Sermon Notes
4 Chair Discipling: MISSION – What Jesus Call Us to Do
Chair 3: The Worker
-Matthew 4.18-22; Luke 5.1-11-
[MATTHEW 4.18-22] - 18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. 19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” 20 And they left their nets at once and followed him. 21 A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. 22 They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind.
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From this point on, the disciples became the priority of Jesus. They were His future. Their success at learning to become ‘fishers of men’ would determine the future of the Christian (disciple making) movement.
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The beautiful, gracious, glorious reality of the gospel is that Jesus comes to us. He calls our name. He chooses us.
-Exalting Christ in Matthew-
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[EPHESIANS 1.4-6] - 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. 6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
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Jesus was concerned about individuals. He preached to great crowds, but his message was always to the individual, and he took time to help (develop/mature/challenge) people personally. His purpose was to transform them and then send them out to share his message of forgiveness with others.
-Warren Wiersbe-
A DEFINING MOMENT IN JESUS’ MINISTRY
A transition of LEADERSHIP
A transition of LOCATION
A transition of MESSAGE
A transition of CALLING/CHALLENEGE
[LUKE 5.1-11] - One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” 5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! 7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. 8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” 11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.
Why did Jesus model this method and take his guys to spaces and places that in many cases were not ‘kosher?’
Because workers (Chair 3 disciples) need the real-life actual experience of God working through them.
‘Workers’ need to learn to live by the Spirit
Workers need to learn and ‘hone’ new skills:
>Running with endurance
>Feeding themselves and beginning to care for others
Workers need massive doses of encouragement
Workers need to focus beyond the finish line