Sermon Tone Analysis

People Fishing

8~/31~/2002 and 9~/1~/2002

 

Luke 5

*/5/**/     One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, a (Galilee)with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, 2 he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.

3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore.

Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

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*/4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down b the nets for a catch.”

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*/5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.

But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

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*/6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.

7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

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*/8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.

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*/Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.” /*

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-Jesus was talking to fishermen and He compared what they did to what He was going to teach them to do-*/FISH FOR AND CATCH MEN/*

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-I heard this week that 2~/3 of all churches in America are flatlined or declining.

-That is hard to swallow when Jesus said to go into all the world and tell everyone the good news.

INSERT-WHY WE MUST GROW

 

-We are in a season where personally and church wide I believe God is adjusting us to reach people.

-Jesus died for the world and He said that He would make us to be fishers of men.

-I want to focus on HOW TO DO IT.

 

-We recently went fishing in Canada and I noticed the difference between the hard-core fishermen and myself.

-With a good fisherman, he experiments, adjusts bait, depth, and everything else.

 

-With me I can get caught up with casting and riding in the boat.

-I catch an occasional fish while others catch lost of fish.

-That makes sense, if you want to catch fish you adjust where you are fishing and your bait.

-Think about that with reaching your friends and family.

-Do we just keep doing the same thing or do we adapt.

-Not everyone bites the same bait.

BIBLE EXAMPLES

 

-There are two types of people in the world:

 

THOSE YOU KNOW

 

THOSE YOU DON’T KNOW

 

-There are also two types of evangelism:

 

PLANNED

 

UNPLANNED

 

 

-I want to look at some examples in Scripture and see how they relate to your life.

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RELATIONAL EVANGELISM

 

John 1

*/35 /**/The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.

36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” /*

*/37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” /*

*/They said, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” /*

*/39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”

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*/So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him.

It was about the tenth hour.

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*/40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.

41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have/* */found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).

42 And he brought him to Jesus.

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*/Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John.

You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter a).

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*/Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael /*

*/43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for /**/Galilee/**/.

Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” /*

*/44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of /**/Bethsaida/**/.

45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of /**/Nazareth/**/, the son of Joseph.”

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*/46 “/**/Nazareth/**/!

Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.

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*/“Come and see,” said Philip.

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-This is an example of someone meeting Jesus and then telling the people they care about.

-Of course you want those you love to know what you know.

Acts 10

*/The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went along.

24 The following day he arrived in /**/Caesarea/**/.

Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends/*.

-He did what you would do, tell the people you love about Jesus.

-Most people come to the Lord by people they love and trust telling them.

-Relational evangelism is the most effective long term way to change an area.

2.

MINISTRY TO THE RELIGIOUS

 

John 3

*/3/**/     Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council.

2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God.

For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.”

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*/3 In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the /**/kingdom/**/ of /**/God/**/ unless he is born again.

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*/4 “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked.

“Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!” /*

*/5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the /**/kingdom/**/ of /**/God/**/ unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit b gives birth to spirit.

7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You c must be born again.’

8 The wind blows wherever it pleases.

You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going.

So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

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*/9 “How can this be?”

Nicodemus asked.

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*/10 “You are /**/Israel/**/’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things?

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-If you live in a breadbox, that doesn’t make you a loaf of bread.

-In the same way, many people are cultural Christians but aren’t really saved.

-Some of the hardest people to reach are your friends who go to church.

-Joe grew up in a church where he said he never heard how to be saved.

-Jesus is talking to a very religious man and he didn’t know the SIMPLE TRUTH.

-Have a simple message about a changed life.

-Don’t talk to people about church and religion and stuff like that.

-Tell them about a relationship with Jesus.

-It is worth noting that the ministry and miracles of Jesus got the attention of Nicodemus.

-There has to be a real life testimony of a godly lifestyle and a changed life.

-You have to earn the right to be heard.

It may take years.

 

1 Peter 3

*/15 /**/But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord.