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Sea of Galilee
(4) Four Become Fishers of Men
(Psalms 33:9) Matthew 4:18-22, Mark 1:16-20, Luke 5:1-11
Sea of Galilee
(4) Four Become Fishers of Men
(Psalms 33:9) Matthew 4:18-22, Mark 1:16-20, Luke 5:1-11
This is the record of Jesus’ call to four of His disciples; Peter, Andrew, James and John.
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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. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. (Matthew 4:18-19)
Jesus had three meetings with these men. He met with them the first time in Jerusalem. See [1]John 1:35-42. He did not call them at that time. This is the record of the second meeting, and this time, He asks them to “follow Him”. They go with Him briefly at this time and then return to fishing. Mark and Luke provide more details of this meeting, than Matthew does. The third time that He calls them, it is to apostleship. That meeting is recorded in Luke 5:1-11. At that time, they leave their nets and follow Him as His apostles.
It is very comforting for me to know that He uses simple men like these. They were not super-duper saints and that gives me hope that He may even be able to use a person like me. The important thing is for us to give ourselves to Him. The body of Christ has many members, and their gifts vary; but all are important to Him.
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw 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. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. (Matthew 4:20-22)
These are interesting men, and we will learn more about them as we proceed with our study.
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