Today is St. Andrew’s Day -and we began a few days ago to lead up to today. Not that Andrew, the Apostle, is recorded as having accomplished very much, apart from being one member of the first and greatest Christian leadership team, which we call the Apostles of Jesus. The three places where he is referred to by name, in his own right, however do reveal the secret of a personal faith. He ‘discovered’ Jesus for himself, told his brother, and then took a back seat to let Jesus deal with his brother face-to-face. Andrew’s insignificant part in the feeding of the 5,000he 5,000
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Štetje svetopisemskih vrstic se za?ne z ¹! Vrstica ⁰ ne obstaja!

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The world’s vast ‘us and them’ problem – summarised in scripture as ‘Jews and Gentiles’, was stumbled on by Andrew and Philip, who discovered that it is met by the secret of a prolific faith in which the all-conquering God shows his hand. His hand does not contain a sword to subdue, but a handful of seeds which produce a harvest, but only when they are first buried as if they were dead: like the Son of Man himself. Andrew’s role is at the heart of things after all. Names are very important in scripture, and always have a meaning. For example:
Jesus means- ‘Saviour’, from the Hebrew Yshua or Joshua – ‘deliverer’.
Sarah means-Princess, counterpart of the masculine of Shar, or Czar.
Mary means- Bitter
Naomi means- Sweet
Peter means- Rocky
Paul means- Little fellow
Stephen means-A crown.
But Andrew means -Manly – like a real man: just as Andrea, its feminine counterpart, also means ‘as a real human being’.
Thus we do have saints who are unlike the great stars of history. In fact Andrew truly could be called “Saint Everyman” – one of us.Here are those twelve names again:
He appointed twelve – designating them apostles – that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.
These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder); Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Mark 3: 14-19Mark 3: 14-19
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14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, ¹⁵ And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: ¹⁶ And Simon he surnamed Peter; ¹⁷ And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: ¹⁸ And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, ¹⁹ And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. into...: or, home  

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When God begins to change stony-hearted men and women, according to Ezekiel 36:26Ezekiel 36:26
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26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.  

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A Prayer:
“O Lord, let us not live to be useless, for Christ’s sake” (John Wesley -1703)
Now read Man-Woman, I Kings 3: 16-28, and ‘Superman’ Proverbs 31:10-31Proverbs 31:10-31
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10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. ¹¹ The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. ¹² She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. ¹³ She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. ¹⁴ She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. ¹⁵ She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. ¹⁶ She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. buyeth: Heb. taketh ¹⁷ She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. ¹⁸ She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. She...: Heb. She tasteth ¹⁹ She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. ²⁰ She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She...: Heb. She spreadeth ²¹ She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. scarlet: or, double garments ²² She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. ²³ Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. ²⁴ She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. ²⁵ Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. ²⁶ She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. ²⁷ She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. ²⁸ Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. ²⁹ Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. have...: or, have gotten riches ³⁰ Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. ³¹ Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.  

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