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This program is made possible 
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(The Story of Andrew and James) 
The Story of the Twelve Apostles

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(The Disciple of Jesus)
Today, we will look at the story of Andrew

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It's good to see you again after a week

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Today we will be looking at the story
of Andrew's encounter with the Lord

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which can be found in John 
chapter 1 verses 40-42

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'One of the two who heard 
John speak and followed Jesus'

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'was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother'

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'He first found his own brother 
Simon and said to him'

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'We have found the Messiah'

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'(which means Christ)'

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'He brought him to Jesus. 
Jesus looked at him and said'

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'You are Simon the son of John. 
You shall be called Cephas'

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'(which means Peter)' [John 1:40-42]

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Andrew (manly)

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Main Event / John the Babtist's Disciples
[John 1:35-42]

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Family / The Three Main Disciples

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Discovery of the child feeding the 5,000 
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Disciples of John the Baptist: 
Andrew, Philip

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The Three Main Disciples : 
John, Andrew, and Peter

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Family: Father John, Peter
Hometown: Bethsaida Job: fisherman

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Lesson 2: Evangelist of the 
One-Soul Vision / Andrew

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Andrew or Andrea's house in Soak Island

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is very beautiful, right

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It is by the see, do you remember?

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Let's take a look at the life of 
Apostle Andrew through this verse

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Let us retrace the path that he took

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If we were to give Andrew a nickname

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we can say that he is 
the man of the one-soul vision

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or the evangelist of the one-soul vision

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Some people are able to gather 
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and have a powerful impact on the public

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and preach to them

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Others are stong one-on-one

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These people are much stronger when
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when sharing the gospel

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(Andrew's ministry style)
Andrew is stronger in personal evangelism

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So he can be called the person with 
a one-soul vision

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Let's start with how he began as 
a disciple or apostle of Jesus

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We have already studied about
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What are Peter and Andrew?

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They are brothers. 
Andrew is Peter's brother

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He was Peter's younger brother

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We know this because Israel is 
in the East and has Eastern culture

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So when they write names, 
they always write the elder first

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We can see that Peter is written first
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So he must have been 
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From Bethsaida in Galilee

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I also mentioned that 
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Then of course Andrew was what? 
A fisherman

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He was a fisherman who 
cast a net and caught fish

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Although they were originally
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but the towns in which Peter and Andrew
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a place called Capernaum

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It was Capernaum

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Have any of you been on a pilgrimage?

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If you go to the town of Capernaum 
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there's a sign 
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The town of Jesus

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Jesus did much of his 
intensive ministry in Capernaum

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Peter and Andrew grew up in Capernaum

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The Bible says that Jesus also preached
in the synagogue in Capernaum

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And there is a scene where 
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After that, in Capernaum

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after preaching in the synagogue

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'And immediately he left the synagogue
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'of Simon and Andrew, 
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There is a verse that says this

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So right next to the synagogue

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was probably the home of 
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In fact, if you go to Capernaum today, 
there is the ruins of the synagogue

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and you can see Peter and Andrew's house 
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They would have all heard 
the preachings of John the Babtist

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who was preparing the way 
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'Behold the Lamb of God, 
who takes away the sin of the world'

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When they heard this, whether 
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they came to believe in Jesus 
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And with this news, 
'He first found his own brother Simon'

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'and said to him'
he shared it first with his brother

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'We have found the Messiah...' 
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He shares this news

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Then of course, after Andrew 
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Peter also comes to follow Jesus

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But before that, after Andrew had heard 
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it seems as if he was curious 
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So in John chapter 1 verses 37-38,
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when he saw the disciples following him

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he said 'two disciples'

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One of the two disciples 
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'What are you seeking?' [John 1:38]

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He asked them

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He was asking 'What are you seeking? 
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So they ask him this question

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One of the two disciples was Andrew

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and the other one was probably 
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 “Rabbi, where do you live?”
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So they wanted to know where Jesus lived
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Because they weren't satisfied with 
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If he is the Messiah, if he is the Christ

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I want to continue seeing him for a while

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I want to learn his teachings

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(They wanted to associate with Jesus) 
So they asked Him where he lived

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Where do you live? 
Where in Bundang do you live in?

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That is how they asked Him

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This is how the meeting between 
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So at first, as I said, 
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after hearing the message that 
'Jesus is the Lamb of God'

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Jesus really is the Savior who will 
save me from my sins, and atone for them

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This is what they came to believe

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But as I said last time

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They didn't drop everything and 
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as soon as they met him

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There is a verse in the Book of Mark 
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'Now after John was arrested, Jesus came 
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This is John the Baptist
He gets arrested and thrown into jail

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And after he was arrested, Jesus came 
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And while he was there

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'Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, 
he saw Simon and Andrew'

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'casting a net into the sea'
still catching fish

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'for they were fishermen' [Mark 1:16]
casting their nets

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And what does he say to challenge them?

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'...Follow me'

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'I will make you become fishers of men'
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So he is saying, if you truly

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believe me to be your Savior, your Christ

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I will make you fishers of men

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who transforms people 
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You are not just fishers of fish

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but I want to use you as evangelists 
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Upon hearing this, Andrew and Peter 
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This marked the official beginning of 
their calling, their ministry

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Although they had believed in Jesus as 
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now they were truly dedicating themselves

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It was the beginning of a life 
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From then on, they began 
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So, Andrew believed first

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And who did Andrew influence? 
Peter, right?

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Although a name doesn’t fully 
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the meaning of Andrew’s name 
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Andrew means 'manly'

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So, he bravely met Jesus first

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and led his brother Peter to Him

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But even though Andrew was manly, 
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and had an attentive personality

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he impacted individuals, one by one

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while living his life

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These days, we often hear terms 
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Andrew was more suited to that style

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Rather than public preaching or speech, 
Andrew was strong in mentoring

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So he brought him to Jesus. 
Who brought whom?

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'He brought him to Jesus. 
Jesus looked at him and said'

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'You are Simon son of John...' 
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I think this is exactly the 
definition of personal evangelism

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What is personal evangelism? 
It is bringing one soul to Jesus.

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That is what personal evangelism is

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Bringing one soul to Jesus

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If you follow Andrew’s story 
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he appears again in John chapter 12

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'Now there were some Greeks...' 
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Greeks, meaning they were Greek people

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They were not Jews, they were Gentiles

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They came to His disciples 
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The first person these Greeks encountered

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'So these came to Philip'
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But instead of directly 
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'Philip went and told Andrew' 
he tells Andrew

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Then Andrew takes them and 
brings them to Jesus

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So Andrew was somewhat like an assistant

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Andrew was someone who was 
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Another scene where Andrew 
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and gives us a strong impression

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is the miracle of feeding the 5,000, 
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At that time, there was no food available

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There was no way to feed all those people

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'One of His disciples, Andrew, 
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'said to him'
But Andrew found a young boy

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'There is a boy here'
What did the boy have with him?

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'Five small barley loaves and two small fish.' 
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The miracle of the 5,000
It was Andrew who found him

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Andrew was strong in details

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He was more focused on details 
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So, he brought the boy’s lunch to the Lord

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leading to a miracle

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So, although he focused more on 
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his influence was significant

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Because he brought Peter to Jesus

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And Peter preached to thousands at once

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Making 3,000 repent and return to God

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So how could Peter could become 
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It was thanks to Andrew

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In the history of Christianity

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there was a great American evangelist 
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(leader in American evangelical movement)
He influenced many people

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The person who evangelized Moody

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was a Sunday school teacher 
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Most of us don’t know much about 
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Without Edward Kimball, 
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who preached to thousands of people

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So, Andrew focused on a few individuals

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Although he concentrated 
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he ultimately made a great impact

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If we trace Andrew’s life

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we find that he went as far as

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evangelizing in Russia, 
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And there, among the 
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You’ve heard of the 
Orthodox Church, right?

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In Russia, Scotland, 
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Andrew is considered their patron saint

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This means he had influence 
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In the end, Andrew was also martyred

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In Greece, he evangelizes to 
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So the governor became angry

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saying, "He led my wife and brother 
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And so, he had him executed

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he was martyred on an X-shaped cross

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So the X-shaped cross is called 
St. Andrew’s Cross

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However, the X shape is not just an X

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in Greek, it also signifies Christ

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Anyways, his influence reached 
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and a Christian painter named Murillo

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painted Andrew’s final 
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In the painting, while Andrew is dying,
a young boy is crying before him

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Who is this boy?

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It’s the same boy 
who gave his lunch to Jesus
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So, while Andrew didn’t preach to large crowds

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He left a significant impact
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a great influence through 
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That is who Andrew was

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That was the story of Andrew

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Continuing on from Andrew,

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(Jesus’ disciple) 
I want to talk about James, the apostle

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We can give James the following nickname

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James was the Apostle of Passion

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Can you say that with me? 
The Apostle of Passion

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There’s not much passion in your voice

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The Apostle of Passion

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We see the moment when James is called 
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in the book of Mark, chapter 1 verse 19

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'And going on a little farther, 
he saw James the son of Zebedee'

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'and John his brother'

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'who were in their boat mending the nets'
[Mark 1:29]

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Early Church / Key Events 
Family / The Three Main Disciples

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Early Church: First martyr 
[Acts 12:2]

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Key Events: Request for a place of honor 
[Mark 10:39]

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Shall we call down fire on Samaria? 
[Luke 9:53-55] Nickname - Sons of Thunder

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The Three Main Disciples 
Jairus' daughter’s miracle

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Family: Father Zebedee, Mother Salome, 
brother John

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Job: Fisherman - 
with business partner Peter

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We learn some details 
about James in this passage

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First, he was the son of Zebedee

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meaning that his father was Zebedee, 
he was the son of Zebedee

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Also, James had a brother

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His brother was John, 
James and John were brothers

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They, too, were fishermen, 
working in the boat

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We see that they were 
mending their nets in the boat

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They were from a family of fishermen

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But they weren’t just mending nets

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Working in the boat suggests that,

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which I’ll explain more later,

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this boat might have 
belonged to their family

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So, they weren’t merely poor fishermen
This family likely owned a boat

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indicating they were 
relatively sufficient fishermen

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We can trace this possibility

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And where can we see this more precisely?

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In the following verses, Mark chapter 1
verses 19-20

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not only were they mending nets

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'...left their father Zebedee in the boat 
with the hired servants...' [Mark 1:20]

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It says they were with hired men

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So, what was this family using? 
Hired men

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meaning they had servants

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which tells us they were 
a relatively sufficient family

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In John chapter 18 verse 15, it says,

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'Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did 
another disciple..' [John 18:15]

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If you read the Book of John

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and see the phrase 'the disciple 
whom Jesus loved' or 'another disciple'

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it is referring to the Apostle John

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The Apostle John couldn’t write 
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So he would refer to himself as 
'the disciple whom Jesus loved'

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or 'another disciple' to refer to himself

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So when it says Peter
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it’s talking about John

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So, the other disciple following Jesus was

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it means the Apostle John following Jesus

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'Since that disciple was known
to the high priest' [John 18:15]

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This is what is said

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In Jesus’ time, the high priest was

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a figure who carried 
great influence in Israel

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(in religious and political spheres) 
holding considerable power,

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and Rome maintained friendly relations
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So, he also had political influence

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And John and James, what are they? 
They’re brothers

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meaning that this family 
didn’t just catch a few fish

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to survive day-by-day 
as a poor fishing family

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They were a family of fishermen
with a significant degree of influence

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But the interesting thing is

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before they were called upon

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before James and John were called upon

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who was it that met Jesus first 
and was called to follow Him?

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It was Andrew and Peter, right?

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What was Andrew and Peter's 
occupation? Fishermen

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And what about James and John? 
Also fishermen

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Andrew and Peter as fishermen, 
met Jesus first

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and then James and John 
also met Jesus as fishermen

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At that time, they all lived in Galilee

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and Galilee wasn’t a large area

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these two pairs of brothers 
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So, Andrew and Peter were brothers

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and James and John were also brothers

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There is an interesting fact we learn
 about their personalities from the Bible

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You all have siblings, right?

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When you think of siblings

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some siblings can be completely 
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while others came be alike

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There are these two types among siblings

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Now, as we briefly looked at before

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are Peter and Andrew alike or different?

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They’re different

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Peter was a preacher 
who addressed large crowds

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while Andrew, on the other hand, 
made a personal impact

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on individuals one by one

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Peter and Andrew, though brothers, 
were very different

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But the brothers I want to talk about, 
James and John, were very much alike

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They did everything together, 
moving as a pair

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In Mark chapter 3 verse 17, we see

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'James the son of Zebedee and John the 
brother of James...' [Mark 3:17]

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Jesus gave these brothers

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the brothers, James and John

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both the same nickname

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not just to one of them, but the same
 nickname to both of them

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'...to whom he gave the name 
Boanerges'

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'that is, Sons of Thunder' [Mark 3:17]

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You remember reading this
in the Bible, right? Boanerges

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It means Sons of Thunder

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In Korean, you could say it means 
'Sons of Lightning and Thunder'

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Why did He give them 
both this same nickname?

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It was probably because

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they had a thunderous personality

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If we follow the episodes in the Gospels

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we see an instance where Jesus was on 
His way to Jerusalem for the last time

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and He passes through 
a Samaritan village

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'...who went and entered a village of 
the Samaritans...' [Luke 9:52]

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(passing the Samritan village) 
on His way to Jerusalem

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But when He entered 
the Samaritan village

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the Samaritan people 
disregarded Jesus

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showing no interest, 
not even offering food

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Seeing this, James and John, 
who were with Him, got angry

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And they said

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in Luke chapter 9 verse 54

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‘Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come
 down from heaven and consume them?’

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"Let’s bring down fire 
from heaven to burn them up!"

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Like lightning, let’s destroy them all

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These people, 
they didn’t recognize the Messiah

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These people don't even recognize Christ.
 Are you just going to let them be?

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The brothers said this

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Now does the nickname make sense?

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When we give someone a nickname,

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we choose a name

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fits their personality or temper, right?

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But even so, how does a person like this 
mature as a man of God, as an apostle?

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For someone who is 
passionate and emotional,

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is maturity easy or difficult?

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What do you think?

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Easy? Difficult? Let’s take a vote

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Emotionally-driven people can boil over 
like a hot pot at times

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But what about pots?

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They can cool down quickly, too, 
that’s the problem

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The issue with emotional people is that 
they lack consistency

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So, in Mark chapter 10 verse 35, 
we see this incident occur

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where the brothers James and John 
approach Jesus

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"Sir, when You establish the kingdom 
of the Messiah on this Earth,"

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"let one of us sit at Your right"

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"and the other at Your left"

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They’re lobbying for those positions

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In another Gospel, it says

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that their mother made the request

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So, their mother is sometimes considered 
the original “helicopter parenting"

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But these brothers probably wanted to too

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They both wanted those positions

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If you two brothers sit on either side 
of the Messiah, then what about us?

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What happened to the other ten disciples?

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It says they got angry
'And when the ten heard it'

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'they began to be indignant at 
James and John' [Mark 10:41]

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So now you understand these brothers’ 
character well, right?

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Then Jesus said to them

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'You do not know what you are asking'
[Mark 10:38]

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If you want to sit in such a position, 
there’s something you must do

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‘You must drink the cup that I drink'

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'be baptized with the baptism with which 
I am baptized’ [Mark 10:38]

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You must drink the cup of the cross

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In order to attain that chair of glory,
suffering comes first

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This gives us a crucial hint

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about spiritual maturity

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Our faith cannot mature without suffering

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So, for these emotional brothers

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to mature as men of God and apostles,

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[Mark 10:38] '...they need 
to go through a process of suffering'

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The Lord is suggesting this to them

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In terms of spiritual growth

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for people who are 
passionate and emotional

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I believe God provides two things

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One is suffering, and the other is the 
intense intervention of the Holy Spirit

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Through these, emotional people 
are shaped, created, and awoken

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(Through suffering and intense)
Thus, finally, their human ambition

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(intervention of the Holy Spirit)
is transformed from ambition to vision

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We should focus on

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what kind of ministry they 
carry out and how they die

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Among the twelve apostles, 
if you look at the Gospel

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there are three disciples who were 
always close to Jesus

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(The core group in Jesus’ ministry) 
Who were these three disciples

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who formed the inner circle?
Peter, James, and John

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Jesus often took only these three
when He did something special

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There were events that only
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For example, 
when Jesus raised Jairus's daughter

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only these three disciples were there

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They saw that he had 
the power of resurrection

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Only the three disciples saw this

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Also, the experience on 
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When Lord transformed in a marvelous way 
and appeared with Moses and Elijah

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who was there?

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Peter, James, and John

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James was there, and so was John

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So, through these special experiences

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they came to know Jesus’ divinity, 
His being God, and His being the Christ

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They gave their lives to the Lord

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without hesitation

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So, how far did James go 
to spread the Gospel?

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This is not mentioned in the Bible

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but according to Christian tales, 
it is said that he went as far as Spain.

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He went there to spread the Gospel

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Therefore, when you go to Spain today, 
it's mostly Catholic churches

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Most are Catholic

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The patron saint of Spain and the 
Roman Catholic Church is Jame

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Many people go to Spain these days

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Though we can't go now due to COVID-19

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why do people go to Spain? 
What do they go for?

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What is that pilgrimage route called?

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They go to the 
Camino de Santiago in Spain

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(The northwestern Spanish city 
that holds the tomb of Saint James)

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(The path to Santiago de Compostela, 
spanning around 800 kilometers)

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At the end of the Camino de Santiago

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there is a cathedral that 
honors James as its patron saint.

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They reach the finish line there

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And James’ symbol is the 'scallop shell'

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Pilgrims use the 
scallop shell as a marker

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and walk the Camino de Santiago

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However, he did not die in Spain

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After briefly preaching there, 
James returned to Jerusalem

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In Acts chapter  12 verses 1-2

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we see James’ final testimony

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It is written as follows:

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'Herod...he killed James the brother 
of John with the sword' [Acts 12:1-2]

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It is written like this

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So it wasn’t John but James 
who was killed with the sword

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Herod did this

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Actually there are 
many Herods mentioned

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but the most famous Herod

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was Herod the Great, 
who was king when Jesus was born

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However, the Herod dynasty and his sons,

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it splits in various ways

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In Acts chapter 12

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it refers to King Herod Agrippa I

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He put James to death with the sword

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Because he saw 
the influence of Christians

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was spreading across Jerusalem

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In the situation, he faced his end boldly

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James became the first martyr 
of the Jerusalem church

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King Herod Agrippa who was 
ruling at the time, was ambitious

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and to gain favor with the Roman Emperor

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and continue his influence

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he had to earn a good reputation 
with the Jews living there

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So he adopted policies 
that flattered the Jews

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Now, who were the people
the Jews disliked?

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Jesus Christ and the Christians

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So, the main reason Herod executed James

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was to win the favor of the Jews

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And thus he executed James

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But there is a historical tradition 
about that execution

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While James was being executed,

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during the final interrogation
and up until the final moment

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there was a certain official standing by

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who was observing everything quietly

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The official suddenly
raised his hand and said

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(The official at James’s execution) 
“I too believe in Jesus of Nazareth"

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“I too am, in fact, a Christian"

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In today’s terms, 
he came out as a Christian

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00:33:38.895 --> 00:33:39.895
He declared himself a Christian

490
00:33:39.895 --> 00:33:46.445
Because, seeing James
boldly confessing his faith

491
00:33:46.445 --> 00:33:48.345
even under persecution and 
in the face of death

492
00:33:48.345 --> 00:33:52.145
and rather evangelizing to Herod Agrippa,

493
00:33:53.096 --> 00:33:55.246
the official’s conscience was pricked

494
00:33:55.246 --> 00:34:00.096
He also declared himself Christian
 and asked to be killed alongside James

495
00:34:01.096 --> 00:34:04.546
So, as a Christian, the official

496
00:34:04.546 --> 00:34:07.096
was martyred together with James

497
00:34:07.096 --> 00:34:09.696
James, observing him,

498
00:34:09.696 --> 00:34:12.446
addressed his fellow martyr

499
00:34:12.446 --> 00:34:17.096
(James)
“Brother, my beloved brother”

500
00:34:17.096 --> 00:34:23.946
“May the Lord grant you this peace...”

501
00:34:23.946 --> 00:34:26.896
This is how these two 
were martyred together

502
00:34:26.896 --> 00:34:31.296
leaving behind a beautiful story 
in historical tradition

503
00:34:32.046 --> 00:34:38.446
As his nickname suggests, he bore 
witness to the Lord with such passion

504
00:34:38.446 --> 00:34:41.546
Although there were moments when
his spiritual image wavered

505
00:34:41.546 --> 00:34:44.346
due to his own ambition

506
00:34:44.346 --> 00:34:48.396
ultimately, he transformed 
his passion into a vision

507
00:34:48.396 --> 00:34:52.446
and dedicated that passion 
to the Kingdom of God

508
00:34:52.446 --> 00:34:56.646
The Apostle of Passion, who was it? James

509
00:34:56.646 --> 00:35:01.594
Today, we reflected together 
on the story of James

510
00:35:07.646 --> 00:35:11.396
I actually read this book twice, Pastor

511
00:35:11.996 --> 00:35:13.696
You read this book twice?

512
00:35:14.646 --> 00:35:20.746
Yes, and even after reading it twice, 
the lecture was enjoyable

513
00:35:20.746 --> 00:35:23.496
Reflecting on these figures once again

514
00:35:23.496 --> 00:35:30.046
when reading about 
James and Andrew in the Bible

515
00:35:30.046 --> 00:35:34.196
I belived that they did not 
play an important role

516
00:35:34.196 --> 00:35:37.546
I learned that Andrew was the patron 
saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church

517
00:35:37.546 --> 00:35:41.046
and that his influence

518
00:35:41.046 --> 00:35:46.246
extended to Scotland and Russia

519
00:35:46.246 --> 00:35:48.547
which made me feel grateful

520
00:35:48.847 --> 00:35:50.997
One question I have In the Old Testament

521
00:35:52.697 --> 00:35:59.697
there were twelve tribes 
with blood ties in their genealogy

522
00:36:01.197 --> 00:36:06.047
Among the Twelve Disciples, 
when Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus

523
00:36:06.047 --> 00:36:09.347
Matthias took his place

524
00:36:09.347 --> 00:36:14.297
However, after James was the first 
to be martyred

525
00:36:17.247 --> 00:36:24.497
I wondered whether the spot was 
not filled again, if they were martyred

526
00:36:24.497 --> 00:36:30.597
And whether they keep the 
Twelve Apostles’ ranks as they were?

527
00:36:31.797 --> 00:36:34.697
Q. Why was the martyred Apostle James 
not replaced by a new Apostle?

528
00:36:34.697 --> 00:36:40.947
I wondered why they didn’t appoint 
another disciple after each martyrdom

529
00:36:40.947 --> 00:36:43.047
Pastor, what do you think?

530
00:36:45.847 --> 00:36:49.647
In elementary school

531
00:36:49.647 --> 00:36:51.847
we usually choose a class president, right?

532
00:36:51.847 --> 00:36:52.997
However, that doesn’t 
mean that the teacher

533
00:36:52.997 --> 00:36:55.947
is only interested in the president

534
00:36:55.947 --> 00:36:58.597
The president may be asked to run errands

535
00:36:58.597 --> 00:37:02.397
or called on to solve problems
in front of the class

536
00:37:02.397 --> 00:37:04.147
That is (the responsibility 
given to the president)

537
00:37:04.147 --> 00:37:06.397
not about exclusive 
interest in one student

538
00:37:06.397 --> 00:37:08.097
but rather, a lesson

539
00:37:08.097 --> 00:37:11.048
for all students to watch.

540
00:37:11.048 --> 00:37:13.648
The Twelve Disciples serve as an example

541
00:37:13.648 --> 00:37:19.198
Through them, we see

542
00:37:19.198 --> 00:37:21.548
how the Lord treats all disciples 
across all ages

543
00:37:21.548 --> 00:37:23.748
They were chosen

544
00:37:23.748 --> 00:37:25.498
as examples to show

545
00:37:25.498 --> 00:37:28.348
how He cares for each of His disciples

546
00:37:28.348 --> 00:37:31.448
The Twelve Disciples symbolize

547
00:37:31.448 --> 00:37:34.148
the disciples of any era

548
00:37:34.148 --> 00:37:36.998
So the term 'Apostle' 
is significant because

549
00:37:36.998 --> 00:37:40.798
an Apostle is someone sent by God

550
00:37:40.798 --> 00:37:45.898
the word has the same meaning 
as 'missionary', someone who is sent

551
00:37:45.898 --> 00:37:52.298
So, anyone today who 
dedicates themselves to missions

552
00:37:52.298 --> 00:37:55.248
could be called “an Apostle of this age”

553
00:37:55.748 --> 00:37:58.798
Could I become an Apostle too? 
Of course

554
00:37:58.798 --> 00:37:59.798
Thank you

555
00:38:02.398 --> 00:38:04.898
I have a difficult question, Pastor

556
00:38:06.048 --> 00:38:07.998
As I listened to your lecture

557
00:38:07.998 --> 00:38:11.298
I began to think about 
the nature of siblings

558
00:38:11.298 --> 00:38:16.398
Peter and Andrew had 
contrasting personalities

559
00:38:16.398 --> 00:38:17.798
while James and John

560
00:38:17.798 --> 00:38:20.448
shared similar traits, right?

561
00:38:20.448 --> 00:38:24.498
I am the youngest of two brothers 
and four sisters

562
00:38:24.498 --> 00:38:28.048
and I have a completely different
personality from my eldest sister

563
00:38:32.698 --> 00:38:35.698
Q. What was your siblings like, Pastor?

564
00:38:35.698 --> 00:38:38.694
I was very curious while listening

565
00:38:38.998 --> 00:38:40.498
It’s a tricky question, right?

566
00:38:40.498 --> 00:38:43.598
It’s fine, I actually come 
from a large family

567
00:38:46.148 --> 00:38:50.098
I am the eldest of seven siblings

568
00:38:50.098 --> 00:38:52.599
The interesting thing 
about my siblings is that

569
00:38:54.099 --> 00:38:58.749
about half of them pursued 
science-related fields

570
00:38:58.749 --> 00:39:02.699
My father was a veterinarian

571
00:39:06.949 --> 00:39:13.849
My youngest brother is a professor 
at Jeonbuk National University

572
00:39:13.849 --> 00:39:15.849
One of my sisters studied...

573
00:39:15.849 --> 00:39:19.799
nursing, particularly in radiology

574
00:39:19.799 --> 00:39:23.449
These siblings are 
all in the field of science

575
00:39:23.449 --> 00:39:28.299
Meanwhile, the rest have 
more of an arts inclination

576
00:39:30.249 --> 00:39:33.949
I myself lean toward literature 
and the humanities

577
00:39:33.949 --> 00:39:37.449
and one of my younger siblings is a poet

578
00:39:37.449 --> 00:39:39.949
We are more towards arts and humanities

579
00:39:41.949 --> 00:39:46.099
So, even among siblings, we are different

580
00:39:46.099 --> 00:39:47.249
So it is interesting

581
00:39:47.249 --> 00:39:49.899
If everyone were the same, 
life would be dull

582
00:39:49.899 --> 00:39:53.599
but because we’re different, 
we can learn from each other

583
00:39:53.599 --> 00:39:55.099
At times, when we are alike

584
00:39:55.099 --> 00:39:57.399
so it is easier to work together

585
00:39:59.249 --> 00:40:05.399
This diversity is a reflection 
of God’s mystery and harmony in creation

586
00:40:05.949 --> 00:40:07.599
(Among the pastor's siblings) 
Who do you think

587
00:40:07.599 --> 00:40:11.799
would receive the most praise from God?

588
00:40:15.449 --> 00:40:17.749
I don’t know

589
00:40:19.849 --> 00:40:25.249
In my role as a pastor,
I’ve received so much love from the church

590
00:40:25.249 --> 00:40:29.300
I’m sure that when I stand before God,
I won’t be receiving any awards

591
00:40:31.300 --> 00:40:36.150
I’ll simply be grateful 
to stand in His presence

592
00:40:38.150 --> 00:40:41.750
I know I am lacking on this Earth

593
00:40:42.500 --> 00:40:48.050
I’d be thankful just to stand before Him 
without getting scolded

594
00:40:50.083 --> 00:40:52.183
Thank you for your hard work today
Applause

595
00:40:54.483 --> 00:40:57.433
Let me close in prayer

596
00:40:57.433 --> 00:41:03.133
Heavenly Father, today, as we reflected 
on the stories of the Twelve Apostles

597
00:41:04.783 --> 00:41:07.833
we stood together before Your word

598
00:41:07.833 --> 00:41:11.883
We meditated on the paths of our forebears

599
00:41:13.583 --> 00:41:16.483
the path of Andrew, the path of James

600
00:41:16.483 --> 00:41:20.533
and shared grace

601
00:41:20.533 --> 00:41:27.133
Despite our faults, you have called us, 
diverse as we are

602
00:41:27.133 --> 00:41:29.683
to be Your children

603
00:41:29.683 --> 00:41:33.133
and workers in Your Kingdom,
so we thank you

604
00:41:33.133 --> 00:41:37.283
Help each one of us 
to answer Your call faithfully,

605
00:41:37.283 --> 00:41:42.733
as Your disciples and Apostles of this age

606
00:41:42.733 --> 00:41:47.033
In Jesus name we pray, Amen

607
00:41:47.033 --> 00:41:49.233
Thank you