TWELVE ORDINARY MEN How the Lord shaped the twelve into greatness

A JICF Teaching Series

INTRODUCTION

and what He want to do in and through YOU.

APOSTLE ANDREW LESSONS FROM HIS LIFE

INTRODUCING ANDREW THE FISHERMAN

The next day John was there again with two of his

disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said,

“Look, the Lamb of God!”

37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they

followed Jesus.38 Turning around, Jesus saw them

following and asked, “What do you want?”

They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where

are you staying?”

39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”

So they went and saw where he was staying, and

they spent that day with him. It was about four in the

afternoon. John 1:35-39

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“Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard

what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing

Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have

found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to

Jesus.” John 1:40-42

RIGHT HEART FOR MINISTRY

WHAT IS A GOOD CHURCH LEADERSHIP MODEL?

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For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? 18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.

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The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. 1 Corinthians 12:14-26

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EDWARD

KIMBALL

DWIGHT

L. MOODY

J. WILBUR

CHAPMAN

BILLY

SUNDAY

MORDECAI

HAM BILLY GRAHAM

IMMENSE VALUE IN SMALL AND MODEST THINGS

When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward

him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these

people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already

had in mind what he was going to do.

7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s

wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke

up,9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small

fish, but how far will they go among so many?” John 6:5-9

“But God has chosen the foolish

things of the world to shame the

wise, and God has chosen the weak

things of the world to shame the

things which are strong, and the

base things of the world and the

despised God has chosen, the things

that are not, so that He may nullify

the things that are, so that no man

may boast before God.”

1 Corinthians 1:27-29

IMMENSE VALUE IN SMALL AND MODEST THINGS

IMMENSE VALUE IN SMALL AND MODEST THINGS

“The kingdom of heaven is like a

grain of mustard seed that a man

took and sowed in his field.32 It is the

smallest of all seeds, but when it has

grown it is larger than all the garden

plants and becomes a tree, so that

the birds of the air come and make

nests in its branches.”

Matthew 13:31-32

IMMENSE VALUE IN SMALL AND MODEST THINGS

COME AND MEET JESUS

“Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to

worship at the festival.21 They came to Philip, who was from

Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would

like to see Jesus.”22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip

in turn told Jesus.” John 12:20-22

COME AND SEE JESUS

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD,

plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future

and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come

and pray to me, and I will hear you. 13 You will seek

me and find me, when you seek me with all your

heart. 14 I will be found by you, declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 29:11-14