DN Leading Others to Christ 5/11/2006
- From: Peter G. Chase <pchase1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 00:52:10 -0400
DRAWING NEAR
MAY 11
Leading Others to Christ
The twelve apostles included "Andrew" (Matt. 10:2).
Andrew was Peter's brother and a native of Bethsaida of Galilee. From
the very start we see him leading people to Christ--beginning with
his own brother.
The gospel of John records his first encounter with Jesus: "John [the
Baptist] was standing with two of his disciples (Andrew and John),
and he looked upon Jesus as He walked, and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of
God!' And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
.. . . One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He found first his own brother Simon,
and said to him, 'We have found the Messiah' (which translated means
Christ). He brought him to Jesus" (John 1:35-37, 40-42). Later Jesus
called both Andrew and Peter to become His disciples, and they
immediately left their fishing nets to follow Him (Matt. 4:20).
Our next glimpse of Andrew is in John 6:8-9. It was late in the day
and thousands of people who were following Jesus were beginning to
get hungry, but there wasn't enough food to feed them. Then Andrew
brought to Jesus a young boy with five barley loaves and two fish.
From that small lunch Jesus created enough food to feed the entirecrowd!
Andrew also appears in John 12:20-22, which tells of some Greeks who
were traveling to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover feast. They
came to Philip and requested to see Jesus. Philip took them to
Andrew, who apparently took them to Jesus.
Andrew didn't always know how Jesus would deal with a particular
person or situation, but he kept right on bringing them to Him
anyway. That's a characteristic every believer should have. Your
spiritual gifts might differ from others, but your common goal is to
make disciples (Matt. 28:19-20), and that begins with leading sinners
to Christ. Make that your priority today!
Suggestions for Prayer:
When was the last time you told an unbeliever about Jesus? Pray for
an opportunity to do so soon.
For Further Study:
Do you know how to present the gospel clearly and accurately? As a
review read Romans 3:19-28, 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Ephesians 2:8-10,
and Titus 3:4-7.
Drawing Near, Copyright 1993 John F. MacArthur, Jr.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
http://www.gty.org
~~~
Matthew 4:20 (NKJV)
20 They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
John 6:8-9
8 One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
9 "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small
fish, but what are they among so many?"
John 12:20-22
20 Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship
at the feast.
21 Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and
asked him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
22 Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told
Jesus.
Matthew 28:19-20
19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you;
and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
Romans 3:19-2819 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to
those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all
the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in
His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed,
being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to
all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that
is in Christ Jesus,
25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith,
to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had
passed over the sins that were previously committed,
26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He
might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works?
No, but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from
the deeds of the law.
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I
preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I
preached to you; unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received:
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day
according to the Scriptures,
5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of
whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen
asleep.
7 After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due
time.
Ephesians 2:8-10
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Titus 3:4-7
4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man
appeared,
5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to
His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and
renewing of the Holy Spirit,
6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our
Savior,
7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs
according to the hope of eternal life.
~~~
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In Christ,
Peter
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