安得烈帮助耶稣
约翰福音六章1至11节
1这事以后，耶稣渡过加利利海，就是提比哩亚海。
2有许多人因为看见他在病人身上所行的神迹，就跟随他。
3耶稣上了山，和门徒一同坐在那里。
4那时犹太人的逾越节近了。
5耶稣举目看见许多人来，就对腓力说：“我们从哪里买饼叫这些人吃呢？”
6他说这话是要试验腓力，他自己原知道要怎样行。
7腓力回答说：“就是二十两银子的饼，叫他们各人吃一点，也是不够的。”
8有一个门徒，就是西门彼得的兄弟安得烈，对耶稣说：
9“在这里有一个孩童，带着五个大麦饼、两条鱼，只是分给这许多人，还算甚么呢？”
10耶稣说：“你们叫众人坐下。”原来那地方的草多，众人就坐下，数目约有五千。
11耶稣拿起饼来，祝谢了，就分给那坐着的人，分鱼也是这样，都随着他们所要的。
信息分享
活在他人阴影下容易吗？兄弟彼得处处出色，并与雅各、约翰同成为耶稣最亲密的三位门徒。安得烈只是十二门徒中的一个；然而，他却从没有妒忌或争竞的表现。他就像我们教会中，许多默默无声事奉，却是每个教会骨干的信徒。我们真要为他们感谢神。
时近傍晚，群众开始躁动不安、肚子饥饿。部分门徒觉得要有所行动，但他们惟一的建议，就是打发群众离开。腓力（他是会计吗?）努力算出，单是给群众每人吃一口，也所费不菲。安得烈则周围观察，看看能找到甚么。
不消多久，他引着一个小孩子来到耶稣跟前，那小孩带了少量食物。虽然安得烈也犹豫那么少能起甚么作用，然而，他想到或许耶稣用得着它。安得烈未必有很强的信心，可是，正如我们呈献给主的东西一样，安德烈交给耶稣的任何东西，耶稣都乐于接纳并使用。我们可以猜想，当小孩子听见基督为他那点儿食物向神谢恩时，究竟有何感想呢？
安得烈那天帮了耶稣的忙。当腓力在计算花费，其他门徒在站着质疑，安得烈却作出行动。你有没有被邀请帮忙，或看到你的教会最近有需要完成的工作呢？你可以像安得烈帮助耶稣那样，出一分力吗？只要有神的祝福，虽微薄也必作用巨大。
ANDREW HELPING JESUS
John 6: 1-11
1 After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
2 Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased.
3 And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.
4 Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”
6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
7 Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”
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?”
10 Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples[a] to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.
Message
Is it easy to live in someone's shadow? Brother Peter was always the prominent one. He became one of the three closest to Jesus, together with James and John. Andrew was just one of the total group, but he never showed any jealousy or rivalry. He was like many in our churches who are willing to work unseen by others but who are the backbone of every church. Thank God for Andrews.
It was near evening when the crowd began to be restless and hungry. Some of the disciples thought something should be done but the only suggestion they had was to send them all away. Philip (was he an accountant?) tried to work out what it would cost to just give each person even a mouthful. Andrew went scouting around to see what he could find.
He came back in a few moments with a boy who had a small package of food. Andrew was hesitant about offering it but he thought that somehow Jesus could do something with it. Andrew's faith might not have been very strong, but like everything we offer Christ, He was willing to accept and use what Andrew brought. We wonder what the boy's thoughts were when he heard Christ giving thanks to God for his small lunch?
Andrew helped Christ that day. While Philip calculated and others stood and questioned, Andrew acted. Have you been asked or have you seen recently some task in your church that needs to be done? Can you be the Andrew who helps Christ in that way? Little is much when God is in it!