DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE FISHERS OF MEN! (6 OF 7)
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11
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Don't Be Afraid to Be Fishers of Men! (6 of 7)
Series: Don't Be Afraid
Dennis Marquardt
Luke 5:1-11
INTRO: We were facing a difficult Spring back in 1996. The farmers weren't able to get into the fields to prepare them for seed. If this continued, (and we prayed it wouldn't) there wouldn't be a harvest in the fall!
Human life on earth would become very difficult if we failed to plant seeds, in fact, it would slowly disappear! The kingdom of God would diminish too if it failed to plant seeds!
Pentecost was all about harvest. It was the time of the completion of the barley harvest. Sometimes in the Bible it was called the ''feast of harvest.'' It was a time of real joy, a celebration of blessings and increase. It was a time for the community of God's people to come to the Temple and bring offerings as thanksgiving for God's harvest.
Pentecost is all about harvest, even on the day of Pentecost in the early Church. The emphasis on the pouring out of the Holy Spirit was to ''give power so that we might be WITNESSES!'' - to reap a harvest of souls!
The church is not a Pentecostal church if it neglects evangelism, the winning of lost souls! It is not enough to have great worship services, and even great miracles, we must be a soul winning church. A church that takes seriously leading others to Christ is a Pentecostal church.
Both we and our children should come to understand that sharing Christ IS the mission of the church; this should be a priority in our lives, and in the life of the church!
ILLUS: A missionary name Susie Hobert had made it a priority to instill into her children the need to witness to the lost. She wondered if her 10-year-old had grasped the importance of sharing Christ with the lost since he was so enthralled with race cars. Frustrated that her 10-year-old son seemed to only care about race cars, she kept instilling in him how important it is for Christians to witness. One day her 10-year-old son had a friend over and they we ...
Series: Don't Be Afraid
Dennis Marquardt
Luke 5:1-11
INTRO: We were facing a difficult Spring back in 1996. The farmers weren't able to get into the fields to prepare them for seed. If this continued, (and we prayed it wouldn't) there wouldn't be a harvest in the fall!
Human life on earth would become very difficult if we failed to plant seeds, in fact, it would slowly disappear! The kingdom of God would diminish too if it failed to plant seeds!
Pentecost was all about harvest. It was the time of the completion of the barley harvest. Sometimes in the Bible it was called the ''feast of harvest.'' It was a time of real joy, a celebration of blessings and increase. It was a time for the community of God's people to come to the Temple and bring offerings as thanksgiving for God's harvest.
Pentecost is all about harvest, even on the day of Pentecost in the early Church. The emphasis on the pouring out of the Holy Spirit was to ''give power so that we might be WITNESSES!'' - to reap a harvest of souls!
The church is not a Pentecostal church if it neglects evangelism, the winning of lost souls! It is not enough to have great worship services, and even great miracles, we must be a soul winning church. A church that takes seriously leading others to Christ is a Pentecostal church.
Both we and our children should come to understand that sharing Christ IS the mission of the church; this should be a priority in our lives, and in the life of the church!
ILLUS: A missionary name Susie Hobert had made it a priority to instill into her children the need to witness to the lost. She wondered if her 10-year-old had grasped the importance of sharing Christ with the lost since he was so enthralled with race cars. Frustrated that her 10-year-old son seemed to only care about race cars, she kept instilling in him how important it is for Christians to witness. One day her 10-year-old son had a friend over and they we ...
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