谁是第一个门徒？
约翰福音一章35至42节
35再次日，约翰同两个门徒站在那里。
36他见耶稣行走，就说：“看哪，这是神的羔羊!”
37两个门徒听见他的话，就跟从了耶稣。
38耶稣转过身来，看见他们跟着，就问他们说：“你们要甚么？”他们说：“拉比（“拉比”翻出来就是“夫子”），在哪里住？”
39耶稣说：“你们来看。”他们就去看他在哪里住，这一天便与他同住。那时约有申正了。
40听见约翰的话，跟从耶稣的那两个人，一个是西门彼得的兄弟安得烈。
41他先找着自己的哥哥西门，对他说：“我们遇见弥赛亚了（“弥赛亚”翻出来就是“基督”）！”
42于是领他去见耶稣。耶稣看着他说：“你是约翰的儿子西门（注：“约翰”马太16章17节称“约拿”），你要称为矶法（“矶法”翻出来就是“彼得”）。”
信息分享
安得烈与父亲及兄弟在加利利海捕鱼为业。可是，在他心中却有极深的属灵渴求。当他听闻有一个先知——约翰——兴起，便赶到约旦河边，约翰讲道和施洗的地方。
他与约翰建立了亲密的关系，并且作了他的门徒。当愈来愈多人表示悔改，接受洗礼时，他有在约翰旁边帮手协助吗？一天，当约翰突然高呼：「看哪，神的羔羊！」他一定吓了一跳。他转身看见一个年轻人走近，就与其他几个门徒跟从了这位约翰所指的人。
「你们要甚么？」那人问道。安得烈回答说：「先生，你住在哪里？」换言之，他想表示「我们希望跟你详谈。」那天晚上，他的人生彻底改变了。第二天早晨，他急忙前去找他的兄弟西门彼得。没有人吩咐安得烈：「叫你的兄弟来。」那是安得烈与主相交后的自然反应。安得烈觉得他必须将他得着和学到的东西，与他的兄弟分享。
向人作见证，并非出于决心，而是自然反应，是与主相交后的自然流露。给朋友的最大礼物，就是与他们分享我们所知道的耶稣基督。我们不会知道结果怎样，也不知道神将来会怎样使用我们与之分享的朋友，像祂使用彼得，这个被安德烈找到并带到基督里的人一样。我们今天可以接触谁呢？
牢记经文：「我不以福音为耻。」（罗一16）
WHO WAS THE FIRST APOSTLE?
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
Andrew was in the fishing business with his father and brother on the Sea of Galilee. He had a deep spiritual hunger. When he heard about the new prophet, John, he walked down the Jordan Valley to where John was preaching and baptizing.
He became very close to John and is listed as one of his disciples. Did he help John with the huge task of baptizing all who came repenting of their sins? Then one day he was startled by John shouting, “Look, there is the Lamb of God.” Andrew turned and saw a young man walking close by. He and his fellow disciple followed the one John had pointed to.
“What do you want?” the man asked. Andrew replied, “Where are you staying?” In other words, “we would like to talk with you.” That night completely changed his whole life. The next morning he eagerly went to find his brother, Simon Peter. No one said to Andrew, “Go tell your brother.” It came as a result of fellowship with Christ. Andrew felt he had to share what he had found and learned.
Witnessing to others is not the result of a strong determination to do it. It is the natural outcome, the overflow of being with Christ. The greatest act of friendship is to share with our friends what we know of Jesus Christ. Who knows what the result may be or how God could use the one we speak to, as He did to Peter, the man found by Andrew and brought to Christ. Is there someone we could touch today?
A VERSE TO REMEMBER: “I am not ashamed of the Gospel.” (Romans 1:16)