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Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of
Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them,
“Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” And immediately they left
their nets and followed him. - Mark 1:16-18
We can say we believe something but are not necessarily sold out to it.
It's our prayer that the name Jesus is not just something that you're familiar to but
you'll get to know Him as your Lord and Savior.
In our story today we will that faith isn't blind rather faith is informed and grown by
the faithfulness and grace of God and encountering him more and more.
40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus[k] was Andrew, Simon
Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have
found the Messiah” (which means Christ).
- John 1:40-41
Our Christian friends and loved ones can be God's instruments for us to know God
more. Our Christian friends and loved ones can be God's instruments for us to
know God more.
JESUS MIRACULOUSLY HEALED HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW
And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's
mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. And
he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose
and began to serve them.
- Luke 4:38-39
Luke's account is perceived to be the most orderly and chronological and from His
account we can see that before Jesus calls Peter to be one of His disciples one
healing that most likely Peter himself witnessed and well aware of. Jesus
miraculously healed his mother in law.
Peter was an experienced fisherman he's been doing pretty much nothing but fishing
his entire life, then comes this time that he labored all night and caught nothing. Then
comes Jesus, son of Joseph the carpenter giving Him instructions on how to fish.
Peter’s faith was far from blind, in fact Peter’s immediate response to Jesus
invitation was the most sensible and logical thing to do.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
Who is Jesus for you? In what ways did you see Him work in your life?
In what ways (persons, circumstances, interventions) did you see God at work in
your life?