Be Still And Know

John 1:40-41 'Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”).' There used to be a lot of talk about friendship evangelism. This was seen as a way of bringing people to hear the good news of Jesus through using friendship. I never liked the sound of it. It sounded scheming and awkward to me. I would much rather talk simply about friendship and that’s exactly what we see in this passage. Friendship is the most natural thing in the world. Andrew met Jesus and then he immediately wanted to share this with his family and friends, so he went to find his brother Simon to introduce him. I was talking to a minister who told me that his church had recently distributed thousands of leaflets to local homes inviting people to their services. It was a huge effort, and no one came. That doesn’t mean that it was a wrong thing to do, but the minister reflected that