SF653 - THE JESUS MODEL FOR MINISTRY - JESUS STARTEGY FOR FISHING FOR MEN - PART TWO (Mark 1 17)
SF653
THE JESUS MODEL FOR MINISTRY
Jesus’ Strategy for Fishing for Men - Part Two
Mark 1:17
INTRODUCTION
The Jesus Model for Ministry
Every member a minister
Ministry is directed to unbelievers.
Jesus uses the Fishing Analogy on Purpose
He wants to teach us some Important Principles
We must...
Know what you are fishing for
Learn to think like a fish
Go where the fish are biting
Catch fish on their terms
Use more than one hook
Fish for the kind of fish you can catch best
1A. CATCH FISH ON THEIR TERMS
Serious fishermen are willing to be uncomfortable in order to catch fish - How serious are you about fulfilling the Great Commission?
1 Corinthians 9:20‑22
(1 Corinthians 9:22 LB) “Whatever a person is like, I try to find common ground with him so that he will let me tell him about Christ and let Christ save him.”
1B. The Needs of the Unchurched Will Determine Our Programs
(Mark 2:17) "On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.""
(Matthew 10:8) "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give."
Anyone can be won to Christ if you discover - The Key to his heart - His felt needs, hurts, interests
Before you can share the Good News, you must first get their attention
Our church will never grow beyond its capacity to meet needs
The primary felt needs today are emotional and relational
2B. The Hant-ups of the Unchurched Will Determine Our Strategy
(Luke 16:8) ""... the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light."
3B. The Culture of the Unchurched Will Determine Our Style
(Luke 10:8) ""When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you."
Who are we trying to impress?
4B. The Population of the Unchurched Will Determine Our Goals
We do not grow to be bigger
We grow because people need the Lord!
2A. USE MORE THAN ONE HOOK
Trotline Fishing
We live in a world full of Choices
Over 50 TV channels
200 new grocery items each week
300 new magazines/year
We must offer choices as long as we do not compromise the Message
Saturation Evangelism (Falwell)
Using every available means to reach every available person at every available time!
Why We Only Use One Hook
We ask the wrong question
How much will it cost?
We need to ask the right question
Who will it reach?
We Must Count the Cost
Money spent on evangelism is never and expense, it is always an investment
People give to vision, not to need
When you spend nickels and dimes on evangelism you get nickel and dime results
The coins are always in the mouth of the fish (Matthew 17:27)
“God’s work done God’s way will never lack God’s support.” Hudson Taylor
3A. FISH FOR THE KIND OF FISH YOU CAN CATCH BEST
Go After Those You are Most Likely to Reach
Andrew - Peter; Matthew - Tax Collectors
Determine What Kind of People are Already Attending Our Church
Median Age = 34
Basically Middle Class
Rules of Thumb
I can reach people that I can relate to.
You attract what you AREnot what you WANT.
Good News - We Already Reflect Our Community!!!
ACTION POINTS
1. Who do YOU have in mind when you plan YOUR ministries?
2. Are you willing to be uncomfortable, to change in order to catch fish?
3. How can we get more “hooks” in the water? How does God want to use you to make this happen? What new ministry is God leading you to begin?
4. Are you committed to using every available means to reach every available person at every available time? If not ask God to speak to your heart about this.
5. If money has been an issue in your attitude toward evangelism ask God to make people the issue.
6. Commit to go after the kind of fish you identify with, don’t get hung up on those you cannot reach.