Go Fish Pt. 1: To Follow Means To Fish – Jarrod Martin

Go Fish Pt. 1: To Follow Means To Fish – Jarrod Martin

Mark 1:16-17 - 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."

Part of being a follower of Christ is being a fisher of men. We often take this for granted. We come to Christ usually for selfish reasons. A test to see if we are growing in faith is to see if we are becoming fishers of men. Are we telling others about our faith?

As believers we cannot have the attitude that faith is a private thing. We can’t have the thought process that it is too much work to tell people about our faith because we think they really don’t want to hear about it.

It’s not about converting people. We are not about convincing people to believe something.

Acts 4:18-20 -18Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. 20For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."

Peter and John did not have to have all the answers, but they had a story they could tell.

Acts 4: 5-10 5The next day the rulers, elders and teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 6Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and the other men of the high priest's family. 7They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: "By what power or what name did you do this(heal)?" 8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people! 9If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed, 10then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
JESUS rose from the dead! It’s not about theology and doctrine; it’s about the story of Jesus!

If you can find a way to tell your faith story just like a good fish story you’ve got it made. All we want to do is show people what we have seen and heard Jesus do in our lives and the lives of others.

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