St Andrew

Andrew was a fisherman with his brother Simon Peter.  When he heard John the Baptist preaching about turning away from sin and preparing the way of the Lord, he began to follow John.  Andrew was with John the Baptist when Jesus came to be baptized by John.  John told his followers that Jesus was the “Lamb of God”; Andrew didn’t quite understand what this meant, but he did understand that John was telling him that Jesus was greater then John and that he should follow Jesus – and so he did.  When Jesus asked Andrew why he was following him, Andrew said that he wanted to know where Jesus lived so that he could go and stay with Him.  Jesus said, “Come and see” and Andrew did. He stayed with Jesus and became one of Jesus’ first disciples.  Andrew came to believe that Jesus was the Saviour the Jewish people had waited for, and he shared this with his brother Simon Peter who also came to follow Jesus.  At first, Andrew kept fishing with his brother Simon Peter, but soon Jesus asked them to leave their lives and follow him as one of his 12 Apostles.  After Jesus ascended into Heaven and sent the Holy Spirit to the Apostles, Andrew went to spread the Gospel in Greece, telling them about Jesus giving us Eternal life.  Unfortunately, Christians were not always welcome by the rulers of that time and Andrew was put to death.  He was tied to a cross and lived for 2 days, preaching to those who were there about Jesus’ life and death and resurrection.