6.24- Gospel Kind of Fishing

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Gospel Kind of Fishing                         Roger Chapman                        Mark 1:14-20

    Fish are easily spooked; seldom do they approach the water’s surface. Only during times of hunger. And should they appear near the surface, very quickly will they dart back to the refuge of the shadows. Fish are almost always afraid.

    Understanding fish can help us better understand this unique phrase about being “fishers of men.” Understanding fish can also help us better understand people.

    Like fish, people are afraid, skeptical, and reluctant. People are afraid to expose their souls, reluctant to reveal their fears and dreams. People are cynical that another person would only have his neighbor’s best interest in mind. Even to themselves, people are like fish who seldom break the surface of their own conscious awareness.

    But like fish, people hunger. So for that brief moment, like when a fish darts to the surface, like when a person bares his or her soul during a special circumstance, then there is the opportunity to be what Jesus taught.

    Unfortunately, many in and out of the church view the “fishers of men” concept as a form of conquest. Actually, true Christianity is not a religion of finding prey. Rather, it is humans helping humans find themselves spiritually.