I felt a tug on my heart to dig deeper into the sermon material presented on Sunday at my church. The main idea from the sermon was on evangelism, specifically to go and be "fishers of men" as Jesus commands fishermen Simon Peter and Andrew in Matthew 4:19. I got to really thinking about this and what this comparison means, and how it might have resonated with these guys and with me as well.
So I started brainstorming for myself some characteristics of fishermen...
-patient
-instinct
-very choosy with their bait
-persistent, not giving up
-may cast close by or far away
-careful not to harm anyone with their hooks
-may cast to same spot several times
-genuinely enjoy what they are doing
-filled with excitement, adrenaline rush at the slightest tug on the line
-listeners
-calm
-respect the environment and are aware of surroundings
-learned how from someone else most likely
-focused
There is so much parallelism between Christians as evangelists and fishermen.
Lord, may I too be an effective, loving, respectful, fisher of men!
Specific Prayers:
-contact an old friend
-guidance/wisdom with life group marriage study
-be a doer, not just a hearer
-apologize sooner
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