The Lord Jesus had 12 original disciples, but those men were just the first of many more followers of Christ.

They are an example for us to learn from and a reminder that God works in ordinary people.

Are you a true follower of Jesus Christ?

Let's study the 12th with Scott Pauli today

and find truth that will help us all to follow more closely to Christ.

How many names do you have?

Now, I don't mean by that first, middle, and last, but are you known by different names?

Some people get nicknames or some name assigned to them on the job or at school somewhere or by family,

and it just sticks with them all of their life.

Well, today we've come to one of our Lord's original disciples who is known by three names.

This is important to understand because you don't want to get confused as you're

comparing these lists and reading through the gospel records.

In Mark chapter number three, he is known as Thaddeus.

Perhaps you've heard that name before, Thadius.

He's also known as Lebius and is also known as Judas.

Now, be careful here, not Judas Ascariat, another Judas, just like there are two men named James.

There are two men by the name of Judas, very prominent names in that day.

And this particular man, Thaddeus, Libbyus, Judas, is basically another one of the unknown followers of Christ.

I love what Herbert Lockyer said.

He said, some of these men were

unknown, but not unfaithful. That's a great statement. Because like the last disciple that we

studied together, James, the son of Alpheus, we know very little about this man. This is a man that

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