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! Lesser men of faith: Andrew
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The story of Andrew is given in the Gospels:
 
John 1       Andrew meets Jesus and brings his brother to HIm
Mark 1      A year later Jesus calls  Simon, Andrew, James and John
John 6       The five thousand are fed.
Andrew finds the loaves and fish
 
There is a link with this morning’s address.
Andrew is the lesser man – and Andrew’s lesson shows us what it is we are TO DO.
As you will also see there is a common thread that runs through the three short narratives that tell us Andrew’s story – BRINGING.
The story BEGINS with Jesus and results in the BRINGING OF SIMON PETER: 
 
 
 
 
The first thing….
This is the Andrew Priority
 
Tell his brother about Jesus.
If you were here this morning and it occurred to you that the Lord has something for you to DO rather than look back on – then the ANDREW PRIORITY is a good place to begin.
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**“find his brother Simon and tell him…”*
 
It begins with family in Andrew’s case – but it could as easily have been neighbours.
The first mark of DOING for GOD is SHARING THE WORD
 
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**“We have found the Christ…”*
 
No matter what ties of family or work or whatever – the message is ALL ABOUT JESUS
 
Andrew’s words convey all the hope of Israel at the time.
THE MESSIAH
 
It is only then that the third stage is reached:
 
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**“He brought him to Jesus”*
 
Personal evangelism is encapsulated in this threefold mission of a man who has only just met Jesus for himself.
When Simon meets Jesus – then *the LORD takes over* – and recognises in Peter that unique quality of rock-ness.
To us is given the Andrew priority of sharing the news about Christ
The involvement of those who are close to us
And then the BRINGING – accompanying – into the presence of Jesus
 
The LORD will take over.
And that is what He does later…..
After some dramatic changes, Jesus enters Galilee and in the course of His public ministry calls the fishermen to follow him.
This is the Andrew CHALLENGE
This work of Jesus extends the simple relationship forged between the brothers Simon and Andrew with Jesus into a CHALLENGE.
/he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 18 At once they left their nets and followed him./
o       *Notice the CHANGE, *
o       *THE CHALLENGE and *
o       *the RESPONSE*
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The *CHANGE *:   “they were fishermen….I will make you fishers of men”
 
Jesus promises to take the material and the labour and the focus of their lives and redirect it.
He meets them in the workplace – so sanctifying the place of work as a place where Jesus is busy.
He offers them a manner of life related to their own – but lifting it to an unexpected dimension
 
FISHERS OF MEN
 
There are a very few people whom the LORD calls away from their gifting and their manner of livelihood.
Many more SERVE HIM IN A NEW WAY WITH THE FAMILIAR TOOLS they already have.
Remember the Parson in “Jayne Eyre” who misses out on so much because he cannot accept a missionary work at home.
Only a story of course – but the point is made.
(No doubt as a parson’s daughter Emily Bronte drew on experience?)
 
Secondly the *CHALLENGE   *
 
 
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*“Come, follow me…”*
 
This sets the marker for service – an invitation and a command.
What had before been a steady relationship now has a clear focus.
The CALLING impinges not only on their attitude to Jesus – but their attitude TO WHAT THEY WILL DO!
It includes the clear promise that Jesus will
Make the necessary changes.
“I will *make* you fishers of men”
 
This is the *RESPONSE:       *
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*At once….*
Later will come the training and the commissioning.
The narrative tends to suggest that from that point on they never fished for fish again.
I don’t think that is the necessary conclusion – what HAD CHANGED was the FOCUS OF THEIR LIFE’S ACTIVITY
 
One day – when the training is ended and the Spirit has come they may well look back and say, like Obadiah, “I did….”
But now I DO!
 
Part of that TRAINING is shared with us in the final cameo of Andrew’s life as shown by the Gospels:
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The Andrew method
 
Along with the others he is involved in the continuing public ministry of Jesus – but in John 6 we hear no word from Simon Peter, but a significant word from brother ANDREW!
The *ANDREW METHOD is *to interpret the general command (as recorded in the other Gospels “*/you give them something to eat/*”
 
NOT with the sceptical arithmetic of PHILIP
 
BUT WITH *AN EYE FOR ANY RESOURCES*
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o       *He saw *
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o       *He assessed*
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o       *He acted*
 
His *recognition* of the BOY’S LUNCH was astute and accurate
 
His *doubt* that it can do anything much is realistic
 
But the fact that he POINTED IT OUT suggests a growing faith!!
The Andrew method surveys the situation – assesses the resources – and raises a question for Jesus to answer.
So there you have it :    
 
*The Andrew Priority                            /find… tell… bring/                  *
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*The Andrew Challenge                         /Come follow me/*
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*The Andrew Method                             /Here is … /*
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HYMN :  Jesus calls us
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