What is Discipleship? (John 1:40-42)
by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung After Andrew recognized Jesus to be the Messiah, the first thing he did was find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah (Christ).” When Simon was brought to Jesus, Jesus looked at him. This was not an ordinary look; Jesus looked with great attention, and then the Lord said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas, meaning Peter.” “You are… You will be,” this is life transformation. Simon means listen, Peter means rock. Jesus sought to transform Pete into a rock. Galatians 2:9 “James, Cephas, and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. […]