Matthew 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fisher of men.
I love to fish, the problem is I never get to go fishing. The disciples were fishermen. Its what they knew, its what was in their blood, it was their heritage; yet when Jesus walked by and said “Come”, they left. Why is that? What was it about Jesus that intrigued them so much?
D.T. Niles has one of my favorite quotes. He said “Evangelism is just one beggar telling another
beggar where to find bread.” That’s all a fishermen of men does. We simply are telling others of the good news, of where to find peace, of where to find fulfillment; because its where we found it, in Christ Jesus.
To be a fishermen though you have to stay in the boat. Sure there are fish off the banks, but if you want to be where the big “fish” are, you have to get in the boat.
Our boat is “church”, because church is a place we go from, not to. If you stay in the boat and fish long enough, sooner or later you will catch “the big one”.
You see its our job to do the fishing, not the cleaning. I personally hate cleaning fish, its gross and yucky. God is simply telling us “You catch ‘em, I’ll clean ‘em!”
If we put feet on our faith, and are faithful fishermen, God will save souls thru us.
Stay in the boat and keep fishing!
I love to fish, the problem is I never get to go fishing. The disciples were fishermen. Its what they knew, its what was in their blood, it was their heritage; yet when Jesus walked by and said “Come”, they left. Why is that? What was it about Jesus that intrigued them so much?
D.T. Niles has one of my favorite quotes. He said “Evangelism is just one beggar telling another
beggar where to find bread.” That’s all a fishermen of men does. We simply are telling others of the good news, of where to find peace, of where to find fulfillment; because its where we found it, in Christ Jesus.
To be a fishermen though you have to stay in the boat. Sure there are fish off the banks, but if you want to be where the big “fish” are, you have to get in the boat.
Our boat is “church”, because church is a place we go from, not to. If you stay in the boat and fish long enough, sooner or later you will catch “the big one”.
You see its our job to do the fishing, not the cleaning. I personally hate cleaning fish, its gross and yucky. God is simply telling us “You catch ‘em, I’ll clean ‘em!”
If we put feet on our faith, and are faithful fishermen, God will save souls thru us.
Stay in the boat and keep fishing!
~Youth Pastor Nate
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