主所愛的門徒
約翰福音一章35至42節
35再次日，約翰同兩個門徒站在那裡。
36他見耶穌行走，就說：“看哪，這是神的羔羊!”
37兩個門徒聽見他的話，就跟從了耶穌。
38耶穌轉過身來，看見他們跟著，就問他們說：“你們要甚麼？”他們說：“拉比（“拉比”翻出來就是“夫子”），在哪裡住？”
39耶穌說：“你們來看。”他們就去看他在哪裡住，這一天便與他同住。那時約有申正了。
40聽見約翰的話，跟從耶穌的那兩個人，一個是西門彼得的兄弟安得烈。
41他先找著自己的哥哥西門，對他說：“我們遇見彌賽亞了（“彌賽亞”翻出來就是“基督”）！”
42於是領他去見耶穌。耶穌看著他說：“你是約翰的兒子西門（註：“約翰”馬太16章17節稱“約拿”），你要稱為磯法（“磯法”翻出來就是“彼得”）。”
信息分享
約翰未必是一位傑出的領袖，他也不像彼得那樣喜歡發言；但他卻可能是門徒之中，與基督最親近的一個。大家都公認他是主所愛的門徒。約翰不單寫了「神兒子的福音」，還寫了三封書信，以及為聖經作結的最後一卷偉大書信——啟示錄。
一天下午，當約翰與安得烈一起聆聽施洗約翰講道之際，他首次遇見基督。他聽見施洗約翰說出以色列人一直在等候的話：「看哪，神的羔羊！」約翰可能即時信了主。就在當天，他與基督共度了一個晚上，從此便將一生奉獻給主。
約翰是首位殉道使徒雅各的兄弟，他們是加利利海邊的漁夫。約翰與其他人在初認基督之後，可能又回去捕魚；但基督再次來到他們那裡，呼召他們跟從祂，叫他們「得人如得魚」。
我們未必察覺基督如何改變約翰的生命。按他的天性，他很可能是一個脾氣剛烈、暴躁，和野心勃勃的人。基督曾經稱呼約翰和他的兄弟雅各作「雷子」；從他倆曾經用激烈的言語來攻擊他人便可見一斑（路九51-56）。
然而，基督改變了約翰的生命，使他變成一位愛的使徒。任何人只要願意將一生交給基督，就必能被基督改變（林後五17）。
詩歌：多麼奇妙的改變，自耶穌進入我心中
THE BELOVED DISCIPLE
John 1: 35-42
35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.
36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!”
37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”
They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”
39 He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).
40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ).
42 And he brought him to Jesus.
Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah.[i] You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone).
Message
He might not be the prominent leader or spokesman which Peter was but he might be the one closest to Christ. He became known as the disciple Jesus loved. He wrote the “Gospel of the Son of God” as well as three letters and the tremendous conclusion to the Bible, the Revelation.
John first met Christ one afternoon while standing with Andrew listening to John the Baptist. He heard the words Israel had waited for, “Look, the Lamb of God”. It must have been a moment of instant faith for John. He spent the evening with Christ and gave Him the rest of his life too.
John was the brother of James, the first apostle to be martyred. They were fishermen from the Sea of Galilee. Apparently after their early contact with Christ, John and others returned to their fishing. Then Christ again came to them, calling them to come with Him and “catch men”.
We sometimes don't realise the changes Christ made in John's life. He must have been by nature a man with strong feelings, even anger and a man with real ambition. Christ gave John and his brother James a surname meaning “Sons of Thunder”! It must have been obvious that these two men had spoken up several times and denounced others with very strong words. (Luke 9:51-56)
But Christ changed John's life and turned him into the apostle of love. There is no one whose life cannot be changed by Christ if that life is yielded to Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
A SONG TO SING: What a wonderful change in my life since Jesus came into my heart