What is the domninant model for how we set about building the Kingdom of God? Wardare?! Fishing?!! ... or feeding sheep?
Here are the slides to accompany the Bible ministry video found here: http://youtu.be/Jlg5AIjy22c
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This document discusses Christmas traditions in Portugal. It describes the birth of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Luke. It mentions that wise men from the east brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to baby Jesus. A nativity scene is one of the oldest artistic representations of Jesus's birth in a barn. The Christmas pine tree is an important symbol. Traditional Portuguese Christmas meals include cod agreement on Christmas Eve and roast turkey on Christmas Day. Sweets such as noodles and king cake are also eaten. A Catholic Mass called Mass of the rooster is celebrated after midnight on Christmas Eve.
In Portugal, Christmas traditions include decorating with trees, nativity scenes, and lights. Families have a special meal called "Consoada" on Christmas Eve consisting of codfish and potatoes. On Christmas Day, people attend midnight mass and exchange gifts in the morning. Traditional desserts are served throughout the celebrations, which continue until Epiphany on January 6th.
The document provides announcements for ICPS on February 16, 2016. It notes that the intermediate boys' basketball team had a successful tournament, winning their first game and showing good sportsmanship in their losses. It also announces basketball practice at first recess, an upcoming volleyball game, and a clothing drive ending soon, and encourages appreciation for custodians the next day.
The document discusses several Polish holidays and their food traditions. For Christmas Eve, there are traditionally 12 meatless dishes that are mainly fish and vegetables. Easter Sunday features a family breakfast including blessed foods from Easter Saturday like hard boiled eggs and cold meats. Fat Thursday, the last Thursday before Lent, is the final day of carnival celebrations known for cheesecake and poppy seed cake.
Mark Twain's Holy Land: Journey of a Lifetime to IsraelJudith Isaacson
Mark Twain's journey to the Holy Land in the 1800s is journaled in his book, Innocents Abroad. Vivid words capture his journey of a lifetime. The following photos were shot by fellow European and American travelers to the Holy Land in the 1800s who captured the essence of the Promised Land in photographs.
Travelers camped along the route, used camels and donkeys to transport their very cumbersome luggage and as personal transportation. One can guess that hot showers at the end of the dusty trail were more mirage than reality.
The document discusses several biblical stories and quotes, attempting to verify them against source material. It references Adam and Eve eating the fruit, wise men visiting Jesus with three gifts, and quotes that are not actually from the Bible but rather sayings or songs. The document encourages reading the Bible directly for verification rather than relying on secondary sources.
The document discusses several Christmas traditions including leaving cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for his reindeer, watching Christmas movies, some people attending midnight church services to celebrate Jesus' birthday, the tradition of kissing under mistletoe, and the folklore in the UK that robins tell Father Christmas about children's behavior.
The document is a Christmas carol encouraging people to ring bells and light Christmas trees to celebrate Jesus's birthday. It describes how everyone enjoys holidays, family time, and sharing love. The carol repeats refrains about ringing bells, lighting the Christmas tree, and remembering that Jesus is the king born for all people and that celebrating his birth is the greatest celebration of all.
This document discusses Christmas traditions in Portugal. It describes the birth of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Luke. It mentions that wise men from the east brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to baby Jesus. A nativity scene is one of the oldest artistic representations of Jesus's birth in a barn. The Christmas pine tree is an important symbol. Traditional Portuguese Christmas meals include cod agreement on Christmas Eve and roast turkey on Christmas Day. Sweets such as noodles and king cake are also eaten. A Catholic Mass called Mass of the rooster is celebrated after midnight on Christmas Eve.
In Portugal, Christmas traditions include decorating with trees, nativity scenes, and lights. Families have a special meal called "Consoada" on Christmas Eve consisting of codfish and potatoes. On Christmas Day, people attend midnight mass and exchange gifts in the morning. Traditional desserts are served throughout the celebrations, which continue until Epiphany on January 6th.
The document provides announcements for ICPS on February 16, 2016. It notes that the intermediate boys' basketball team had a successful tournament, winning their first game and showing good sportsmanship in their losses. It also announces basketball practice at first recess, an upcoming volleyball game, and a clothing drive ending soon, and encourages appreciation for custodians the next day.
The document discusses several Polish holidays and their food traditions. For Christmas Eve, there are traditionally 12 meatless dishes that are mainly fish and vegetables. Easter Sunday features a family breakfast including blessed foods from Easter Saturday like hard boiled eggs and cold meats. Fat Thursday, the last Thursday before Lent, is the final day of carnival celebrations known for cheesecake and poppy seed cake.
Mark Twain's Holy Land: Journey of a Lifetime to IsraelJudith Isaacson
Mark Twain's journey to the Holy Land in the 1800s is journaled in his book, Innocents Abroad. Vivid words capture his journey of a lifetime. The following photos were shot by fellow European and American travelers to the Holy Land in the 1800s who captured the essence of the Promised Land in photographs.
Travelers camped along the route, used camels and donkeys to transport their very cumbersome luggage and as personal transportation. One can guess that hot showers at the end of the dusty trail were more mirage than reality.
The document discusses several biblical stories and quotes, attempting to verify them against source material. It references Adam and Eve eating the fruit, wise men visiting Jesus with three gifts, and quotes that are not actually from the Bible but rather sayings or songs. The document encourages reading the Bible directly for verification rather than relying on secondary sources.
The document discusses several Christmas traditions including leaving cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for his reindeer, watching Christmas movies, some people attending midnight church services to celebrate Jesus' birthday, the tradition of kissing under mistletoe, and the folklore in the UK that robins tell Father Christmas about children's behavior.
The document is a Christmas carol encouraging people to ring bells and light Christmas trees to celebrate Jesus's birthday. It describes how everyone enjoys holidays, family time, and sharing love. The carol repeats refrains about ringing bells, lighting the Christmas tree, and remembering that Jesus is the king born for all people and that celebrating his birth is the greatest celebration of all.
The Easter Triduum summarizes the ceremonies and events of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. On Holy Thursday, Jesus shares the Last Supper with his disciples and washes their feet. Good Friday commemorates Jesus' crucifixion, where he wore a crown of thorns and was nailed to the cross. On Easter Sunday, Mary Magdalene and others discover Jesus' empty tomb, as he had resurrected from the dead. The document provides details of the ceremonies that Catholics observe during these important days recalling Jesus' last days and resurrection.
Comenius 2011-2013, project: An extra place at table or know each other through food, The fifth meeting in Bulgaria, topic: Special food for special occasions, presentation made by Cypriot team from Apsiou School, Coordinator: Vassilis Papastavrou
The document announces a fall revival with guest speaker James Forlines from October 16-19. It also advertises a military luncheon following the morning service on an unspecified date for active military and their families. Finally, it shares information about an upcoming one-day ladies' retreat on October 29th called "Seaside Escape" and encourages those who love to sing to join the Celebration Choir.
This document contains announcements for various church events including: a notice about no food or drinks in the sanctuary; regular fellowship meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5pm; a dramatization called "Joy in Chains" based on the book of Philippians on July 17th; the FLC and gym being closed July 22nd-30th for floor refinishing; a 1st grade book bag ministry on August 28th; a wilderness outing at Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters from September 15-17 for $139; a "Wet-N-Wild Night" for preschoolers and children on August 10th; a mission trip application deadline of July 13th; welcoming new members
The document discusses the water baptisms of Jesus and the Ethiopian eunuch. It describes how John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, and after Jesus came out of the water a voice from heaven declared him to be God's beloved Son. It then tells the story of how Philip encountered the Ethiopian eunuch reading scripture and, after explaining to him about Jesus, baptized him after they came upon some water. The document emphasizes following Jesus' example of being baptized and continuing to follow him after baptism.
Here are some of the cakes and food I like to make in my spare time! Still need to put a lot more pictures. Comment below if you would like how to learn to make some of this!
The document lists different branches of the US military and then provides information about Amazing Grace Military Ministries, including their website and sending church in West Virginia. It outlines their current and past ministries, which include operating servicemen's centers that provide fellowship, meals, and Bible studies as an alternative for military personnel to spending time in barracks. One of their current centers is located at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
This document contains announcements for the Red House Baptist church. It welcomes visitors and provides information about upcoming events including a dramatization on Sunday, a book bag ministry for 1st graders, a senior trip, choir starting, and notes several new members. It also provides guidelines about no food or drinks in the sanctuary and lists closures of the fellowship hall and gym for refinishing.
Over 700 people received medical care from a doctor. 280 children attended vacation bible school. 19 baptisms occurred at the Enmore Church of Christ. Daily, vacation bible school was also held and medical services provided at the Beehive Church of Christ. All who participated were touched by interacting with the children at the Hope Children's Home according to the mission report.
This practical sermon challenges Christians to respond to Jesus’ call to become fishers of men – reporting for instruction, engaging in following Him and applying our fishing skills to bring in lost souls.
Kristen enjoys playing and watching various sports like basketball, soccer, baseball, football, and hockey. She lives in Durham Bridge, New Brunswick, which she describes as a nice and quiet place with lots of space for families. Kristen likes hanging out with friends and her favorite animals are lynx and lions.
This document provides a selection of jazz, blues, gospel, and children's music CDs, books, and DVDs available from the Bibliobus Tagamanent. It lists titles in the genres of books about jazz, jazz film soundtracks, blues, gospel, jazz albums, and jazz concert DVDs. It also includes a section of children's jazz titles and contact information for the Bibliobus Tagamanent.
It’s Important We Remember When God Has Providedebcla
The document discusses how God provided manna for the Israelites for 40 years in the wilderness. It describes how the manna appeared each morning and how the Israelites were instructed to gather only what they needed for each day. It notes how the Israelites complained about always eating manna and wishing for something different. The document also discusses how Moses was commanded to keep a jar of manna as a reminder for future generations of how God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness.
We celebrate Easter to remember Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection, which some say makes it the most important Catholic holiday. We go to church to thank God for Jesus' life and resurrection. We also give up favorite things and exchange Easter eggs to symbolize Jesus' time in the desert and new life, as part of commemorating Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection.
Close family and friends gathered at an Armenian church for the baptism of Cindy Nalbandyan's little cousin, where the priest baptized the child with holy water and a cross. Following the ceremony, the group celebrated at a restaurant with cake, drinks, dancing, eating, and entertainment from belly dancers, before concluding a long day of festivities.
Storybird is a service that uses collaborative storytelling to connect kids and families. It allows users to share stories privately or publicly and have the final product printed, viewed online, or shared in a global library. Storybird was created to reconnect families through old traditions like reading together or playing games. It promotes imagination, literacy, and self-confidence in a safe online environment without chat features or public profiles. Users can have regular, teacher, or student accounts to manage classes, students, and assigned work. The basic steps are to register, sign in, customize your account, find existing stories, create new stories, invite collaborators, take turns adding to the story, and publish it.
This document discusses IUPAC nomenclature rules for naming organic compounds. It explains that the longest carbon chain is identified as the parent name, such as hexane for a 6-carbon chain. Substituents on the chain are identified and listed alphabetically, such as chloro and methyl groups. The substituents are prefixed with numbers indicating their position on the carbon chain, such as 3-chloro-3,4-dimethylhexane. Examples of correctly named organic compounds are also provided.
This document provides information and examples on solutions and titrations in chemistry:
- It defines key terms like solute, solvent, concentration, molarity and explains how to calculate concentrations in g/dm3 and moldm-3.
- Examples are given for calculating the mass of a solute needed to make a solution of a given volume and molarity, and for calculating concentrations when solutions are diluted.
- A titration is described as a procedure using a burette to add one solution of known concentration to a flask of another until reaction is complete.
- Standard solutions that are suitable for titrations are outlined.
- Worked examples of titration calculations include determining
Dokumen tersebut membahas konsep dan proses penyelidikan, termasuk definisi penyelidikan, tujuan penyelidikan, pencarian maklumat, penentuan variabel dan hipotesis, jenis data dan sampel, reka bentuk penyelidikan, pengumpulan dan analisis data, serta pemilihan kaedah statistik yang sesuai untuk menganalisis data. Dokumen ini memberikan panduan menyeluruh tentang langkah-langkah penyelidikan dari permulaan sehingga a
This document discusses acid-base titration and provides examples. It explains that acid-base titration is used to calculate the concentration of an acid or base of a known volume. It describes the setup and process for titrating an acid with a base, including using an indicator that changes color at the endpoint. Sample problems are worked through to calculate the concentration of an unknown acid or base by determining the moles of titrant used and applying stoichiometry to the balanced reaction.
The Easter Triduum summarizes the ceremonies and events of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. On Holy Thursday, Jesus shares the Last Supper with his disciples and washes their feet. Good Friday commemorates Jesus' crucifixion, where he wore a crown of thorns and was nailed to the cross. On Easter Sunday, Mary Magdalene and others discover Jesus' empty tomb, as he had resurrected from the dead. The document provides details of the ceremonies that Catholics observe during these important days recalling Jesus' last days and resurrection.
Comenius 2011-2013, project: An extra place at table or know each other through food, The fifth meeting in Bulgaria, topic: Special food for special occasions, presentation made by Cypriot team from Apsiou School, Coordinator: Vassilis Papastavrou
The document announces a fall revival with guest speaker James Forlines from October 16-19. It also advertises a military luncheon following the morning service on an unspecified date for active military and their families. Finally, it shares information about an upcoming one-day ladies' retreat on October 29th called "Seaside Escape" and encourages those who love to sing to join the Celebration Choir.
This document contains announcements for various church events including: a notice about no food or drinks in the sanctuary; regular fellowship meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5pm; a dramatization called "Joy in Chains" based on the book of Philippians on July 17th; the FLC and gym being closed July 22nd-30th for floor refinishing; a 1st grade book bag ministry on August 28th; a wilderness outing at Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters from September 15-17 for $139; a "Wet-N-Wild Night" for preschoolers and children on August 10th; a mission trip application deadline of July 13th; welcoming new members
The document discusses the water baptisms of Jesus and the Ethiopian eunuch. It describes how John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, and after Jesus came out of the water a voice from heaven declared him to be God's beloved Son. It then tells the story of how Philip encountered the Ethiopian eunuch reading scripture and, after explaining to him about Jesus, baptized him after they came upon some water. The document emphasizes following Jesus' example of being baptized and continuing to follow him after baptism.
Here are some of the cakes and food I like to make in my spare time! Still need to put a lot more pictures. Comment below if you would like how to learn to make some of this!
The document lists different branches of the US military and then provides information about Amazing Grace Military Ministries, including their website and sending church in West Virginia. It outlines their current and past ministries, which include operating servicemen's centers that provide fellowship, meals, and Bible studies as an alternative for military personnel to spending time in barracks. One of their current centers is located at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
This document contains announcements for the Red House Baptist church. It welcomes visitors and provides information about upcoming events including a dramatization on Sunday, a book bag ministry for 1st graders, a senior trip, choir starting, and notes several new members. It also provides guidelines about no food or drinks in the sanctuary and lists closures of the fellowship hall and gym for refinishing.
Over 700 people received medical care from a doctor. 280 children attended vacation bible school. 19 baptisms occurred at the Enmore Church of Christ. Daily, vacation bible school was also held and medical services provided at the Beehive Church of Christ. All who participated were touched by interacting with the children at the Hope Children's Home according to the mission report.
This practical sermon challenges Christians to respond to Jesus’ call to become fishers of men – reporting for instruction, engaging in following Him and applying our fishing skills to bring in lost souls.
Kristen enjoys playing and watching various sports like basketball, soccer, baseball, football, and hockey. She lives in Durham Bridge, New Brunswick, which she describes as a nice and quiet place with lots of space for families. Kristen likes hanging out with friends and her favorite animals are lynx and lions.
This document provides a selection of jazz, blues, gospel, and children's music CDs, books, and DVDs available from the Bibliobus Tagamanent. It lists titles in the genres of books about jazz, jazz film soundtracks, blues, gospel, jazz albums, and jazz concert DVDs. It also includes a section of children's jazz titles and contact information for the Bibliobus Tagamanent.
It’s Important We Remember When God Has Providedebcla
The document discusses how God provided manna for the Israelites for 40 years in the wilderness. It describes how the manna appeared each morning and how the Israelites were instructed to gather only what they needed for each day. It notes how the Israelites complained about always eating manna and wishing for something different. The document also discusses how Moses was commanded to keep a jar of manna as a reminder for future generations of how God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness.
We celebrate Easter to remember Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection, which some say makes it the most important Catholic holiday. We go to church to thank God for Jesus' life and resurrection. We also give up favorite things and exchange Easter eggs to symbolize Jesus' time in the desert and new life, as part of commemorating Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection.
Close family and friends gathered at an Armenian church for the baptism of Cindy Nalbandyan's little cousin, where the priest baptized the child with holy water and a cross. Following the ceremony, the group celebrated at a restaurant with cake, drinks, dancing, eating, and entertainment from belly dancers, before concluding a long day of festivities.
Storybird is a service that uses collaborative storytelling to connect kids and families. It allows users to share stories privately or publicly and have the final product printed, viewed online, or shared in a global library. Storybird was created to reconnect families through old traditions like reading together or playing games. It promotes imagination, literacy, and self-confidence in a safe online environment without chat features or public profiles. Users can have regular, teacher, or student accounts to manage classes, students, and assigned work. The basic steps are to register, sign in, customize your account, find existing stories, create new stories, invite collaborators, take turns adding to the story, and publish it.
This document discusses IUPAC nomenclature rules for naming organic compounds. It explains that the longest carbon chain is identified as the parent name, such as hexane for a 6-carbon chain. Substituents on the chain are identified and listed alphabetically, such as chloro and methyl groups. The substituents are prefixed with numbers indicating their position on the carbon chain, such as 3-chloro-3,4-dimethylhexane. Examples of correctly named organic compounds are also provided.
This document provides information and examples on solutions and titrations in chemistry:
- It defines key terms like solute, solvent, concentration, molarity and explains how to calculate concentrations in g/dm3 and moldm-3.
- Examples are given for calculating the mass of a solute needed to make a solution of a given volume and molarity, and for calculating concentrations when solutions are diluted.
- A titration is described as a procedure using a burette to add one solution of known concentration to a flask of another until reaction is complete.
- Standard solutions that are suitable for titrations are outlined.
- Worked examples of titration calculations include determining
Dokumen tersebut membahas konsep dan proses penyelidikan, termasuk definisi penyelidikan, tujuan penyelidikan, pencarian maklumat, penentuan variabel dan hipotesis, jenis data dan sampel, reka bentuk penyelidikan, pengumpulan dan analisis data, serta pemilihan kaedah statistik yang sesuai untuk menganalisis data. Dokumen ini memberikan panduan menyeluruh tentang langkah-langkah penyelidikan dari permulaan sehingga a
This document discusses acid-base titration and provides examples. It explains that acid-base titration is used to calculate the concentration of an acid or base of a known volume. It describes the setup and process for titrating an acid with a base, including using an indicator that changes color at the endpoint. Sample problems are worked through to calculate the concentration of an unknown acid or base by determining the moles of titrant used and applying stoichiometry to the balanced reaction.
In a world full of failures in Christian leadership, what does Jesus consider failure to be and how does He address and correct it?
(This is NOT just for Pastors!)
The document shares three lessons learned: 1) Everyone deserves to be invited to the party. 2) The growing is in the going. 3) God's love and grace is even greater than first imagined and hoped. It also recounts a biblical story from John 21 where Jesus appears to disciples after his resurrection and asks Peter three times if he loves him, instructing Peter to feed and take care of his sheep.
A Heartfelt Look at Peter in the Gospels - John 21Vintage Church
The document summarizes key moments and character traits of the apostle Peter as depicted in the gospels. It describes Peter as bold, courageous, and passionate, but also cowardly at times, like when he denied Jesus three times. The document then examines Jesus' interactions with Peter after his resurrection according to the gospel of John, where Jesus challenges Peter to demonstrate his love and commitment through caring for others. The lessons highlighted are that Jesus cared about Peter's heart and healing his brokenness, loved him enough to invite restoration, and challenge full surrender.
Jesus appeared to several disciples, including Peter and John, while they were fishing. Jesus instructed them to cast their net on the right side of the boat, and they caught many fish. Later on the shore, Jesus cooked breakfast for the disciples and had a conversation with Peter, asking him three times if he loved Him and instructing Peter to feed and take care of His sheep. Jesus then told Peter how he would glorify God through his death, and told him to follow Him.
1) Thomas initially doubted Jesus' resurrection until he saw Jesus' wounds for himself. Jesus later appeared again and encouraged Thomas to believe without seeing.
2) Jesus later appeared again to the disciples by the Sea of Galilee. He instructed them to cast their net on the right side and they caught many fish. Jesus then served them breakfast.
3) Jesus questioned Peter three times about his love and instructed him to feed and care for Jesus' sheep, restoring him. Jesus prophesied that Peter would glorify God through martyrdom.
1) Thomas initially doubted Jesus' resurrection until he saw Jesus' wounds for himself. Jesus later appeared again and encouraged Thomas to believe without seeing.
2) Jesus later appeared again to the disciples by the Sea of Galilee. He instructed them to cast their net on the right side of the boat, where they caught many fish.
3) Jesus then served the disciples breakfast. He used this opportunity to restore Peter, asking him three times if he loved him. Jesus called on Peter to feed and tend His sheep.
This document summarizes a passage from the Bible where Jesus appears to his disciples after his resurrection. Jesus helps the disciples catch a large number of fish, cooks them breakfast on the shore, and has a conversation with Peter about loving and serving others. Jesus then tells Peter to follow him before departing.
Discipleship and challenge by Mida DalipeGilmar Padua
This passage describes Jesus meeting with his disciples after his resurrection. He challenges Peter's love and commitment by asking him three times if he loves Jesus. Jesus instructs Peter to feed and care for others if he truly loves Jesus. The summary illustrates how Jesus meets people where they are and leads them closer if they are willing. Everything depends on answering "Do you love me?" in commitment to follow Jesus.
20121103 are we there yet part 4 (ps. tim)eaglepointcf
This document discusses the concept of "following" Jesus through several Bible passages about Peter's journey of following Christ. It notes that Peter's following was colorful, as he had glorious and shameful moments. His following was also refreshed after denying Christ, when Jesus appeared to him again and recommissioned him. Ultimately, Peter's following of Jesus resulted in him making disciples himself, as he healed others, opened the door for Gentiles, built up the church, worked with Paul, and wrote letters to encourage further following of Christ. True following, the document suggests, should lead to making disciples.
Jesus tells Simon Peter and the disciples to let down their nets for a catch after they had fished all night with nothing. When they do this, they catch so many fish their nets begin to break. Simon Peter, in amazement, asks Jesus to leave him because he is a sinful man. Jesus tells Simon Peter that from now on he will be catching men. The disciples then leave everything to follow Jesus.
This document contains the summary of a sermon given at Grace Christian Community Llandeilo on April 15th 2012. The sermon discusses the biblical passage of John 21:1-19 and divides it into three parts: what man can do on his own, what the risen Lord can do, and what the risen Lord wants to do. It analyzes various verses in detail and draws connections to the calling of the disciples in Mark 1:14-20. The overall message is about how the risen Jesus guides and provides for his followers.
Jesus appears to his disciples while they are fishing and instructs them to cast their net on the right side of the boat, where they catch many fish. When they return to shore, Jesus has prepared breakfast for them, including fish and bread. He invites the disciples to come and eat with him. This is the third time Jesus has appeared to his disciples since his resurrection. Jesus provides for and eats with his disciples, strengthening their relationship and signaling a new beginning.
The document discusses the reasons people volunteer and how to find lasting joy in volunteerism. It explains that relying solely on motivations like feeling important or acting idealistic is not enough. Jesus shows a better way by asking Peter three times if he loves Him, and telling Peter to tend and shepherd His sheep. The ultimate motivation for lasting volunteerism is our love for Jesus; without an intimacy with God, the joy of volunteering will be short-lived.
26th October 2016 - Miracles of Jesus: Catching of the 153 fishThorn Group Pvt Ltd
Jesus performed a miracle after his resurrection where he instructed some disciples to cast their net on the right side of their boat and they caught an enormous number of fish, 153 large fish. Although the net was full, it did not break. Jesus had called out to the disciples from the shore while it was still dark. This miracle reinforced for the disciples that Jesus was resurrected and the Lord.
Movement in crises what UC needs to considerHenry Mungai
The document summarizes the different responses to crisis within the early Catholic Church in North Africa in the 4th century between the Donatists and Bishop Augustine. The Donatists believed the church needed to purify itself by separating from sinners, defending core principles. Augustine argued this was too static and would isolate the church. Instead, he advocated for the church to actively engage sinners and coexist with them while disciplining and reforming, remaining rooted in doctrine but open to growth.
"Focus!" is a message I gave at GCF South Metro's Youth Worship, dated May 21, 2017.
Introduction:
Believe it or not, our values shape our decisions. They offer clearer answers to why we do what we do. Yes, external factors are to be considered, but ultimately, our choices are largely based on the values that lie deep within the core of our being. Our actions are expressions of an inward reality. Therefore, there is a critical call for us to have a constant, honest check of the heart.
Summary:
If the lordship of Jesus Christ of utmost importance in our lives, then two things become warranted: we walk with Jesus with undivided devotion, which results in wholehearted obedience. It is always from the inside going out!
1. An undivided devotion to Jesus must be our prime motivation.
2. A wholehearted obedience to Jesus must be our prime response.
Application: How do we develop our FOCUS?
1. Face the constant reality that we need Jesus.
2. Organize your private world. (Get your values and priorities right!)
3. Constantly evaluate your life.
4. Use your time, treasures, and talents wisely.
5. Share your life and serve together with a Christ-centered community.
An Admittedly Heady Look at John's Gospel - John 21Vintage Church
This document contains a summary of John chapter 21. It summarizes that after his resurrection, Jesus appeared again to his disciples by the Sea of Galilee. He instructed them to cast their net to the right side of the boat, where they caught many fish. Jesus then shared a meal with the disciples and had a conversation with Peter, asking him three times if he loved Jesus and instructing Peter to feed Jesus' sheep.
This document provides a summary and analysis of John 6:1-71 from a sermon delivered at First Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. It discusses several key events and teachings from the passage:
1) Jesus feeds over 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish, demonstrating His power and identifying Himself as the "Bread of Life".
2) Jesus walks on water, further showing His divine nature and ability to calm storms.
3) Jesus teaches that believing in Him, rather than works or rituals, is what God requires for salvation and eternal life. He declares "I am the bread of life" seven times in John's gospel.
4) Many disciples
The Gospel of John discusses Jesus' life and teachings. It notes that not everything Jesus did was written down in the text. The Gospel is divided into sections that cover Jesus' early discoveries, life-changing works, preparations, and final events. At the end, Jesus has a conversation with Peter where he asks Peter three times if he loves him. Each time, Jesus tells Peter to tend and feed his sheep, renewing their relationship and giving Peter a new purpose to serve others.
Slides to accompany the y GRWP podcast in the series 'The Christian Experience of God - Self Control' found here:
http://WelshRev.buzzsprout.com
(please allow 24 hours to produce & upload)
Slides to accompany the #sundayatgrace podcast - use the link in slide 2 or go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/47879/400009-christian-experience-of-god-19-gentleness
Check the website www.yGRWP.com for more!
This document discusses the concept of patience. It begins by welcoming the reader and quoting a passage from 1 Thessalonians encouraging rejoicing, prayer, and thanksgiving. It then states that patience is a complex concept involving calmness under provocation, not becoming angry in difficulty, extensively tolerating others, enduring annoyance or problems, and persisting in difficult situations. The document goes on to explore different aspects of growing in patience such as suffering mistreatment, responding to provocation, tolerating shortcomings, waiting for God to act, and persevering through adversity.
Paul writes a letter to the church in Corinth greeting them and reminding them that they have been called by God into fellowship with Jesus Christ. He thanks God for the grace given to the Corinthians and says that God will strengthen them until the end. Paul urges the Corinthians to end their divisions and be united in their faith as those who have been called by God.
These slides accompany the thirty minute radio podcast for 29/11/2015 from Grace Rural Wales Partnership at
https://www.buzzsprout.com/47879/328835-grwp-radio-podcast-2015-11-29-the-lord-s-prayer
which examines the recent furore about the rejection of a cinema advert featuring the Lord's Prayer.
The podcast features a 15 minute expose of this 2,000 year old prayer's controversial contents and some controversial responses from members of the public to the prohibition.
Slides to accompany the video on the y GRWP Youtube channel and WelshRev podcast on Buzzsprout on Mark 16:1-8 ... The Pastorally Purposeful (broken?) Ending of Mark
Slides to accompany audio on WelshRev's Buzzsprout podcast webpage on Mark 16:1-8 and the pastorally purposeful (broken?) end of Mark
It's all about persevering faithfully through DARK days!
Joseph of Arimathea boldly went to Pilate and requested Jesus' body after crucifixion. As a prominent member of the Council who was waiting for the kingdom of God, Joseph bought a shroud and buried Jesus safely in a tomb, fulfilling the Jewish customs before the Sabbath. Nicodemus assisted Joseph in preparing Jesus' body for burial.
The document discusses why Christians believe in one God consisting of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It provides biblical evidence for each person being God, including texts that state Jesus is God, show Jesus exercising divine authority like God the Father, and classify the Holy Spirit alongside the Father and Son. The document argues that belief in the Trinity is essential to the gospel's claims about Jesus bearing the penalty of sin and restoring fellowship with God through his atonement.
1. Jesus was crucified at 9am where he was mocked and insulted. From noon until 3pm there was darkness over the land. At 3pm, Jesus cried out "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" before dying.
2. Upon Jesus' death, three events testified to who he was: the temple curtain was torn from top to bottom, the centurion said "Surely this man was the Son of God," and some women disciples witnessed from a distance.
3. The document describes Jesus' crucifixion and death, including the events that occurred at three specific times, and three witnesses that testified to Jesus' identity.
This passage from Mark describes the betrayal and arrest of Jesus. It notes that Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss to identify him for the soldiers. When the soldiers arrested Jesus, his disciples deserted him and fled. Only a young man followed at a distance before fleeing naked when seized. The passage examines different levels of commitment to Christ - committing to church but not Christ, committing to Christ but not fully or to follow him, commiting to Christ but not his people or taking him at his word.
Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him to pray in Gethsemane, telling the others to stay and keep watch. He was deeply distressed and asked God to take away his suffering if possible. Returning to the disciples, Jesus found them sleeping three times and admonished them to stay awake and pray. The third time he told them the hour had come for him to be betrayed.
The passage encourages Christians to draw near to God with confidence through Jesus, their great high priest. It exhorts them to hold firmly to their faith and spur one another on through love and good works. They are instructed not to abandon meeting together but to encourage one another, especially as the day of the Lord draws near.
Slides to accompany the audio of the sharp point of discipleship to Christ in Mark's Gospel from Simon Bowkett to be found on Archive.org under 'Missional Mark'
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Dear readers,
This month we continue with more inspiring talks from the Global Spirituality Mahotsav that was held from March 14 to 17, 2024, at Kanha Shanti Vanam.
We hear from Daaji on lifestyle and yoga in honor of International Day of Yoga, June 21, 2024. We also hear from Professor Bhavani Rao, Dean at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, on spirituality in action, the Venerable BhikkuSanghasena on how to be an ambassador for compassion, Dr. Tony Nader on the Maharishi Effect, Swami Mukundananda on the crossroads of modernization, Tejinder Kaur Basra on the purpose of work, the Venerable GesheDorjiDamdul on the psychology of peace, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on how we are all related, and world-renowned violinist KumareshRajagopalan on the uplifting mysteries of music.
Dr. Prasad Veluthanar shares an Ayurvedic perspective on treating autism, Dr. IchakAdizes helps us navigate disagreements at work, Sravan Banda celebrates World Environment Day by sharing some tips on land restoration, and Sara Bubber tells our children another inspiring story and challenges them with some fun facts and riddles.
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It seems that current missionary work requires spending a lot of money, preparing a lot of materials, and traveling to far away places, so that it feels like missionary work. But what was the result they brought back? It's just a lot of photos of activities, fun eating, drinking and some playing games. And then we have to do the same thing next year, never ending. The church once mentioned that a certain missionary would go to the field where she used to work before the end of his life. It seemed that if she had not gone, no one would be willing to go. The reason why these missionary work is so difficult is that no one obeys God’s words, and the Bible is not the main content during missionary work, because in the eyes of those who do not obey God’s words, the Bible is just words and cannot be connected with life, so Reading out God's words is boring because it doesn't have any life experience, so it cannot be connected with human life. I will give a few examples in the hope that this situation can be changed. A375
3. John 21
“When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals
there with fish on it, and some bread.
10 Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish you have
just caught.’ 11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the
boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large
fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not
torn. 12 Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have
breakfast.’ None of the disciples dared ask him, ‘Who
are you?’ They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came, took
the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with
the fish. 14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared
to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.”
6. John 21:9-19
• Introduction
• Frustration
• Fishing
• Feeding the fatigued followers, vv. 9-14
– Fireside, “When they landed, they saw a fire of
burning coals there with
fish on it, and some bread.”
8. John 21:9-19
• Introduction
• Frustration
• Fishing
• Feeding the fatigued followers, vv. 9-14
– Fireside
– Fish
– Fellowship
9. John 21:9-19
• Introduction
• Frustration
• Fishing
• Feeding the fatigued followers, vv. 9-14
– Fireside
– Fish
– Fellowship
“Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ None of
the disciples dared ask him, ‘Who are you?’
They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came, took the bread
and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.”
11. John 21:9-19
• Introduction
• Frustration
• Fishing
• Feeding the fatigued followers
• Feeding sheep, vv. 15-19
– First question, v. 15 “When they had finished
eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of
John, do you love me more than these?’
12. John 21:9-19
• Introduction
• Frustration
• Fishing
• Feeding the fatigued followers
• Feeding sheep, vv. 15-19
– First question, v. 15 “When they had finished eating,
Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you
love me more than these?’
– First answer, v. 15 “‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know
that I love you.’”
13. John 21:9-19
• Introduction
• Frustration
• Fishing
• Feeding the fatigued followers
• Feeding sheep, vv. 15-19
– First question, v. 15
– Second question, v. 16 “Again Jesus said, ‘Simon
son of John, do you love me?’”
14. John 21:9-19
• Introduction
• Frustration
• Fishing
• Feeding the fatigued followers
• Feeding sheep, vv. 15-19
– First question, v. 15
– Second question, v. 16 “Again Jesus said, ‘Simon
son of John, do you love me?’”
– Second answer, v. 16 “ ‘Yes, Lord, you know that I
love you.’”
15. John 21:9-19
• Introduction
• Frustration
• Fishing
• Feeding the fatigued followers
• Feeding sheep, vv. 15-19
– First question, v. 15
– First answer, v. 15
– Second question, v. 16
– Second answer, v. 16
– Third question, v. 17 “The third time he said to
him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’”
16. John 21:9-19
• Introduction
• Frustration
• Fishing
• Feeding the fatigued followers
• Feeding sheep, vv. 15-19
– First question, v. 15
– First answer, v. 15
– Second question, v. 16
– Second answer, v. 16
– Third question, v. 17
– Third answer, v. 17 “’Peter was hurt because Jesus asked
him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ He said, ‘Lord, you
know all things; you know that I love you.’
17. The call is ALWAYS to
feeding His sheep!
• V. 15 “Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’”
• V. 16 “Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.’”
• V. 17 “Jesus said, ‘Feed my sheep.”
19. This is terribly personally costly
“Very truly I tell you,
when you were younger you dressed yourself
and went where you wanted;
but when you are old you will stretch out your
hands, and someone else will dress you and
lead you where you do not want to go.’
19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death
by which Peter would glorify God.
Then he said to him, ‘Follow me!’”
Christians tend to think of the work of the Kingdom of God as catching fish, wouldn’t you say?So we go out and cast the net by telling things to people and expect to just drag the net back into the boat, full.And after strenuous effort we are often desperately disappointed in the morning.We often don’t get personally fed in the process.We often don’t get closer to Christ in the process.We often don’t take the work of the Kingdom of God forward in the process.Now, of course, the initial call to those followers of Jesus back in Matthew 4 was to follow Christ and become fishers of men, but what that following of Christ should have done is to CHANGE THEM, or rather their attitude to how they do what they do.We have neglected the model Jesus sets out for the people doing that work of the Kingdom of God.They are to go fishing for people like shepherds.He’s the Good Shepherd.Shepherds feed sheep.He’s just been doing all of that for His followers and He’s commissioning His followers to feed sheep BECAUSE THEY ARE FOLLOWING HIM … the GREAT SHEPHERD!He will go on to commission His followers to go out into the world to carry the work of the Kingdom of God forward and to do that by catching fish?Nope.To do that by making disciples … the way He’s modelled that process to them.How’s He done that?By going with them, teaching them, questioning them, feeding them into faith and closer following.It seems more than possible that the dominant model for how Jesus wants the Kingdom of God taken forward in His absence is that of leading sheep out to pasture and feeding them day by day, rather than furtively creeping up on fish and capturing them before dragging them into your boat with a net.Can you spot the difference?And how would that change what we’re doing?Now beforee you get legal and self critical … let’s not forget how gracious Jesus is being in calling (specifically) Peter to this at this point, at this moment.
He’d made the fire.He’d provided the fish to their labour.Now they get to start off the day after a long difficult night feeding in the presence of Jesus.They – Peter in particular - certainly don’t deserve this at the moment.They have been tired and frustrated.Jesus performs the gracious and merciful service of inviting tired, frustrated night workers to breakfast.
They’ve been fishing.They’d proved to be rubbish at it.They’re not HAPPY about that.And it was the Carpenter who had resolved their professional deficit.It would have been easy to have said: ‘there’s your fish, you failed fishermen, muppets. Now go and cook a few of those fish there for your breakfast!’But He says ‘Come and have breakfast with ME …’His nature’s to draw needy people to Himself.That is the Saviour we’re following, and that’s the way He wants His Kingdom taken forward … He FEEDS SHEEP … follow THAT model and He makes you fishers of men.Here’s the model demonstrated (vv. 9-14) and the model taught to Peter (vv. 15-19) … mebbe him in particular because he’s the most driven, type A personality amongst them, and the least likely to get the message unless he sees and hears all this.
Look, then, at the model Jesus offers for getting folks into fellowship with Him.He firstly addresses their failure, shortages and frustration … He provides fish.Then He encourages their hearts with a fire and fellowship.‘Come for breakfast’.
Here was a source of comfort to bring the rigours of the night and the cold and wet they’d experienced to a close.Don’t forget, they’ve been out in the environment on the lake all night, they’ve just got wet pulling in the nets once more (you can’t pull in nets without getting wet) and Peter at least is completely wet through because when he recognised the Lord Peter put his warm dry overcoat on and jumped into the Lake to be with the Lord.I’ve often thought about this on cold winter days in the Mart, or on an outreach stand or whatever.I reckon the best way to draw a crowd for our open air outreach might be to set up an oil drum and light a fire!Jesus knows very well how warming people creates a receptive, listening audience!He’s looking after people.It’s the pre-requisite of drawing together His flock.We think of fire from the pulpit as fire and brimstone preaching.That’s not the sort of ministry Christ is modelling here … He’s warming their bodies with His fire before warming their hearts with His fellowship.How do we DO that for people, do you think?
Jesus first calls them towards the warmth of His fire, and then there’s the food that He cooks on it.Fish.Fresh fish.Pleasing to the senses, and nourishing to the body.They’ve worked hard and got nothing for their efforts, they’re tired and frustrated, it’s been a tough night after a traumatic few weeks.Jesus is doing their bodies (and hearts) GOOD by giving them breakfast.It’s the pre-requisite to feeding their souls.They can’t listen to His teaching when their bodies are cold and their tummies are rumbling.We don’t preach first and THEN feed the hungry (forcing the audience to stay for the message because their bodies are hungry and need food).Jesus models another way.First He takes care of their need for comfort and nutrition, and then leads them deeper into fellowship with Himself.
Spiritual fellowship with Jesus takes place (again) around meeting physical needs with food.For Jesus a shared meal is so MUCH more than just eating – food is very MUCH more than just fuel!
Now, we’ve got to get the balance right here.These disciples HAD heard the message of Jesus (because they’d been travelling along and eating with Him for ages!)And it is definitely the truth that sets you free.Jesus comes along with a message, but it’s a message handled NOT with the attitude and demeanour of dragging fish into a boat with a net, but with the demeanour of the disciple-maker feeding the bodies and souls of Christ’s sheep.He solved their fishlessnessHe banished their frustration with (miraculous but) practical help.He warmed them. He fed their hungry bodies.He shared with them His time, His personality and His fellowship.He gave them TIME.His time.And when He did so they recognised their God in this Jesus … they KNEW it was the Lord.How do we DO that for people?Because HERE’s how he wants the Kingdom of God taken forward throughout the time of His physical absence …Which is why His last words to His followers on earth (Matthew 28:17ff.) came to be these:“Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’”The bottom line here is this …If you lay out food you’ll draw sheep!
This is not so much now Jesus feeding sheep, as commissioning His people to do so … particularly Peter.Failure Peter.He wasn’t the only one … there were others who’d been scattered, let Him down, run away …But (as ever) Peter had been doing it ‘large’.So how is the Lord going to get closure on this issue, and set up Peter and the others listening to carry forward the future work of the cause of the Kingdom of God?
Pretty straightforward question.Peter had been the first into the tomb, first into the water when he realised that it was Jesus standing there on the beach and first back to get the fish from the boat to cover the increased guest list at breakfast at Jesus’s bidding.‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?’No doubt Peter thought that he did.But did he?
Only one possible answer in that rather public setting … Peter i) side-steps the comparative nature of the question (he drops the ‘more than these’ element, because including it would be a TERRIBLE faux pas!) ‘you know that I love you!’What did Jesus know?Jesus knew that Peter had denied the Lord three times when the cock crowed, and whatever Peter was saying He seems likely to have actually known exactly what was going on in Peter’s heart.Please notice this:The words Jesus uses have been strongly debated.The first question asks: ἀγαπᾷς με πλέον τούτωνDo you love me in the agape way more than these?Which?The fish?The other disciples?If the question were about fish it was pretty easy to see Peter had been much more concerned to get to Jesus Himself than to take care of the miraculously large catch of fish.If the question were about the other disciples that would sit well in the context both of Peter’s constant desire to outstrip the others in his personal devotion to Jesus … and the context of his earlier denials of the Lord when the pressure was on.But secondly, Peter choses a different word entirely about the ‘love me’ part of Jesus’s question:Peter says σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε So here’s this phileo/ agape question … it finds point in the way the words Jesus uses to question Peter’s life seem to go through a bit of a downgrade … there are things to be said, but let’s not try to jump that gun yet.The answer here from Peter, whether the word choice makes any difference or not, side steps the agape word and uses the phileo word … the question is whether that’s of any significance at all.
Σίμων Ἰωάννου ἀγαπᾷς μεJesus drops the comparative part of the question … never mind the ‘more than these’ (comes the second question), but do you agape me?It strikes me the Saviour’s choice of words is going to be relevant here in this context … especially given the answer Peter offers …
λέγει αὐτῷ ναί κύριε σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶSee? Jesus has lowered the bar by dropping the comparative element in the question, but Peter’s response hasn’t moved … he still ‘phileo’s Jesus.Which wasn’t the word in Christ’s question!Is that relevant?It’s the word of human brotherly love … boys together … but it isn’t the word that gets used distinctively of the mutual love that God’s part of!Now here comes the third question …
Oh boy … Here’s meaningful word choice right at the heart of this third question …It’s not there in the English but in Greek Jesus (Who already gave up on the ‘more than these’) now also gives up on the agape and settles for questioning Peter’s phileo:φιλεῖς μεNow I know the clever commentators say that in other Greek literature there isn’t a big distinction between the words phileo and agape.I know that as far as the dictionary is concerned, that’s what the modern scholars say …But HERE, and in THIS context, it’s pushing coincidence too hard as far as I am concerned to think that Jesus isn’t choosing His words purposefully here.Listen to v. 17’s answer from Peter, and the emotional context in which John clearly sets it:
“Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ He said, ‘Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.’κύριε πάντα σὺ οἶδας σὺ γινώσκεις ὅτι φιλῶ σε Peter just can’t seem to get beyond phileo to agape.But funnily Jesus is going to settle – as He has done with all of us who follow Him – for less than the standard He’s looking for.If we’re ever going to go on to serve the purpose of God in the generation that we have been called into to push forward the Kingdom of God, it will be because Jesus settles for us with our inadequacy, in our deficits, with our failures and lackings and still sends us off not too combat enemies nor capture fish, but to work at drawing together by FEEDING, those who are already His sheep.
Jesus has just done this for them.They are to be His authentic followers.They must take care of His sheep.Who are they?They are the ones (ch. 10) who know His voice, who LISTEN to His voice and who like the rest of His people, follow Him.How is God’s kingdom taken forward?By finding those people one by one, drawing them by His voice to follow Jesus and to feed and care for them as they move along with us along His Way.It’s all about shepherding sheep from now on, not just numbers of fish that get dragged up in a net.
There is just one more thing …This is TERRIBLY personally costly.This is a really quite interesting prophecy about Peter.We know Peter is a bit longer in the tooth than some of the other disciples present on that day …So the reference to the carefree-ness of his youth is something likely to grasp Peter’s attention straight away:“… when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted.”Peter, you’re not young any more, but don’t expect an old age lived easily OUTSIDE the spiritual conflict.“… when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.’”What’s THAT about … stretching out your hands?Someone else dressing you?Leading you where you DON’T want to go?What on earth is all this stuff referring to?Carson points out that this phrase about stretching out the hands widely refers to crucifixion.What an odd order … there’s stretch out the hands so that they could be tied to the cross beam that would be fixed to the stake at the place of crucifixion …Hands stretched out tied to the clothing of the cross beam of the Cross and being lead out carrying the thing to the place of crucifixion.So Jesus did say this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God, then reissued the invitation that began Jesus’s saving relationship with Peter way back in the earliest days beside that same Sea of Galilee where they’re having their early morning breakfast: ‘Come, follow me’.You KNOW what it is going to cost.Come follow me.Peter has been completely reinstated.
So … can you see then why I think it’s a mistake to see this passage as simply telling us how Jesus forgave Peter.This passage at the end of John’s record of the Risen Lord Jesus does something even more important.It shows how Jesus wants His Kingdom taken forward, when He’s now only got failures to be doing that for Him.How does He do that?He does it by tolerating fools gladly.He does it by tolerating our blatantly inadequate love for Him.He does it by forgiving and restoring failures that He cares for, by curing their frustrations, addressing their daily failures, comforting and warming them with His bonfire, feeding them and banishing their hunger with His breakfast … and drawing them not simply to His message, capturing them in His net and dragging them gasping up out of their environment and into His boat, … but fundamentally laying down food, drawing them into His personal fellowship, bringing them close in to His friendship.And Jesus first calls you and me (FAILURES!) to draw close in to Him … and then to extend welcome to failures like we are.Welcome into our, and His personal, fellowship.Here’s how to go out into all the world and out there to make His disciples.