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  • Two Fish Tales

    Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on Jan 25, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,313 views

    Are we disobedient to God or do we follow him without question?

    As you can tell, our scripture readings today have a theme. You may have to think a bit, but it does help if you read the sermon title and also were listening during the children’s moments. Both our stories relate to fish: one to a big fish story and one to fishermen at their nets. There has ...read more

  • Just Do It!

    Contributed by Nicholas Connolly on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,748 views

    The obedience of Jonah, Peter, James and John is a model for our own obedience to the Lord

    “Just do it! Just do it”! So goes the Nike sneaker company. Speaking of sneakers and being sneaky, that company wants one thing: “Just do it” -buy their shoes. They take a phrase that usually goes with giving into temptation. When you are on a diet and faced with a lovely array of deserts such ...read more

  • Hope For The Hopeless

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 29, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,302 views

    Jesus said he would make us fishers of men, yet we are like Jonah who was called to preach to the people of Ninevah -- we run away as fast as we can!

    Jonah 3:1-10 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city-- a visit required three days. On the first day, Jonah ...read more

  • Gone Fishin'

    Contributed by John Nadasi on Jan 29, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 4,541 views

    This is a fun sermon to preach! God’s call extends from the ordinary (apostles) to the extraordinary (Jonah). Many times God calls us through the subtlety of invitation as in this text. We are invited to go and do likewise.

    Mark 1: 14-20 January 26, 2000 Paonia United Methodist Church How many of you watch the news? Have you seen the case being brought against McDonalds That eating their food makes you fat? Duh! Of course it does… that’s what makes it taste good. Thankfully, that case was dismissed this ...read more

  • Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen Series

    Contributed by Terry Stivers on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 75 ratings
     | 19,612 views

    Jesus, in picking His disciples, shows us what following Him is all about. Series on Mark

    MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN Mark 1:16-20 INTRO: The Plan Hernando Cortes had a plan. He wanted to lead an expedition into Mexico to capture its vast treasures. When he told the Spanish governor his strategy, the governor got so excited that he gave him 11 ships and 700 men. Little did the ...read more

  • God's Call

    Contributed by Dana Carpenter Jr. on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 137 ratings
     | 5,343 views

    Aspects and response to the calling of God.

    (Partially adapted from the Thompson Chain outlines) INTRODUCTION. A. Read text. B. We were all someone else before we were Christians. C. When we accepted Christ, we began to change. D. God has promised to conform us to Christ’s image. E. This is sometimes a slow ...read more

  • At Once - They Followed

    Contributed by Barry Hidey on Jan 12, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 6,016 views

    We all are called to follow Jesus, will you?

    "At Once - They Followed" Mark 1:14-20 "And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.’ And at once they left their nets and followed him." This is the sort of text that preachers love, this piece of a story about the calling of Simon, Andrew. James and John. from the ...read more

  • A Strange Christmas Passage

    Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 5,963 views

    An advent sermon on repentance

    A Strange Christmas Passage I wasn’t sure whether I should come here today, after all, how could I come and preach at a Church in a denomination that seems to have got their lectionary passage wrong. Here we are in the second Sunday of advent, only two more Sundays before Christmas day, and the ...read more

  • Following Jesus Series

    Contributed by Chris Hodges on Sep 7, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 7,456 views

    To note that we’ve been called by Jesus and must leave every hindrance behind and follow Him.

    The Gospel of Mark #3: Following Jesus Text: Mark 1:14-20 Thesis: To note that we’ve been called by Jesus and must leave every hindrance behind and follow Him. Introduction: (1) Now, Jesus is ready to start His earthly ministry. (a) He had recently been baptized and had overcome ...read more

  • Ichthys - The Symbol Of A Fish

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 4,313 views

    The symbol of a fish - <>< - was a code message to tell a stranger that the person who drew it was a Christian.

    ICHTHYS - THE CHRISTIAN FISH SYMBOL I’ve got a picture here - <><. Do you know what it is? Yes, it’s a symbol of a fish. But it’s more than that, it’s a Christian symbol going back to the time of the first years of the Christian church. In the first century Christians were a persecuted ...read more

  • Believing For Breakthrough Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Aug 28, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,032 views

    God is the God of the breakthrough. This passage shows us some of the factors that make a breakthrough happen.

    Believing for breakthrough Sun 31st Aug 03 am. Mark 1:14-20 What an absolute turnaround this passage is. Have to see it in context - intertestamental period. 300 years of silence then comes a great man of God. The greatest man of the OT era. JTB. Folks flock to hear him. ¡¥are you the ...read more

  • "Fishing Isn't The Same As Catching"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 23, 2004
    based on 63 ratings
     | 8,009 views

    Though Christians do the fishing, God does the catching.

    Mark 1:14-20 “Fishing Isn’t the Same as Catching” By Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org When I was a young boy, my dad and I would often take off on a Saturday to a nearby lake. We’d rent a small fishing boat, buy some crickets as ...read more

  • When Jesus Goes Fishing Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 6, 2004
    based on 23 ratings
     | 3,319 views

    This is the 8th sermon in the series "From The Cradle To The Cross".

    Series: ¡§From The Cradle To The Cross¡¨ [#8] WHEN JESUS GOES FISHING Mark 1:16-20 Introduction: 1. As a fisherman, I have learned several things concerning fishing. ƒà Fish where there are fish and know the conditions of the place. ƒà Find out what the fish are biting. ƒà Be persistent. 2. Jesus ...read more

  • Kingdom Come! Series

    Contributed by David Asch on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,661 views

    In this text we see Jesus begin to proclaim God’s good news. He tells us what this good news is, and what we are invited to do about it. Then we see what we can expect from this good news, as well as what not to focus on. It all begins with some bad news,

    Kingdom Come! Mark 1:14-39 INTRO: What’s the best news you have ever heard/could ever hear? Today, God has some really good news for you! PREV: Today we will see Jesus begin to proclaim God’s good news. He’ll tell us what this good news is, and we will see what we are invited to do about this ...read more

  • Fishers Of Men Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 17,697 views

    First in a series about Fishing for Men! (Adapted from Standard Publishing 1998 Vacation Bible School "Hooked on Jesus")

    Sermon for 4/19/98 Fishers of Men Introduction: A. Clarence Darrow, the great criminal lawyer of another day, had among his friends a young minister. This seems strange, because, as you remember, Darrow was usually thought of as an atheist, infidel, agnostic or what have you. They were ...read more