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Andrew Evangelizes to his Brother Peter

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[John 1:41-42]

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter).

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There was a great man who came to this world 6 months earlier than Jesus.
His name was John the Baptist.

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John the Baptist lived in the desert and put all of his strength into preaching the gospel of God. There were also disciples that respected and followed this John the Baptist. The Bible introduced John the Baptist as a man preparing the way of Jesus.

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One day, John the Baptist and his two disciples were walking down the road.
At that moment, Jesus was passing by them.
The two disciples also saw him.

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John the Baptist said to his disciples, "Look, he is the Lamb of God."
John the Baptist was telling his disciples to follow Jesus.

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The disciples heard that and followed Jesus right away.
Jesus saw the two disciples following him and said, "What do you want?"

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They said to Jesus, "I want to go follow where you are going."
The disciples of John said that they wanted to go together to the place Jesus was staying.

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Upon hearing their request, Jesus said to them, "Follow me."
Jesus brought them to where he was staying.

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Jesus and the two disciples of John the Baptist spent the day there.
That time was around four in the afternoon.
They knew that Jesus truly is the Messiah.

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One of the two disciples that followed Jesus was a man named Andrew. After meeting Jesus, the first thing that Andrew did was go to his older brother Simon. Andrew brought his brother Simon to Jesus.

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Andrew said to his brother Simon, "We found the Messiah."
Andrew met Jesus and while listening to his words, he knew that Jesus is the Messiah that they were waiting for.

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Through the lead of Andrew, brother Simon went to Jesus. Jesus saw Simon and immediately knew who he was. "You are Simon, son of John."

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Then, Jesus gave a new name to Simon.
"From now on, I will call you Cephas." Jesus said. Cephas is the same as Peter and this name has a meaning of rock. Jesus gave Simon a new name, Peter.

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Simon Peter was led to Jesus by his younger brother Andrew. After that, he got the calling of Jesus and he became someone who did a very important role among the twelve disciples of Jesus. He was a great apostle. He preached the gospel until he died for his faith. He became a man with great faith that was like a rock.

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If Andrew had met Jesus only by himself but had not brought his brother Simon to Jesus, we could not have met the great apostle Peter. God greatly praised the role of Andrew which led the great apostle Peter to Jesus.

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All of us who are having this worship service today, should have a heart like Andrew. We should tell our beloved family or friends about Jesus and lead them to Him. It will also be a great blessing if the person I led to church becomes a great person whom God uses.

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