Slave, and The MacArthur Study Bible, a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion recipient.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Grace on May 29, 2024

Loved this book! Almost written as Sunday School stories but for adults. Very biblically based and always pointing back to God as the ultimate hero.......more

Goodreads review by Alexis Neal on December 12, 2012

Well-known preacher John MacArthur walks the reader through the stories of twelve 'unexpected' Bible heroes (in ten chapters--Gideon and Samson are paired, as are Mark and Onesimus). I confess that I was expecting something a bit ... different. With a title like Twelve Unlikely Heroes, I somehow got......more

Goodreads review by Angie on January 14, 2016

Having read John Arthur's two previous books in this series (Twelve Ordinary Men and Twelve Extraordinary Women), I was certainly eager to read his newest addition to the trilogy. I certainly wasn't disappointed! Once again, John opens up history and tells the fascinating stories of twelve people fr......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 29, 2013

This book was much better than the only other book in the series I have read, Twelve Extraordinary Women, which did not capture my attention very well. I'm not sure that I can pinpoint why, but this 3rd book in the 'Twelve' series really started my thought processes more in regards to the characters......more

Goodreads review by Aneta Jackowska-Musiol on March 12, 2018

Marvellous account of deeds of ordinary people who have an outstanding faith in God and therefore their actions are memorized in Bible. Saints are not saint at all! God makes them saint! I loved this book troughly until the point here author boldly and without giving any evidence, states that Jesus......more

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