Teaching Simon Peter The scene in Lk 5:1-11 is Jesus at the lake of Genneseret, the sea of Galilee. A multitude has gathered there to hear him. But teaching Simon Peter is the Lord’s main objective in this passage. The lesson for Simon, teach and preach the word of God,...
Pastor Joe Cammilleri concluded the missions conference with one more sermon of fishing for men. He called this sermon, One More Cast. In fishing for and catching men for Jesus, we must: Fish by the rules, 2 Tim 2:3-4. We must fish lawfully. God is a God of due order,...
Pastor Joe Cammilleri preached another message on fish, fishing, and fishermen. According to Mk 1:16, they were fishers. Wouldn’t it be something if the Lord would say of our church “they were fishers”. Fishermen know fishing takes work. Lk 5:2-5, Jn 4:35-38. It’s stinky. The work is messy. The work...
According to the Bible, men are like fish. Therefore, the first four men God called to be his disciples were commercial fishermen. Our efforts to win men to Christ are likened to fishermen catching fish. Jesus said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”, Matt 4:19. God...
Fishers of Men Matt. 4:18-19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus told his disciples to follow him and he would make them fishers of men. The first four disciples he chose were fishermen. As many ways as there are to fish, there are ways to fish for men. As many places...
