Pastor's Message

 

 

1-12-20                       LET’S GO FISHING

                                         Luke 5:1-11 

The story

APPLICATIONS

·        BOAT/FISHING

Psalm 90:17, “Confirm for us the _WORK_ of our hands”

Ecclesiastes 9:10, “Whatever your hand finds to do,

do it with all your _MIGHT_”

    The Angelus, by Jean-Francois Millet

    Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Vatican Chapel

Colossians 3:17, “Whatever you do in word or deed,

     do all in the name of the Lord Jesus”

·        DEEP

How deep are you willing to go for God?

“I’ve worked all night and caught nothing”

·        NETS

Having nets is of little value if you don’t use them

“Nevertheless, AT THY _WORD_”

Roy Angel, “Let Down Your Nets”

·        _GOLDEN_ nets

“God loves a __CHEERFUL_ giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7)

“Have __COMPASSION__ on the needy” (Psalm 70:13)

·        __INTELLECTUAL__ nets

“Lack _WISDOM__? Ask of God” (James 1:5)

·        _WORK-WORN_ nets

 

 

 

JOYOUS NEW YEAR

Isaiah 61:1,2

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me and has anointed me

to bring good news…to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord”

ANOINT: CONSECRATE

PROCLAIM: PREACH “God Things”

GOOD NEWS: (Luke 2:10)

FAVORABLE: Acceptable, Desire of God

YEAR

Proverbs 16:9, Man plans, God Directs

Jer 19:21, God’s plans are to help not harm

NEW

New in time or new in kind

Ezekiel 11:19, “I will put a new spirit within them”

2 Corinthians 5:17; “Behold, new things have come”

Ephesians 4:22-24, “Lay aside the old self…

    put on the new self- likeness of God”

Joyous

John 15:11, May…your joy be made full

Joy is a “fruit” of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22)

 

To be joyous this new year, resolve to:

·         Bear Fruit (John 15:5)

·         Obey Jesus’ Commands (John 15:10, 12, 14)