2009-09-28T17:22:40-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/simon/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:40-42&version=NIV 2009-09-28T17:22:40-05:00 Andrew brought his brother, Simon, to Jesus to join him. Jesus renamed Simon, Cephas (or Peter), which means Rock. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:16-18&version=NIV 2009-09-25T13:01:16-05:00 The response of Jesus' disciples to his initial call is remarkable. Here, Andrew literally drops what he's doing to come and follow Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/big-time-fishing-8278 2009-09-16T14:25:55-05:00 When it came time for our family vacations when I was a kid, one person had the deciding vote for where we’d go–my Dad. He did the work; he picked the vacation, which meant we would go fishing. I thought it was boring—my Dad thought it was great. Listen, he would have gotten along great with a guy named Simon Peter. Yes, he was one of Jesus’ disciples, but he never stopped fishing. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/qbecomingq-eyes-5739 2009-09-09T15:30:19-05:00 Jesus sees the rock you can become, no matter what anyone else sees! It could be, like the song says, that "all you have to offer Him is brokenness and strife, but He'll make something beautiful of your life"! http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2015:21&version=NIV 2009-08-06T17:28:25-05:00 When a badly-wounded Jesus was unable to carry his cross, a passerby named Simon was forced to do so for him. http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/2peter.php 2008-07-03T15:33:36-05:00 This introduction to the book of 2 Peter reports on the author, date, purpose, and outline. From the NIV Study Bible, Introductions.