Sermons

Fisherman's Excuse

Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Topic: Soul Winning

THE FISHERMAN'S EXCUSERev. Raymond WoodwardMatthew 4:18-22 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. ~  ~  ~  ~  ~In Matthew's account we see two sides of the work of fishermen - casting the net and mending the net.This pictures the dual purpose of the church - evangelism and discipleship.~  ~  ~  ~  ~Fish have to be sought to be caught. They don't normally jump in the boat.You don't catch a fish by swimming after it - that's stupidity.But neither do you catch fish by staying on dry land - you must go to the water.~  ~  ~  ~  ~We tend to emphasize the "discipleship" side of the church because it is more comfortable to deal with those we are comfortable with!We ...

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Topic: Purpose Driven Life
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Topic: Purpose Driven Life
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Description: Bible is full of scripture that encourages the church to reach out and save the lost, to restore the backslidden to go the 2nd mile, to do whatever you have to do to save someone from an eternity in Hell.

For Their Sakes, Don't Give Up
Pastor: Rev. Mike Phelps
Description: You have lost loved ones that you are interceding for and you feel as though the battle is in vain!