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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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We're here at St Andrew's Wimbledon, the Anglican parish where I am a vicar
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I wonder what you know about Andrew the Apostle. His far more famous brother Simon Peter is well known
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but on one day Peter, like Andrew, were invited by Jesus to leave their nets behind
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He said, come follow me and I will make you fishers of men
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That was the day when everything changed for Andrew. Now, a few other times in the Gospel stories, Andrew appears again
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And each time he's bringing people to Jesus. It's a remarkable thought
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Here we are 2,000 years later, thousands of miles away, and we're stood in a building that bears his name
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St. Andrew's Church here in Wimbledon. 2.6 billion people now follow the Jesus whom Andrew first met at the Sea of Galilee
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This Advent, I do think it's worth reflecting. on the millions of millions of people like Andrew
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who have been bringing people to Jesus all over the world. All with different stories, but all invited to hear that same call
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Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. I, for one, have found that to be the most consequential decision of my life