BEHOLD THE SOULWINNER

Mark 1:16-20

Theme: The Servant’s Arrival

Key verse: v.1

45 verses; 930 words

Grade level: 4.4

Here are some IDEAS that surround the mind of a soul winner. (Philippians 2:5)

I. The Prospects of a Soul Winner. v.16

16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

Are you actively seeking to be a soul winner?

Jesus shows us where to look.

Look at your immediate family.

Look at your closest friends.

Jesus shows us how to look.

Ask everyone.

Take no one for granted.

II. The Plan of a Soul Winner. vs.17-18

He wins them to win others. v.17

17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

Have you been made a soul winner?

He did not say train them, he said make them to become.

It is not a head full of answers but a heart full of a burden.

They follow Him to learn. v.18

18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

What was your reaction to Jesus calling you to follow Him?

An example of saved then following Christ.

When the Master calls He intends us to be obedient.

III. The Principles of a Soul Winner. vs.19-20

The job is never finished. v.19

19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

Once you win someone to Jesus do you stop?

The saved follow Jesus. v.20

20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

Whom did you leave behind when you answered the Master’s call?

The second example of saved then following Christ.

The sacred examination of our salvation: do we follow Jesus?

Conclusion:

What has Jesus made you?

Most people are ok with setting in a church with their four and no more.

Are you one of those people?