Andrew
In the Gospel of John, each time Andrew is mentioned, he is introducing somebody to Jesus. After spending the day with Jesus, the first thing Andrew did was find his brother Simon and exclaim, “We have found the Messiah!” (Jn. 1:39, 41). Simon, of course, is the man who became the Apostle Peter. Andrew introduced Peter to Christ. Sometime later, Andrew was present when a great multitude of people had to be fed, but there was no food. It was Andrew who introduced the lad who had five barley loves and two small fish to Jesus (Jn. 6:9). At the end of the public ministry of Jesus, some Greeks, who had come to Jerusalem to worship, sought to see Jesus. When they approached Phillip, Phillip went to get Andrew and together Phillip and Andrew introduced the Greeks to Jesus (Jn. 12:22).
Andrew introduced Peter to Jesus. When Peter preached at on the day of Pentecost, 3000 people got saved (Acts 2:41). When he preached in the home of Cornelius, the first Gentiles entered the church (Acts 10:1-11:18) and he wrote two books of the New Testament. Ezra Kimball, a Sunday school teacher, introduced D. L. Moody to Christ. Moody brought thousands to Christ across two continents.
Andrew introduced a small boy with a small lunch basket to Jesus. As a result, 5000 people were fed and 12 baskets full of food were left over after everyone had eaten (Jn. 6:10, 13). Moishe Rosen, the founder of Jews for Jesus said that his wife, Ceil, “is not much of a soul winner. The only people she ever won to Christ are her daughters and me!” Through Rosen, many thousands came to Christ.
Andrew introduced Greeks to Christ. In the Gospel of John, the author includes that seemingly insignificant story, because part of his point is that Jesus is the Savior of the world, not just the Jews (cf. Jn. 1:29, 3:16, 4:42, 6:33, 8:12; see also 10:16 and 11:51-52).
Andrew was not famous for his preaching. Andrew was not the author of any New Testament book. As far as is recorded, all he did was introduced three people to Jesus. If all he did in his entire lifetime was introduced three people to Christ, it was quite an accomplishment.
Thank God Andrew did not have spiritual lockjaw.
D. L. Moody tells of being impressed by a painting of a woman coming out of the water clinging to a cross with both hands. It stirred him greatly, until he came upon another picture, which spoiled the first one. It was the picture a person coming out of the waters with one hand clutching to a cross and the other lifting a drowning victim out of the water. With one hand on the cross, reach out to introduce others to the Savior.
© G. Michael Cocoris, 11/30/2009
Andrew introduced Peter to Jesus. When Peter preached at on the day of Pentecost, 3000 people got saved (Acts 2:41). When he preached in the home of Cornelius, the first Gentiles entered the church (Acts 10:1-11:18) and he wrote two books of the New Testament. Ezra Kimball, a Sunday school teacher, introduced D. L. Moody to Christ. Moody brought thousands to Christ across two continents.
Andrew introduced a small boy with a small lunch basket to Jesus. As a result, 5000 people were fed and 12 baskets full of food were left over after everyone had eaten (Jn. 6:10, 13). Moishe Rosen, the founder of Jews for Jesus said that his wife, Ceil, “is not much of a soul winner. The only people she ever won to Christ are her daughters and me!” Through Rosen, many thousands came to Christ.
Andrew introduced Greeks to Christ. In the Gospel of John, the author includes that seemingly insignificant story, because part of his point is that Jesus is the Savior of the world, not just the Jews (cf. Jn. 1:29, 3:16, 4:42, 6:33, 8:12; see also 10:16 and 11:51-52).
Andrew was not famous for his preaching. Andrew was not the author of any New Testament book. As far as is recorded, all he did was introduced three people to Jesus. If all he did in his entire lifetime was introduced three people to Christ, it was quite an accomplishment.
Thank God Andrew did not have spiritual lockjaw.
D. L. Moody tells of being impressed by a painting of a woman coming out of the water clinging to a cross with both hands. It stirred him greatly, until he came upon another picture, which spoiled the first one. It was the picture a person coming out of the waters with one hand clutching to a cross and the other lifting a drowning victim out of the water. With one hand on the cross, reach out to introduce others to the Savior.
© G. Michael Cocoris, 11/30/2009