Andrew [ÔöÇ├®n’drew]…manliness. …Brother of Simon Peter, and one of the twelve apostles…Matt. 4:18…One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers-Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew-throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.…Matt.10:2…Here are the names of the twelve apostles:…first, Simon (also called Peter),then Andrew (Peter's brother),James (son of Zebedee),…John (James's brother),

The Man Who was the First Missionary…Because he brought his own brother to the newly found Messiah, Andrew earned the distinction of being the first missionary of the cause of Christ…John 1:41… Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means "Christ").(Messiah (a Hebrew term) and Christ (a Greek term) both mean "the anointed one.")…Andrew belonged to Bethsaida of Galilee-was a disciple of John the Baptist-attached himself to Christ with whom he enjoyed a special friendship…Mark 13:3…Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him privately and asked him,…John 1:35-37…The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, "Look! There is the Lamb of God!" When John's two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.… He was ever prompt to help …John 6:8, 9…Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up………"There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?"…John 12:21, 22…paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, "Sir, we want to meet Jesus."…………Philip told Andrew about it, and they went together to ask Jesus.…After Christ's ascension, Andrew preached in Jerusalem. …Tradition has it that he was crucified because of his rebuke of Aegeas for obstinate adherence to idolatry. He was nailed to a cross in the form of an X, hence the name St. Andrew's Cross. …Lessons to be learned from Andrew are:…I. It is only in true discipleship that rest can be found.…II. If we cannot perform more conspicuous service we can yet serve the Lord. Although Peter was the spiritual father of the Pentecost converts, Andrew was their spiritual grandfather.…III. We must discover our own gift and the gift in others and guide such into right channels of service.…IV. If we are Christ's ours will be the passion to lead others to Him.