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Intro:
The question of these disciples was answered by an
invitation from the Lord: Where (inquiry) Come
(invitation) (Mt. 11:28; Rev. 22:17; Jn. 6:37;
7:37; 6:44-45) See (example) (Rev. 6:1,3,5,7)
1. Andrew: Manly (Ez. 22:30) Conqueror (II Cor.
2:14)
2. Andrew: Drew some to Jesus. (Mt. 4:18-19; Mk.
1:16-17; Lk. 5:1-11)
· His name is mentioned in 5 books of Bible.
· He came from Bethsaida (Jn. 1:44) “House of
fish” or “Fishing house”.
· His name mentioned 13 times in Bible.
I. He Found A Man. (Jn. 1:40-42)
A. Personal soul winner. (I Pet. 3:15)
1. Where did he bring him: “Where” Jesus dwelt. (Jn.
1:42; 1:38)
2. When did he seek him: “First”. (Jn. 1:44)
Family.
3. What did he say to him: “Messiah”. (Jn. 1:41)
Spoke in language he understood (Hebrew). Simple.
Messiah (Hebrew) Christ (Greek) (I Cor. 12:3; Rom.
10:13; Mt. 7:21-23)
B. Personnel sought. (Mk. 1:17)
1. Fisher of men found fisher of fish: Men of
like occupation.
2. Filled with God: Convert’s life. (Acts 2)
3,000 souls saved.
· His witness resulted in 3,000 saved (Spiritual).
Worldwide evangelism.
II. He Found A Boy. (Jn. 6:8-9)
A. The classes contrasted.
1. The 10 (disciples): Skeptics. (Mt. 14:15-17)
2. The 1 (Philip): Treasury. (Jn. 6:7) Calculator (Jn.
12:6)
3. The 1 (Andrew): Seeker. (Jn. 6:9)
B. This class considered. (Jn. 6:9) Leave it to the
pastor to lead. God will tell him, not you.
1. Seeking a supply: Found a boy.
2. Saw a miracle: Fed 5,000 men. (Jn. 6:10)
· His witness (search) resulted in 5,000
fed. (Physical).
III. He Found A Way. (Jn. 12:20-24)
A. Sinners in search: Greeks. (Rom. 1:16-17)
1. The searching Greeks: Religious. Passover. (Jn.
12:1,20)
2. The soul-seeking Jew: Philip. Tradition has it,
one of these Greeks was Luke.
B. Soul-winner in search: Two. (Isa. 50:4; 62:6;
Eccl. 11:6)
1. Philip came to Andrew: Knew where to get info.
2. Andrew came to Jesus. (Jn. 12:24) Knew where to
go.
· His witness resulted in 4 books written for
1,900 years. (Mentally)
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