The nineteenth century New England poet Emily Dickinson began her brief poem with this quip:

“I’m nobody; who are you?”

So many of us can identify with Miss Dickinson’s self-recognition, noting that there are seemingly disadvantages being “a somebody,” of whom there are far fewer than “the nobodies,” though sometimes we might like to try it for ourselves!

The Gospels introduce us to twelve men who could certainly be considered “nobodies,” but who were used in extraordinary ways after meeting Jesus and being called and prepared by Him.

In this next series of six studies we will consider six of the twelve apostles, the ones to whom there has been given little attention, but who must be included in the group of “nobodies” mightily used as Jesus’ human instruments to “build His Church.” 

And in this there is great encouragement for all of us “nobodies” as we move into a series entitled, “Six REALLY Ordinary Men:  The Overlooked Half of the Apostles,” with this first study we call “Getting To Know the Nobodies.”

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