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eople loved listening to Jesus. Andrew was a fisherman from Galilee. One day he went to listen to John the Baptist. John was preaching and baptising people. Then he saw Jesus going by and he said, “Jesus is the Lamb of God. He will take away the sin of the world.” Andrew decided to find out more. He followed Jesus and spent the afternoon with him. Then he told his brother Simon Peter, “I have found the Messiah, God’s chosen one.” He took him to Jesus. Philip was a friend of Andrew and Simon Peter. After he had met Jesus, Philip went to his friend Nathanael and told him about Jesus. He took Nathanael to meet Jesus. And in this way more and more people began to hear about Jesus. Some time later Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him. Everyone wanted to hear his words. Jesus saw two boats at the edge of the water. He knew that they belonged to Simon Peter, and he got into the boat and asked him to go out a little way from the shore. Now everyone could see and hear Jesus. When he had finished speaking, Jesus told Simon Peter, “Go out into deep water. Let down the nets so you can catch some fish.” He answered, “Master, we worked all night and did not catch anything. But I will do what you ask.”
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