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| SOLA GRATIA |
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| SOLA FIDE |
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| SOLA SCRIPTURA |
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| St. Andrew |
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worship the Triune God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
here at St. Andrew. We do not worship St. Andrew, but
honor his service to Christ and the Church by naming our
congregation after him. |
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Born in Bethsaida (John 1:44) |
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Brother of Simon Peter (Matthew 4:18) |
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Lived in Capernaum (Mark 1:29) |
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Was a Fisherman (Matthew 4:18) |
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Disciple of John the Baptist (John 1:35-40) |
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One of the 12 Disciples (Mat. 10:2, Mk 3:18, Lk. 6:14) |
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First to follow Jesus (John 1:35-40) |
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Called to be a fisher of men (Mathew 4:19) |
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Told Jesus about the boy with 5 loaves/2 fish (Jn. 6:8) |
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Tradition
says (but not found in the Bible) that Andrew preached
in Greece, Asia Minor, and Russia. He was supposed to
have started a church in Constantinople (Istanbul today)
and ordained Stachys, named by Paul (Rom. 16:9), as its
first bishop. He was ordered by a Roman proconsul to
join in sacrificing to pagan gods and when Andrew
refused, he was ordered to be scourged and crucified. To
make his death more lingering, he was fastened to the
cross, not with nails, but with cords and hung upside
down on an “X” shaped cross. His death took two days but
he never quit praising God and encouraging others to
remain faithful to Christ.
(The above information found in The New Unger’s Bible
Dictionary, Moody Press, Chicago) |
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