1Start
Two men followed Jesus down a road. He turned around and asked them, “What seek ye?” (John 1:38).
2Read Together
The two were disciples of John the Baptist, and one of them was Andrew, a fisherman and Simon Peter’s brother (John 1:40; Matthew 4:18). They called Jesus Rabbi, which means Master, and asked where he was staying (John 1:38).
John 1:38–42 · King James Version
38Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? 39He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. 40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. 42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
3What It Teaches
Jesus answered, “Come and see” (John 1:39). They went with him and stayed the rest of the day.
Andrew went first to find his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messias” (John 1:41). Messias is the Greek form of Messiah, and both words mean the Anointed One, the Christ.
Andrew “brought him to Jesus” (John 1:42). Jesus looked at Simon and gave him a new name, Cephas, which means a stone. The brother Andrew brought would become the chief Apostle, Peter.
Elder Gary E. Stevenson gave examples of this invitation today.
“We can invite others to ‘come and see’ a sacrament service, a ward activity, an online video that explains the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
4Talk About It
Andrew first found his own brother. Who is someone close to you who might enjoy a come-and-see invitation, and what would you invite them to?