RUSSELL SANDERS
4-18-2025
ANDREW – THE FACILITATOR

Simon Peter and Andrew were brothers. Peter became the face or leader of the group of apostles while Andrew was in the shadows. However, Andrew often served as a facilitator to bring together things that were to happen.

In John 12:20-22 a group of gentiles [Greeks] asked Philip if they could see Jesus. Philip told Andrew, and Andrew told Jesus; and Jesus answered them.

In John 1:40, when Andrew, who had been a disciple of John the Baptist, chose to follow Jesus. He then went and found his brother Simon Peter who eventually became the leader of the church.

When Jesus fed the five thousand, it was Andrew who found the five loaves and two fish that Jesus multiplied.

In each of these cases, Andrew was the person who facilitated the action which brought about the results. His role in helping was crucial to bringing the end result, as he was the one that “set the wheels in motion.”

Each of us have a role to play in God’s kingdom. The Holy Spirit will show us what our part is to be. We must be faithful, like Andrew, to perform it, even in the smallest of ways.

God works through people. We are His facilitators.