Hooked - Casting Net

Casting Net

Hooked on Jesus

Not taking Satan’s bait

picture of Mike story about good people who are lost

who helped catch you?

Jesus’ followers are fishermen

church is tackle shop

Jesus is the live bait

Gospel is the hook

Jesus met 1 on 1 120 time in Scriptures

you swim with people that I never will & me with you

SOME think that church is fish bowl

we are fish

Jesus is here to feed us and take care of us all the while His back is on those not in the fish bowl/masses

WE FISH & JESUS DOES THE CATCHING

some think it’s our responsibility to CATCH

others think staff is supposed to do all the fishing

FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS GO TO HELL

Jesus could have chosen anyone: lawyer, teacher, doctor

WHY fisherman?

because of the traits of a fisherman

Passionate

brave elements

endure smell

Luke 19:10 ESV

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

we a called to a rescue mission and He needs someone passionate

FRIENDS

2. Prepared

fisherman go fishing ready for catching and ready for different environments

Every week our church - Fishing Boat & tackle shop

has 3 groups in mind

Going to hell - non-believer

New believers - non-fisherman

seasoned believers - fisherman

when’s the last time you shared your faith?

why go to the fishing store & never fish?

don’t feel God calling you to cast?

Jesus said “Go Make disciples”

you’ve already been called

do it and you will feel it

rush or high

ALL YOU NEED TO HAVE TO GO FISHING IS A FISH STORY

before, took hook, after

1 Peter 3:15 ESV

but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

Sometimes we are confused thinking that the church is a cruise ship… but this is a FISHING VESSEL

Jesus is the Captain and I am a deck hand

give you tools and show you where & how to fish

FISH DON’T JUST JUMP IN BOAT

All of our resources are part of the vessel that we should be using to go fishing

b/c Friends

time

money

preparation

desire

home

car

phone

FB account

Church

altar

baptistry

classrooms

pews

Don’t worship the tools

Matthew 4:21 ESV

And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

Sometimes nets can get holes

if it’s not working for it’s purpose

FIX IT

change

Easter program

Discipleship model

church size remodel

I’d been trying to be a good person and loving to my little brother hoping that He would see Christ in me BUT

needed to share my fish story with him

needed to tell Him Jesus’ plan

Luke 5:2 ESV

and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

sometimes we need to clean our nets

Mark 1:19 ESV

And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.

NOT CLEAN FISH

clean boat and nets

sin comes into our lives

Matthew 7:5 ESV

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

passionate

prepared

persistant

if you fish in great spots with great guides you will catch fish

Jesus is our guide… competative edge

don’t be intimidated by devil - lyer

partner with Jesus & best tackle shop around - church

DO WHATEVER IT TAKES WITHOUT COMPROMISE

Romans 1:16 ESV

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

fish out of water

meet maker today

if we don’t reach them they are like fish out of water

more worried about fish than lost people

FRIENDS

It’s time to cast your net

LET’S FISH B/C I’M HOOKED