Andrew, Philip, John: Little Brothers & Chicken Little (12 Ordinary Men, Part 3)

Visitors

• The Hartley girls

Announcements

• Todd Watson expressed his thanks to the class for our support of the Employment Transition ministry.  (It was great to see Todd in class!)
• Officers meeting: Tuesday at 7:30, somewhere in the church.  Rick will get us a room # as soon as he has it.
• Beth Smith will begin working with our class to develop a leadership program for the church, sometime around March 29.  Rick Shamblin passed around a sign up sheet.  If you're interested, feel free to contact him: rick.shamblin@yahoo.com.
• The church needs greeters.
• The Connections Band will play the Hits of the 70s at the Allen Performing Arts Center, March 30 at 7:00.

Joys/Concerns (my apologies if I missed any names or details)

• The Norwoods' neighbor, Marge Baker - her cancer has metastasized.
• Jana Bell's step-sister's friend's husband was lost in a motorcycle accident.
• Stacey Lawrence's uncle had bypass surgery on his leg.
• Two of Paula Harrison's brothers: one with heart surgery, the other with liver failure.
• Pray for the college kids travelling to/from Spring Break.
• The church was broken into overnight.  They're still assessing the damage.

Bible verses

• John 1:40-46, 6:5-9, 12:20-22
• Luke 9:49-50, 52-56

Themes

• Continued study of the apostles: Andrew, Philip, John
• Andrew - Lived in the shadow of his older brother Simon (Peter).  He is a very honorable figure in the Gospels, always saying or doing the right thing.  (Clay likened him to former Dallas Cowboy Chad Hennings - see, it isn't ALL about baseball!)
• Philip - Jumped all in when sought out and called by Christ.  Seems to have been an administrator for the group.  He was devout, detail-minded, and analytical.  (Clay likened him to Radar from M*A*S*H.)
• Andrew and Philip are the prime participants in the passages from John listed above.
• John - Outlived the other disciples.  He's been known by many different names, including the apostle of love and John of Patmos.  During Jesus' earthly ministry, John might have been the least likely of the twelve to become known as the apostle of love, as evidenced by the passages from Luke.
• From John, we can learn the need for balance.  Specifically, John had to learn to balance truth with love, ambition with humility, and glory with suffering.

Next Week

• Part 4 of our Lenten study of 12 Ordinary Men: James the Less, Bartholomew (Nathanael), and James.