Jesus chose ordinary, flawed people as his disciples. The document lists seven mistakes the disciples made, including having a short-sighted vision, falling asleep when they should have been attentive, trying to preserve the status quo, competing for status, engaging in partisan politics, and plotting against enemies. However, Jesus continued working with them and empowered them to do God's work, which they went on to do in Acts after Jesus' resurrection. The document encourages readers that God still uses ordinary people today to accomplish his purposes.