Sermons on Mateo 4:12:

Your Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It…

Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 1, 2015

Our mission, should we choose to accept it, is to proclaim the good news of the kingdom to our world today. That does not mean that we have to seek an active role in ministry. We are all given gifts from God to use in our mission.

Today, we are celebrating two special occasions in the life of our Diocese-Mission Sunday, and Anglican Church Women Sunday. Rev. Judy is celebrating Missions Sunday with another church in our Diocese this morning, as she has been asked to explain to that congregation what her role as a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Anglican

Fishing And Fighting: Leave Your Safety Nets

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Apr 6, 2020

The first disciples were willing to step out in faith to follow Jesus. The writer says "They left their nets." What nets do we need to leave behind so we can follow Jesus?

Fishing and Fighting: Leave Your Safety Nets “We all have one thing in common,” says Brene Brown, “we’re sick of feeling afraid. We’re tired of the national conversation centering on “What we should fear” and “Who we should blame.” She points out a spiritual problem; fear is everywhere. With ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Episcopal

Third Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A- Fishers Of Men

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 16, 2022

The goal is to lead a person to acknowledge Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Later will come baptism and R.C.I.A.

Off the coast of Maine lies an island so small that the surrounding ocean can be seen from any point on the island. A visitor to the Sunday school class asked the children, "How many of you," he asked, "have ever seen the Atlantic Ocean?" To his surprise, not a single hand went ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Catholic

3rd Sunday After Epiphany, Year A. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 20, 2022

JANUARY 25th, 2026.

Isaiah 9:1-4, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 27:4-9, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23. A). THE DAWNING OF THE LIGHT. Isaiah 9:1-4. The prospect at the end of Isaiah 8 was one of ‘trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish’ (cf. Isaiah 8:22). But now there is a “Nevertheless” (Isaiah 9:1). The darkest ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-4, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 27:4-9, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Follow Me Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 7, 2022

In this message we will talk about the 'ME' we are called to follow, and what it means to actually follow after Him.

“Follow ME” Matthew 4:12-25 DISMISS GROVE KIDZ MGCC – welcome to, The Gospel of Matthew, ‘The King and His Kingdom,’ week #7. NOW – this morning we are going to unpack, chapter 4 verses 12-25, in a conversation that I am calling, “Follow ME” Show Video “Follow” OKAY – let’s do this, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Repent And Return To Me... A Message For Lent

Contributed by William Akehurst on Feb 27, 2023

GOD desires our full commitment to HIM. HE wants us for HIS OWN, HE wants…for our whole heart. HE calls out to us to “Return to ME with all your heart” Joel 2:12

2023.02.26. Sermon Notes. Repent and Return to ME. A message for LENT William Akehurst, HSWC BIG IDEA. GOD desires our full commitment to HIM. HE wants us for HIS OWN, HE wants…for our whole heart. HE calls out to us to “Return to ME with all your heart” Joel 2:12 JESUS GAVE US THE MOST IMPORTANT ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-40, Galatians 4:6, Joel 2:12-13, James 4:5-10, Matthew 4:1-17, Deuteronomy 8:1-6, John 14:26, John 16:8-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fishing

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 26, 2026

Jesus encourages us like He did the Disciples to be fishers of men.

Matthew 4:12-23 Fishing 2013, a German angler named Marco Liebenow caught something extraordinary off the coast of Norway: a 513-pound Atlantic halibut. It was so enormous — nearly 9 feet long — that he and his three fishing buddies couldn’t bring it into the boat. They had to tow it to shore. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Methodist

Christ Calls His Disciples

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jan 16, 2026

Series on Matthew

Title: “The King’s Ministry: Calling Disciples” Script: Mt. 4:12-18 Type: Series Where: GNBC 1-18-26 Intro: Discipleship is predicated upon an active relationship with Jesus Christ. Relation to Christ activates and empowers the whole of life when men/women choose to act. Without action ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Quiet Counter-Attack

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 20, 2026

In a world that loves to go on the attack, how does Jesus respond when John is attacked? He fights back in a different way. A quiet but strong way, of repentance.

1.25.26 Matthew 4:12–23 (EHV) 12 When Jesus heard that John was put in prison, he withdrew into Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 He did this to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 15 Land ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Did God Will The Scattering Of His People Israel?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 21, 2026

God is good, and all He creates is good. How do we put that together with what the writer says about Him degrading the land of Israel’s two northernmost tribes?

Third Sunday Integral 2026 On my voyage through Scripture, which began many decades ago and continues daily, my mental boat sometimes runs aground on a reef of confusion. If that’s never happened to you, then you probably aren’t spending enough time reading the Bible. Get together with a good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 1 Corinthians 1:17, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 27:4, Psalm 27:13-14, Isaiah 9:1-4, Jeremiah 16:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

The Light Shines In The Darkness

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 21, 2026

A sermon about being a disciple.

The Light Shines in The Darkness Isaiah 9:1-4 Matthew 4:12-23 Did the words of our Old Testament Lesson from Isaiah 9 sound familiar? If so, it might be because the last time we heard these words was at our Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve, when we celebrated the birth of our Lord and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-4, Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: United Methodist

For What Are We Fishing?

Contributed by Chris Simonson on Jan 23, 2026

Beginning with my fishing experiences, the sermon transitions to Christ's calling for his disciples, and us, to be "fishers of men."

Sermon - For What Are We Fishing? Fishing is a common pastime here in Wisconsin, with as many species as there are waterways to fish in. Panfish in small ponds, spearing carp and sturgeon, baiting catfish on the Wisconsin and Mississippi, walleye and northern on the bigger lakes, fly fishing for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23, Mark 1:16-20, Luke 5:1-11, John 1:40-42

For What Are We Fishing?

Contributed by Chris Simonson on Jan 23, 2026

Fishers of Men

Sermon - For What Are We Fishing? Fishing is a common pastime here in Wisconsin, with as many species as there are waterways to fish in. Panfish in small ponds, spearing carp and sturgeon, baiting catfish on the Wisconsin and Mississippi, walleye and northern on the bigger lakes, fly fishing for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23, Mark 1:16-20, Luke 5:1-11, John 1:40-42

"change Your Heart And Life"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 17, 2023

A sermon about making the decision to follow Jesus.

“Change Your Heart and Life” Matthew 4:12-23 Have you ever heard of the elephant seal of Argentina? Well, apparently they exist. And soon after giving birth to her seal pup, the mother seal will leave the pup on the shore to go feed in the waters off the coast. After feeding, the mother ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: United Methodist

The Great Invitation

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jan 20, 2023

We are invited into a loving and intimate relationship with God as Father through His Son Jesus Christ. We must acknowledge this, repent of our sinfulness, and live for Him. However, the time to do this is now!

I BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT NOBODY WANTS TO BE LEFT OUT OR OVERLOOKED. WE PRAY THAT WE’RE NEVER PICKED LAST. WE ALL WANT TO FEEL INCLUDED AND ACCEPTED. WE HOPE TO BE THE ONE HIRED, ASKED, CHOSEN, AND OR INVITED. WELL, WE HAVE! EPHESIANS 1:4, “EVEN BEFORE HE MADE THE WORLD, GOD LOVED US AND ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-17, Ephesians 1:4, Revelation 22:17, 2 Corinthians 6:2, 1 John 2:1-2, Luke 17:21, Galatians 3:27-29, Romans 10:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist