At the end of 2025 the population of the world was estimated at 8.3 billion. With that many human beings inhabiting our planet at one time, it is understandable that many would feel terribly insignificant.

And yet, the Scriptures make it clear that in God’s sight, no one is insignificant. In fact, the best known verse in the Bible makes this point when it says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) The apostle John reminds us that God loves the world and everyone, every single one, in it, so much that He sent Jesus to provide the path of salvation.

In this episode of the series, “Six Really Ordinary Men: The Overlooked Half of the Apostles,” we focus on two of the twelve who might certainly have considered themselves to be insignificant. In fact, the first of the two even had a nick-name based on his inferior status, and the other had a nick-name equally unflattering. The first has not one of his spoken words recorded in scripture and the second has just one question of less than twenty words recorded.

And yet, the names of these two will be engraved into the foundation stones of the wall surrounding the city of the New Jerusalem which will stand forever, according to Revelation 21:14.

And so it is that we can be assured that in God’s sight there are really no “little” people, and that’s the title of this episode, “No Little People. . .Really!” With that, let’s begin.

Thank you for listening to Ancient Words, Modern Message. You can expect episodes twice a month on Monday. Ancient Words, Modern Message is supported by Hebrew Christian Fellowship. To learn more about our ministry, or to ask a question, contact HCFellowship4819@gmail.com. We might just answer your question on a future episode of Ancient Words, Modern Message. If you know a person that you think would benefit from this teaching, please share it with them. And if you’d like to support Ancient Words, Modern Message, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your input helps us make the podcast even better and reach new listeners. Ancient Words, Modern Message is produced by Studio D Podcast Production and hosted by Rev. Roger Wambold, Director of Hebrew Christian Fellowship.

“Oh, he’s a ‘Doubting Thomas” or “Don’t be a ‘Doubting Thomas”—We’ve all heard the expression and maybe even used it ourselves.

Of the twelve men chosen by Jesus to be with Him and to be sent out by Him, one has seemingly distinguished himself by his negative attitude, not exactly what he might prefer.

However, in the description of this REALLY ordinary man, we find a heavy measure of encouragement for all of us who are followers of Jesus.

In this fourth in the series, “Six REALLY Ordinary Men: The Overlooked Half of the Apostles,” we zero in on one known as “The Twin,” whose story reminds us that regardless of personality, including the negatives, God can use anyone who will say to Jesus, as did he, “My Lord and my God!”

With the gospel record open before us, we delve into this study of the ups and downs of this interesting man in an episode entitled, “From Doubts to Certainty.”

Thank you for listening to Ancient Words, Modern Message. You can expect episodes twice a month on Monday. Ancient Words, Modern Message is supported by Hebrew Christian Fellowship. To learn more about our ministry, or to ask a question, contact HCFellowship4819@gmail.com. We might just answer your question on a future episode of Ancient Words, Modern Message. If you know a person that you think would benefit from this teaching, please share it with them. And if you’d like to support Ancient Words, Modern Message, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your input helps us make the podcast even better and reach new listeners. Ancient Words, Modern Message is produced by Studio D Podcast Production and hosted by Rev. Roger Wambold, Director of Hebrew Christian Fellowship.

Nearly everyone has had the experience of meeting someone who appears to be warm, engaging, and deeply interested in others, but later learning that the initial impression was based on a veneer, under which was a very different person, one who is really much more interested in his or her own advancement than in anyone or anything else.

Such an experience can lead to a sort of skepticism regarding others we might meet along the way, causing us to wonder, “Is there anyone who is really genuine and authentic—the real deal?”

In this third episode of the series, “Six REALLY Ordinary Men,” we learn of one of the twelve individuals Jesus called to follow Him, to be with Him, and to be sent out by Him, who actually was “the real deal.” From the time Jesus first met him He recognized: “This is a plain-talker, not a phony, and what you see is what you get!”

So, let’s turn to a careful study of one about whom there is very little known, but one who displays this rarest of qualities: authenticity and sincerity, a man in whom there is no deceit. We call this episode, “REALLY Ordinary, but Really Real!”

Thank you for listening to Ancient Words, Modern Message. You can expect episodes twice a month on Monday. Ancient Words, Modern Message is supported by Hebrew Christian Fellowship. To learn more about our ministry, or to ask a question, contact HCFellowship4819@gmail.com. We might just answer your question on a future episode of Ancient Words, Modern Message. If you know a person that you think would benefit from this teaching, please share it with them. And if you’d like to support Ancient Words, Modern Message, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your input helps us make the podcast even better and reach new listeners. Ancient Words, Modern Message is produced by Studio D Podcast Production and hosted by Rev. Roger Wambold, Director of Hebrew Christian Fellowship.