The Andrew Factor
by Bill Brant on Jul.13, 2009, under Hope
by Bill Brant
It doesn’t say if he ran or how far he went or whether he was out of breath when he got there. It does say “the first thing he did” was find his brother. There was an immediate sense of urgency in what he needed to do.
That story is tucked away in the first chapter of the Gospel of John. Verses 41 and 42 state: “The first thing Andrew did was find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah.’ And he brought him to Jesus.”
The procedure is relatively simple: Find something eternally important, tell someone about it right away, then take them to it. That’s what Andrew did. Each of us can be a part of the Andrew Factor. Telling about Jesus and then bringing the one to whom you are talking to Jesus.
Most of the time Christians are good about proclaiming Jesus. We just have trouble with the bringing part. We are afraid of offending or rejection, abhor being uncomfortable. Imagine what wouldn’t have happened if Andrew hadn’t brought Simon Peter to Jesus.
The Andrew factor tells about Jesus, asks for the commitment, then takes people to Jesus.
Who was your Andrew?
What would have happened to you if no one told you about Jesus?
Do you have the Andrew Factor?
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well, i’m not like those who spread the word on the street, but i love telling people about Jesus. when someone wants to hear about Him, i take the opportunity to tell them all about Him. How wonderful He is, how much He loves us, what He means to me and how they can be as close to Him as i am….its something else to see the lok of wonder come over someones face as the realise what is happening to the, as they get a glimpse of the Jesus they never knew. what a wonderful, awesome privelidge.
I must challenge your observation that most of the time people are good about proclaiming Christ. I don’t know what you mean by that exactly, but the “Andrew factor” is much more than what we usually do with the lost. Andrew must have been animated, excited, and almost over-the-top, because they went immediately. We don’t know what Philip said to the man traveling on the highway when he preached Christ, but that same “urgency” must have been there judging from the man’s question and immediate baptism.
Jim, the state about “people are good about proclaiming Christ” was intended to mean that we say we love Jesus, we verbalize the sentiment, but rarely do more than that. We must do something, not just give lip service. The how well we do it is another matter.