AUGUST 24, 2009
3RD
LESSON: ANDREW, JAMES THE SON OF ZEBEDEE AND JOHN
(John
MacArthur)
Text:
Matthew 10:2
I. ANDREW
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Peter’s
brother, always known as Simon Peter’s brother
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name
means MANLY
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native
of Bethsaida, little village in Galilee
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appears
Jesus in Matthew 4: 18-20, already believed
Matthew 4:18-20
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Jesus Calls the First
Disciples
18 While walking by the Sea of
Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his
brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow
me, and I will make you fishers of men.”[a] 20 Immediately they left their nets
and followed him.
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godly
Jew, God-fearing Jew
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disciple
of John the Baptist
John 1:35-42
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Jesus Calls the First
Disciples
35 The next day again John was
standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked
by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say
this, and they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following
and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to
him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come and you
will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with
him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.[a] 40 One of the two who heard John speak
and followed Jesus[b] was Andrew, Simon Peter's
brother. 41 He first found his own brother
Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus
looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be
called Cephas” (which means Peter[c]).
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lived
together with Peter
Mark 1:29
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Jesus Heals Many
29 And immediately he[a] left the synagogue and entered the
house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
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greatly
respected
John 12:20-22
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Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20 Now among those who went up to
worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who
was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see
Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew;
Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
CHARACTER
OF ANDREW:
the
one who was always bringing people to Jesus
first:
John
1:40
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40 One of the two who heard John speak
and followed Jesus[a] was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
second:
John
6:8-9
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8 One of his disciples, Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has
five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?”
third:
John
12:20-22
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Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20 Now among those who went up to
worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who
was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see
Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew;
Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
POINTS
TO PONDER ABOUT THE 3 INCIDENTS:
1.
Andrew’s Openness
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knew
that they were to got to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, knew that it
was the Jew first and then to the Gentiles
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there
wasn’t anybody that he didn’t think Jesus would not want to see
2.
his faith
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Andrew must have thought the Lord could make a
whole lot out of a very little.
3.
his humility
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telling
to Peter that he had found the Messiah
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labored
quietly in humble places
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humbler
stone
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willing to take second
place
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rare people who wants to be
in “support”
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doesn’t mind being hidden
as long as the work is done
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kind of man that all
leaders depend on
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backbone of every ministry
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content to occupy a small
sphere and obscure places, free form self-seeking ambition and yet will sit on
the throne judging the tribes of Israel
IT TAKES AN “ANDREW” TO REACH “PETER”
GOD NEEDS ANREWS, PEOPLE WHO QUIETLY
OBSCURELY BRING OTHERS TO JESUS
AUGUST 29, 2009
II. JAMES THE SON OF
ZEBEDEE
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appears
from John, his brother, in any incident
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older
brother of John
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leader
of the 2, the strength, zeal and passion
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fisherman,
father was Zebedee
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Jesus
named him BOANERGES- SONS OF THUNDER
Mark 3:17
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17 James the son of Zebedee and John
the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of
Thunder);
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1ST
disciple to be martyred
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zealous: aggressive, charged up, who wants to
get the job done but very often along with zeal comes a “lack of wisdom”
INCIDENTS
OF BEING ZEALOUS
Luke
9:51-54
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A Samaritan Village
Rejects Jesus
51 When the days drew near
for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to
Jerusalem. 52And he sent messengers ahead of him,
who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for
him. 53 But the people did not receive
him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and
John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down
from heaven and consume them?”[a]
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They
were hateful, intolerant, so much zeal and so little sensitivity and yet
there’s nobility in it.
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got
mad when the Lord was dishonored
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zealous,
explosive, fervent, passionate, won’t just sit and watch it happen
Matthew 20:20-26
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A Mother's Request
20 Then the mother of the sons of
Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked
him for something. 21 And he said to her, “What do
you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to
sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” 22 Jesus answered, “You do not
know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to
drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” 23 He said to them, “You will
drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant,
but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” 24 And when the ten heard it, they
were indignant at the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called them to him and
said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But
whoever would be great among you must be your servant,[a]
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zealous
people are also ambitious people, but good-oriented, task oriented
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ambition:
gong all the way for the kingdom, not only to the kingdom but right to the
right hand
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14
years, his request was granted
§ he wanted a crown, but
Jesus gave him a cup
§ he wanted power, Jesus gave
him servanthood
§ he wanted to rule, Jesus
gave him a martyr’s grave
Acts 12:1-5
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James Killed and Peter Imprisoned
1 About that time Herod the king laid
violent hands on some who belonged to the church. 2He
killed James the brother of John with the sword, 3 and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded
to arrest Peter also. This was during the
days of Unleavened Bread. 4And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him,
intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the
church.
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James
killed, Peter prisoned
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filled
with zeal, filled with ambition, filled with strong and intolerant feelings
GOD USES BRASH, COURAGEOUS, AMBITIOUS,
ZEALOUS, SOMETIMES LOVELESS, INSENSITIVE SELFISH PEOPLE LIKE JAMES.
Christ brought his temper under
control, bridled his tongue, clinched his zeal, taught him to seek no revenge
and to desire no honor for himself
September 05, 2009
III. JOHN
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wrote
1 John, 2 John, 3 John and Revelation
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James’
brother
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just
like brother James- zealous, but not quite it
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lived
nearly the year 100, outlived everybody
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appears
alone by name in Mark 9:38-39, his mad at somebody – “narrow-minded”
Mark 9:38-39
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Anyone Not Against Us
Is for Us
38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw
someone casting out demons in your name,[a] and we tried to stop him, because
he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop
him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward
to speak evil of me.
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tremendous
capacity for love, love took him down he road of sentimentalism
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THINGS THAT STAND OUT IN JOHN’S LIFE
1.
love
2.
witness
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80x
used the word love
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70x
used the word witness in one form or another
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always
witness to the truth and always the teacher of love
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personification
of spaking the truth in “love”
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truth
seeker
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discoverer,
visionary
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2st
who recognized the Lord at the lakesifde of Galilee
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whom
God reveqaled the future in apocalypse
his
books: JOHN 1-3
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denounces
those who are anti-chirst and those who will stand up in church – in the church
to twist and pervert- he’s firm and strong
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sets
the people of God against the people of Satan, eh redeemd agaist the lost, how
he talks about the judgment of the righteous and the unrighteous.
JOHN
is characterized by LOVE
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own
Gospel- appears always the same
John
13:23
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23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus
loved, was reclining at table at Jesus' side,[a]
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“whom
Jesus loved”. never uses his name
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has
a heart of love and understands love- a great capacity to give and receive love
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people
who can love greatly can be loved greatly because they understand
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john
took literally in the love of Christ and gave out the love of Crist so ha
called himself the disciple whom Jesus
loved.
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John 19:26
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26 When Jesus saw his mother
and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his
mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”
John
20:2
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2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter
and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They
have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have
laid him.”
John
21:7
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7 That disciple whom Jesus loved
therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was
the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work,
andthrew himself into the sea.
John
21:20
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Jesus and the Beloved
Apostle
20 Peter turned and saw the
disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back
against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to
betray you?”
John 21:24
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24 This is the disciple who
is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
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literally was in “awe” that Jesus loved him
Jesus never asked John if he loved Him
but He asked
Peter that
Jesus never had to ask John to follow Him
But He did have
to ask Peter that
He said to Peter- feed my sheep
but to John- take
care of my mother
THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT JOHN.
10 STATEMENTS ABOUT LOVE
1.
God is love
1 John 4:8
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8 Anyone who does not love does not
know God, because God is love.
2.
God loved His Son
John 17:24
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24 Father, I desire that they also,
whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my
glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of
the world.
3.
God loved the disciples
John 13:34
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34 A new commandment I give to
you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also
are to love one another.
4.
God loves all men
John 3:16
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For God So Loved the
World
16 “For God so loved the
world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
5.
God is loved By Christ
John 17:4-5
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4 I glorified you on earth, having
accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in
your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world
existed.
6.
Christ loved the disciples in general
John 17:26
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26 I made known to them your name, and
I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me
may be in them, and I in them.”
7.
Christ loved individuals
1 John 4:10
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10 In this is love, not that we
have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the
propitiation for our sins.
8.
Christ expected all men to love Him
9.
love one another
1 John 3:11
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Version (ESV)
Love One Another
11 For this is the message that
you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
10.
Christ emphasized that love is the fulfilling of the law.
John 19:28-30
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The Death of Jesus
28 After this,
Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I
thirst.” 29 A jar full of
sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a
hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had
received the sour wine, he said,“It is finished,” and he bowed his head
and gave up his spirit.
HE
SPEAKS OF WITNESS”
Witness of John the Baptist,
Scripture, Faith, of Christ, the miracles, of Holy Spirit, of the Apostles…
always speaking in truth.. speaking truth in LOVE.
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GOD USES JOHN WHO CAN
HARNESS THE TRUTH IN LOVE
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GOD USES ALL KINDS.. FIREY
LOVER WHOSE LOVE WAS PASSIONATE DEVOTION TO THE TRUTH.
WHAT
KIND OF PEOPL DOES JESUS USE?
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One was dynamic, strong, bold, a
leader like Peter, who took charge,
who initiated, who planned, who strategized, who confronted, who commanded
people to Christ. And very often blew it.
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Another was humble, gentle,
inconspicuous, Andrew who didn't see
the crowds but saw the individuals in the crowds. And while he never attracted
a mob he kept bringing people to Jesus.
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And then He picked a man who was
zealous, passionate, uncompromising, insensitive at first, ambitious, who could
see a goal and go for it with all his might and die in the process...James.
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And then there was sensitive,
loving, believing, intimate John,
every bit a truth seeker. Who spoke the truth in love so that he attracted
people to himself.
GOD USES
ANY KIND, IT IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE, IT IS WHAT YOU ARE WILLING TO BECOME
CHRIST
CAN TAKE A VERY COMMON PERSON AND MAKE THEM VERY UNCOMMON APOSTLE
ARE YOU
AVAILABLE FOR THAT?
Thank You,
Father, for a Andrew, James and John. How they were willing to become. us hope
that You can make us We pray, Lord, that we might Christ's name and His glory.
glimpse of these dear men; Peter, special.. .not what they were but what We see
ourselves in them and it gives what You want us to be and use us. be available
to be discipled... in Amen.
