Andrew
First appears at Matthew 4:18
First named in Scripture at Matthew 4:18 — read the chapter.
What Andrew Did
A fisherman of Bethsaida, brother of Simon Peter: he had been John the Baptist’s disciple, and on hearing "Behold the Lamb of God" he followed Jesus, then fetched his own brother to Christ; in the Gospel he is the apostle who brings people — Peter first, then the lad with the loaves, then the Greeks who sought Jesus.
Accomplished for Good
"He first findeth his own brother Simon... And he brought him to Jesus" (John 1:41-42) — the quiet pattern of personal evangelism; at the feeding of the five thousand he brought the boy and his five loaves: "there is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes" (John 6:8-9).
Mistakes and Failures
Scripture records no sin of Andrew’s; his only recorded words at the miracle include the honest doubt every worker knows: "but what are they among so many?" (John 6:9).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44), and was the brother of Simon Peter (Matthew 4: 18; 10:2). On one occasion John the Baptist, whose disciple he then was, pointing to Jesus, said, “Behold the Lamb of God” (John 1:40); and Andrew, hearing him, immediately became a follower of Jesus, the first of his disciples. After he had been led to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, his first care was to bring also his brother Simon to Jesus. The two brothers seem to have after this pursued for a while their usual calling as fishermen, and did not become the stated attendants of the Lord till after John’s imprisonment (Matthew 4:18, 19; Mark 1:16, 17). Very little is related of Andrew. He was one of the confidential disciples (John 6:8; 12:22), and with Peter, James, and John inquired of our Lord privately regarding his future coming (Mark 13:3). He was present at the feeding of the five thousand (John 6:9), and he introduced the Greeks who desired to see Jesus (John 12:22); but of his subsequent history little is known. It is noteworthy that Andrew thrice brings others to Christ, (1) Peter; (2) the lad with the loaves; and (3) certain Greeks. These incidents may be regarded as a key to his character.