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>> Father in heaven, we come
before You today. We quiet
ourselves in the midst
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of the storm and seek to follow
You. Lord, as You encourage us
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today to be more like You as we
enter into worship, Lord,
inhabit our praise.
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Be present here with us.
We thank You for already being
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here. Lord, we love You. We're
looking forward to seeing You
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soon. In Jesus'
name, I pray. Amen.
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Good morning, and welcome.
I'm glad you're here this
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morning. It's a
great, beautiful,
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wonderful, amazing Sabbath day.
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We haven't seen sunshine like
this for a while. And being from
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Texas originally, I can tell you
the clouds can be grim. But we
have reason to praise the
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Lord this morning, so I invite
you to stand to your feet as we
sing our first song,
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"Lord, I Lift
Your Name On High." ¤¤
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[ Congregation sings ]
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Amen. Amen. You know, the
beautiful thing about the Gospel
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is that it transforms you and it
transforms me. And when we seek
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to share with others about what
Jesus has done for us, it
doesn't have to be something
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long. It doesn't have to be
something super profound. All we
have to do is tell our
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story and tell what Jesus has
done for us. I invite you this
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morning to sing with us "Hymn
Number 457, I Love To Tell the
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Story." ¤¤ [
Congregation sings ]
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[ "He Leadeth Me" plays ]
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[ Congregation sings ]
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He leadeth me.
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He leadeth me.
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By God's grace, He leads us. And
it's our choice always to decide
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to follow Jesus. No one goes
with us. Though the world is
behind us, the cross be before
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us, it is always our choice to
follow Jesus. And this morning,
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I invite you right here, right
now in a proclamation of that
faith, wherever you are,
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whatever burdens you might have,
to come to the front now as we
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prepare to pray. And if it's
your choice this morning to
follow Jesus, to make that step
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of faith, I invite you now step
forward as we sing the song "I
Have Decided to Follow Jesus."
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[ Congregation sings ]
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>> Good morning, boys and girls.
Nice to see you on this
beautiful first day and first
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Sabbath of April. Wow.
What a beautiful spring God is
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sending to us. Nice to have
you here. You're looking great.
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You're looking springy. You
look well-fed. You look happy.
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I haven't seen you in a couple
Sabbaths. We were in Sydney,
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Australia, of all things, on a
preaching mission. But I'm glad
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to be back. First I want to ask
a question, okay? Anybody here
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-- Anybody here in this group
gone fishing? Anybody gone
fishing? You put a pole in a
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little -- Okay, we got some
fishermen here. Fisher, fisher,
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fisher, fisher, fisher. Whoo!
This is a group! I'm gonna tell
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you about a time I went fishing
up in the mountains. You
couldn't drive there.
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In fact, you had to go in one of
these. Let me see a picture of
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what we went in, please.
An airplane. We were up in the
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back, backwoods of Alaska. This
is a men's retreat. And some of
the guys said, "Yo,
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Dwight, you want to go fishing?"
I said, "I do. Let's go." Let's
put next picture, please.
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Oh, let's go fishing. Come
on. Take two planes. Two guys in
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each plane. Let's just keep
flying over the tops of the
mountains. Our pilot, my pilot,
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Dan Wotley, said, "Hey, I'm
gonna tell you something. I know
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a beautiful spot. No people
around." Okay, so we're up. [
Imitates airplane engine ]
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Higher and higher. And I'm
getting nervous. Ooh, look at
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that. There's no way you could
jump out now. It's way up there.
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Oh! Next picture, please.
Oh, you can tell I'm nervous.
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Next picture, please. The pilot
said, "Okay, Dwight, take a
look," and he tips the
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plane over. He says, "You see
that river? Not a human being in
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sight. Nobody's -- Look at that.
We're gonna -- See those rocks
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beside the river? I'm gonna land
this plane right beside that
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river." And I held on for dear
life. "Okay, bring it down!"
Boom! Next picture.
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He's bringing -- Well, actually,
we're already down. These are
the guys behind us.
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Look at them coming in right
over the trees. They don't have
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long. It's not a runway.
It's just a riverbed. >> Wow.
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>> Oh, "wow," is right. Next
picture, please. And there's
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Danny Wotley. Now, I want you to
look at the tires, boys and
girls. Look at the tires of that
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plane. Big, soft, round. That's
because they -- That way they
can land anywhere with
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these little Alaskan bush pilot
planes. All right, let me see
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where -- Oh! Look at that
fishing. Look at that. Not
another human being anywhere
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in sight. Let's see a
picture. Did they really --
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Oh, they went fishing there.
There they are. [ Imitates
fishing line, reel ]
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Have you really gone fishing,
guys? You put your hands up, you
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done this? [ Imitates fishing
line, reel ] "I'll bet you
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didn't catch a
thing." You're right! Wrong.
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Next picture, please. Ah!
There are fish in the high
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mountains. Ooh, what kind of
fish is that? I have no idea.
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I have no idea. But that's
what you do when you go fishing.
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You go anywhere. And I thought
about these guys, these big
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Alaskans. They'll do anything.
They'll pay any price. They'll
fly their planes, pay
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for the gasoline, all the
trouble of just catching one
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little fish. What's the big
deal? Oh, wait a minute. When
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Jesus was here -- Wait a minute.
Jesus said, "I will make you
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fishers of..." >> Men! >>
Men, women, and children, right?
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"I will make you fishers." Hey,
wait a minute. Was that a big
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fishing expedition for Jesus to
come down here? Are you kidding?
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It's the biggest fishing
expedition in history. He came
all the way from up
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there -- shh, shh, shh, shh,
shh! And he came to fish, and he
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came to teach us how to fish.
First he caught us, and he says,
"Follow me, and I'll help you
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catch others." Number one, how
many are glad Jesus came down to
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fish for us? Aren't you glad for
Jesus? How many want to say,
"Hey, you know what?
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I want to help Jesus fish."
Anybody want to help -- If you
want to help Jesus fish, let me
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just see your hand. I got to see
your hand if you want to help
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Jesus fish. You don't have to go
to Alaska. You don't even have
to cross the street.
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There may be a little boy, there
may be a little girl right where
you live now that needs
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Jesus. And you can
share his love. Oh, my.
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It's not that hard at all. I
hope you will. Is there somebody
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here who would like to thank
Jesus for being the big, great
fishermen that came and caught
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us? Who wants to thank Jesus for
fishing for us? Is there anybody
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here? Oh, come here,
young man, please. Thank you.
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What's your name? >> Ivan. Ivan.
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>> Ivan, all right. Guys, let's
close our eyes and fold our
hands, 'cause Ivan is
00:19:06.61\00:19:12.18
gonna thank Jesus for being our
fisherman. >> Dear God, thank
00:19:12.18\00:19:16.75
You for bringing all of us
together, and thank You for all
of the stuff You have done for
00:19:16.75\00:19:21.56
us. We know that You are our one
trustful and worthy father. In
the name we pray. Amen.
00:19:21.56\00:19:26.29
>> Amen. Thank you, Ivan. Boys
and girls, as you go quietly,
reverently back to your
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seats, you can say that prayer.
Thank you, Jesus, for coming to
save us, to fish for us.
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Happy Sabbath to you. [
"People Need the Lord" plays ]
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>> ¤ Every day they pass me by ¤
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¤ I can see it in their eye
¤ ¤ Empty people filled with
00:20:01.66\00:20:11.07
care ¤ ¤ Headed
who knows where ¤
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¤ On they go through private
pain ¤ ¤ Living fear to fear ¤
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¤ Laughter hides their silent
cries ¤ ¤ Only Jesus hears ¤
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¤ People need the Lord ¤ ¤
People need the Lord ¤ ¤ At the
end of broken dreams ¤
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¤ He's the open door ¤ ¤ People
need the Lord ¤ ¤ People need
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the Lord ¤ ¤ When will we
realize ¤ ¤ People need the Lord
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¤ ¤ We are called to take His
light ¤ ¤ To a world where wrong
00:21:46.13\00:21:56.78
seems right ¤ ¤ What could be
too great a cost for sharing
life with one who's
00:21:56.78\00:22:08.72
lost ¤ ¤ Through His
love our hearts can feel ¤
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¤ All the grief they bear ¤ ¤
They must hear the words of life
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¤ ¤ Only we can share ¤ ¤ People
need the Lord ¤ ¤ People need
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the Lord ¤ ¤ At the end of
broken dreams ¤ ¤ He's the open
door ¤ ¤ People need the Lord ¤
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¤ People need the Lord ¤ ¤ When
will we realize ¤ ¤ That we must
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give our lives ¤ ¤ For people
need the Lord ¤ ¤ People need
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the Lord ¤
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[ Congregation says "amen"
] >> Amen and amen. Thank you,
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Charles. Thank you, Ken. When
will we realize that we must
give our lives because
00:24:20.16\00:24:30.50
people need the Lord? Let's
pray. Oh, God, big, big God,
00:24:30.50\00:24:41.21
big, fisherman God, look at You.
Drawing us into Your heart and
Your life and wanting to do on
00:24:41.21\00:24:50.25
this campus what You do in
heaven so well. You love each
00:24:50.25\00:24:57.79
other as one. Do it here. Do
whatever it takes to do it here,
and use all of us, I pray.
00:24:57.79\00:25:03.23
Now, we go to the Word. This
fish story, dear God, let it be
00:25:03.23\00:25:08.57
clear. We pray in Jesus' name.
Amen. If it's okay with you, I'd
like to read a very short fish
00:25:08.57\00:25:16.85
story. Very short. This
is a story -- Maybe you've
00:25:17.01\00:25:19.81
never heard this story before.
Well, you'll hear it today.
00:25:19.81\00:25:23.45
Here it is. "Once
upon a time, when he was
00:25:23.45\00:25:26.62
standing on the shore of
Lake Gennesaret" -- That would
00:25:26.62\00:25:30.19
be the Sea of Galilee -- "the
crowd was pushing in on him to
00:25:30.19\00:25:34.13
better hear the Word of God.
He noticed two boats tied up.
00:25:34.13\00:25:38.37
The fishermen had just left
them, and were out scrubbing
00:25:38.53\00:25:41.97
their nets. He climbed into the
boat that was Simon's and asked
him to put out a little from the
00:25:41.97\00:25:46.98
shore. Sitting there" -- I love
this -- "Sitting there using the
boat for a pulpit, he taught the
00:25:46.98\00:25:52.01
crowd. When he was finished
teaching, he said to Simon, 'Yo,
00:25:52.01\00:25:57.92
Pete, push out into deep water
and let your nets out for a
catch.' And Simon said, 'Master,
00:25:57.92\00:26:07.23
we've been fishing hard all
night and haven't caught even in
a minnow. But if you say so,
00:26:07.23\00:26:14.97
I'll let out the nets.' It was
no sooner said than done, a huge
haul of fish straining
00:26:14.97\00:26:19.44
the nets past capacity. They
waved to their partners in the
other boat to come and help
00:26:19.44\00:26:23.88
them. They filled both boats,
nearly swamping them with the
00:26:23.88\00:26:27.42
catch. Simon Peter, when he saw
it, fell to his knees before
Jesus, "Master, leave me.
00:26:27.42\00:26:31.39
I'm a sinner, and I can't handle
this holiness. Leave me to
00:26:31.39\00:26:36.19
myself.' When they pulled in
that catch of fish, awe
overwhelmed Simon and everyone
00:26:36.19\00:26:40.36
with him. It was the same with
James and John, Zebedee's sons,
coworkers with Simon, and Jesus
00:26:40.36\00:26:44.87
said to Simon, 'There is nothing
to fear. From now on, you'll be
00:26:44.87\00:26:53.11
fishing for men and women.' They
pulled their boats up on the
beach, left their nets and
00:26:53.11\00:27:03.05
all, and followed him." Want you
to watch the brand-new video
trailer that introduces
00:27:03.05\00:27:09.82
this brand-new series. Look at
the screens. [ Birds chirping ]
00:27:09.82\00:27:16.26
[ Footsteps approach ]
00:27:21.17\00:27:24.51
[ Birds chirping ]
00:27:28.48\00:27:31.18
[ Birds chirping ]
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"Gone Fishin'." You know, I
don't mind Jesus having these
fish stories in the
00:27:50.13\00:27:55.57
New Testament. I got to tell
you, I have a little -- I have a
00:27:55.57\00:27:59.54
little problem with fish. I
mean, you know, you think about
00:27:59.54\00:28:04.91
it. Am I the only one, or
is this -- Do fish seem a bit
00:28:04.91\00:28:10.85
gullible to you? Huh? Sort of
a little naive, easily tricked?
00:28:10.85\00:28:16.59
Sit around the whole day. [
Laughter ] That's all they do.
00:28:16.59\00:28:22.70
That's all they do. I've seen
them on BBC. So, Jesus, why did
00:28:22.70\00:28:31.54
you use fish as some kind of big
missions metaphor? "Oh, Dwight,
00:28:31.54\00:28:35.98
because you know whenever I see
that fish? I'm thinking of you,
'cause you're a lot like that.
00:28:35.98\00:28:41.62
Gullible, naive, follows
the crowd." Oh, I get it.
00:28:41.62\00:28:48.52
It's amazing to me that Jesus
takes fish and the metaphor of
fishing and he says, "This is
00:28:48.52\00:28:52.19
the mission of my kingdom." I'm
gonna prove it to you right now.
00:28:52.19\00:28:54.93
Take out your study guide.
I'm gonna run them by you. Five
00:28:54.93\00:28:57.83
one-liners. One, two, three,
four, five. You write them down
in your study guide.
00:28:57.83\00:29:01.07
You didn't get a study guide,
hold your hand up. Very friendly
00:29:01.07\00:29:04.21
ushers are coming your way right
now. You'll want these. Put your
hand up, and they're
00:29:04.21\00:29:06.98
coming your way. I want to
say to you who are livestreaming
00:29:06.98\00:29:09.98
right now, we're
very glad to have you.
00:29:09.98\00:29:11.38
You're joining us brand-new
starting right now a series
00:29:11.55\00:29:15.32
called "Gone Fishin': Part 1."
You need the same study guide,
00:29:15.32\00:29:19.05
and so you'll see right there
on the website, 'cause you're on
00:29:19.05\00:29:21.76
the website.
You see our website.
00:29:21.76\00:29:23.32
Go there and click on "study
guide," "part 1 study guide."
00:29:23.32\00:29:26.59
Click on. You say,
"Wait a minute, Dwight.
00:29:26.59\00:29:29.10
I'm not livestreaming.
I'm watching on television."
00:29:29.10\00:29:31.03
Okay, our website's at the
bottom of the picture right
00:29:31.03\00:29:33.07
there.
www.newperceptions.tv, okay?
00:29:33.07\00:29:36.24
One word. Newperceptions.tv.
00:29:36.24\00:29:39.17
Go to part 1 of "Gone Fishin'"
study guide. You'll have the
00:29:39.34\00:29:42.71
same study guide. It works every
time, we hope. Let us know if it
00:29:42.71\00:29:47.35
doesn't. Okay, let's go. Jesus'
mission for you and me. Here we
00:29:47.35\00:29:52.72
go. Jot them down. Five
one-liners. John 17:18 from the
"Message" Bible -- "'In the same
00:29:52.72\00:29:58.09
way that You, Father'" --
Because Jesus is praying to his
00:29:58.09\00:30:01.63
Father... Hey, guess what, guys?
You and I were born for mission.
We were born, we were made for
00:30:07.44\00:30:11.87
mission. Yep, you join His
kingdom, you got a mission.
00:30:11.87\00:30:14.88
Here comes one-liner number two.
2 Corinthians 5:18 from the
Today's English Version.
00:30:14.88\00:30:21.15
Paul writing...
00:30:21.15\00:30:23.08
Jesus saves us, then he
sends us. He says, "Hey, go.
00:30:32.23\00:30:34.63
Make some more friends for me."
That's what he's talking about.
That's the mission.
00:30:34.63\00:30:38.27
Here's one-liner number three.
John 20:21. This is Sunday
00:30:38.27\00:30:42.04
night. He rose early this
morning is unbelieving, just
with awe, disciples.
00:30:42.04\00:30:46.78
He's talking to them, and
these are Jesus' words to them.
00:30:46.78\00:30:50.85
To do what? Here
comes one-liner number four.
00:30:53.95\00:30:56.95
This is the most well-known of
his mission statements. This is
Matthew 28:19-20 from
00:30:56.95\00:31:02.29
the Contemporary
English Version. Jot it down.
00:31:02.29\00:31:06.83
Yeah, but, Lord, how are we
supposed to do it? Last one.
00:31:16.00\00:31:18.44
There are five of them. Here
comes number five. Mark 1:17.
00:31:18.44\00:31:22.51
Fly these five versions by, and
it is absolutely clear that when
the God of this universe comes
00:31:30.95\00:31:36.02
down to the human race, he's
enfleshed, and they call him
00:31:36.02\00:31:41.96
Jesus of Nazareth. It's very
clear. He came to implant the
DNA of his kingdom's mission in
00:31:41.96\00:31:52.31
every human heart. The DNA of
his mission. I have a mission,
00:31:52.31\00:31:57.25
you have a mission. And by the
way, that DNA is not for just
people who believe.
00:31:57.25\00:32:01.22
That DNA is for every Earth
child right now, which means --
you might as well jot this
00:32:01.22\00:32:05.92
down -- which means...
00:32:05.92\00:32:08.02
Not only the church. No, no, no,
no. This DNA is to be embedded
00:32:14.63\00:32:20.04
in every human heart, because
not only are you born to get
saved. You're born to then help
00:32:20.04\00:32:33.48
save. The two go together.
You're born to be saved, born to
get saved, born to help save.
00:32:33.48\00:32:40.62
You know, sometimes when I'm
standing next to the guy that's
pumping gas at the next pump,
00:32:40.62\00:32:45.13
I've never seen him in my life.
You haven't, either. Where'd he
00:32:45.13\00:32:48.90
come from? Well, he lives here,
I guess. You know, I'm always
thinking, "Well, God chose me.
00:32:48.90\00:32:53.60
God wanted me. God willed me
into existence. Took my daddy's
00:32:53.60\00:32:58.44
sperm, matched it with my
mommy's egg, got me. By the way,
don't look so aghast.
00:32:58.44\00:33:04.98
That's exactly how He got
you. [ Laughter ] [ Scoffs ] Oh!
00:33:04.98\00:33:08.62
How did Dwight come? Yeah,
He got us all the same way.
00:33:08.62\00:33:13.09
Even if your mother and father
were not married, He got us all
00:33:13.09\00:33:17.43
the same way. Same way. So we
tend to think, well, you know,
"'Cause I'm chosen."
00:33:17.43\00:33:22.33
Yeah, you are. You are.
"I'm wanted." Yes, you are.
00:33:22.33\00:33:27.17
But the guy in the next pump who
I've never met in my life is
also chosen 'cause he got born.
00:33:27.17\00:33:32.04
If God didn't want him, he
wouldn't have gotten born. He
00:33:32.04\00:33:35.68
got born. God says, "I want that
boy. I want that girl." Every
man, woman, and child on
00:33:35.68\00:33:41.08
this planet, God says, "You were
born to get saved so that you
00:33:41.08\00:33:50.63
might help save. I need you.
I want you. I love you. I love
00:33:50.63\00:33:55.00
you. I'm so crazy about
you, I have your picture on My
00:33:55.00\00:33:58.87
refrigerator." He says that to
every Earth child. Sometimes we
00:33:58.87\00:34:02.34
think, "Well, it's just you and
me." No, no, no, no, no. Every
00:34:02.34\00:34:05.07
person. We're on the train,
Karen and I, in Sydney. We were
just in Sydney a week
00:34:05.07\00:34:08.78
ago, this city-wide thing, met
in the Olympic Park, by the way,
00:34:08.78\00:34:13.52
the 2000 Olympics. Whoa, this
was dynamite. So we had this
weekend rally, but we're riding
00:34:13.52\00:34:19.45
the trains, doing a little
sightseeing. Millions of people
in Sydney. We're talking
00:34:19.45\00:34:24.16
millions. And every person we
saw, never met them before in my
life, never see them again, but
00:34:24.16\00:34:28.13
every one of those persons, God
says, "I got that girl's picture
on My refrigerator, Dwight.
00:34:28.13\00:34:31.97
I love her. I got that
man's picture in My heart."
00:34:31.97\00:34:37.64
Every Earth child has
been chosen, loved by God into
00:34:37.64\00:34:41.84
existence. If He didn't love
you, He wouldn't have loved you
00:34:41.84\00:34:45.38
into existence. You're here's
because God has a dream for you,
to get saved and then to help
00:34:45.38\00:34:49.68
save. Get saved and then to
help save. 7 billion children.
00:34:49.68\00:34:53.19
How many can I get
saved and then help save?
00:34:53.36\00:34:58.16
That's it. Oh,
yes, of course, you're
00:34:58.16\00:34:59.96
right. God could
have done it all by
00:34:59.96\00:35:01.76
Himself. Said,
"Hey, guys, stand back.
00:35:01.76\00:35:03.63
Watch this." Boom! He did it.
00:35:03.63\00:35:06.23
No, He could have said, "No, I'm
gonna do something a little less
00:35:06.23\00:35:09.00
Me. Angels, I
want you to go down to
00:35:09.00\00:35:10.71
this planet, save every man,
woman, and child you can find.
00:35:10.71\00:35:13.51
Just save them. I don't care
how you do it. Just save them."
00:35:13.68\00:35:16.18
He could have done it that
way. But, oh, no. No, no, no.
00:35:16.18\00:35:18.55
Hold on to your pew. Hold on to
your pew right now, because I
need you to comprehend
00:35:18.55\00:35:22.48
that God, who had all those
methods He could have utilized,
instead said, "Yo, stop.
00:35:22.48\00:35:28.29
They're my mission delivery
system. Messy, messed up.
00:35:28.29\00:35:34.86
It's okay. I need them."
You were born to get saved and
00:35:34.86\00:35:41.34
then to help save,
help Him save others. Wow.
00:35:41.34\00:35:46.17
It's a big deal. It's a big deal
to the Father. You know why it's
00:35:46.17\00:35:50.51
a big deal to the Father? I'll
give you two reasons why. Number
one, it's a big deal to
00:35:50.51\00:35:53.58
the Father because nobody, and I
mean nobody, reaches Earth
children like another Earth
00:35:53.58\00:35:57.12
children, like another Earth
child. I mean, I look at you and
00:35:57.12\00:36:01.76
I can tell you we got the DNA.
We got the DNA. We can talk.
00:36:01.76\00:36:06.56
We can communicate. We know each
other, even thought I've never
met you before in my
00:36:06.56\00:36:11.83
life. Number one, nobody wins
Earth children better than Earth
00:36:11.83\00:36:15.40
children. And number two,
because -- Why did He do it? --
00:36:15.40\00:36:19.31
because every father knows that
when you invite your children to
join you in the garage to help
00:36:19.31\00:36:24.01
you on that repair project that
you're gonna have, it is not
because your children have
00:36:24.01\00:36:28.92
skills that you don't have. Nor
is it because you need to get
this done very quickly.
00:36:28.92\00:36:33.66
I'm gonna tell you something.
When a daddy invites his little
girl or his little boy to join
00:36:33.66\00:36:37.99
him, he knows it's actually
gonna take longer to get it done
00:36:37.99\00:36:41.16
now. Right? Why does Daddy do
it, then? Daddy does it because
00:36:41.16\00:36:45.90
he loves that time with that
child. And there's something
about sharing a project with
00:36:45.90\00:36:50.64
your dad. Whether you're a
little girl or a little boy,
there's something about sharing
00:36:50.64\00:36:54.31
a project with your dad that
just kind of -- ahh -- it just
kind of pulls you in.
00:36:54.31\00:36:59.35
God knows that feeling.
That's why He says, "Let's do it
00:36:59.35\00:37:04.19
together. We'll have time
together. We'll kind of go
through stuff together.
00:37:04.19\00:37:07.99
And you get to know Me more.
Would you help me, please?" Wow.
00:37:07.99\00:37:16.43
No, it's no big deal for the
Father to invite his Earth
children to join Him in His
00:37:16.43\00:37:21.27
passionate mission to save every
Earth child if you mean He could
have done it Himself.
00:37:21.27\00:37:27.64
Of course. But it's a
huge deal. I'll tell you why.
00:37:27.64\00:37:31.01
It's a huge deal because you and
I cannot conceive of the
unimagined, incredible joy that
00:37:31.01\00:37:37.75
comes to you when you are used
by Almighty God to reach another
same-DNA Earth child with the
00:37:37.75\00:37:46.73
good news about Jesus, and it
starts with a smile. And just
start to say, "Yo, hey,
00:37:46.73\00:37:51.37
can you believe the weather
here as you're pumping gas? Yo."
00:37:51.37\00:37:55.47
Anything can happen in a
conversation, so the
conversation just opens up.
00:37:55.47\00:38:01.41
But you can't imagine what it's
like if God lays that person on
your heart, and you say, "Hey,
00:38:01.41\00:38:07.82
dropping by your place, and
pfft, you're meeting after lunch
00:38:07.82\00:38:12.95
or whatever. Something begins to
happen to you as you begin to
pray for this person.
00:38:12.95\00:38:16.96
You've never known them before
in your life, but you're gonna
00:38:16.96\00:38:20.10
pray for them now. And the
longer you pray for them, the
more you start loving them.
00:38:20.10\00:38:22.70
You're not gonna believe this,
but something actually changes
inside of you, and the joy that
00:38:22.70\00:38:27.44
comes on that day when that
person looks at you and says, "I
want the Jesus you have."
00:38:27.44\00:38:33.24
'Cause it'll come. "I want the
Jesus you have." There is no joy
00:38:33.24\00:38:38.61
like it on this planet. The
closest approximation that God
can come up with is
00:38:38.61\00:38:42.48
childbirth. Every mother here
knows childbirth, the joy of
00:38:42.48\00:38:48.79
bringing life into being. But
50% of the human race has no
clue what you're talking about,
00:38:48.79\00:38:54.10
right? So God says, "I have
a way for you all to experience
00:38:54.10\00:38:58.73
the greatest joy a human heart
can embrace." I want you to help
00:38:58.73\00:39:05.74
me. Look, if we didn't join Him,
we wouldn't know His heart. We
would never know the
00:39:05.74\00:39:11.25
indescribable joy.
00:39:11.25\00:39:12.65
We would never know the
passion that sent the God of the
00:39:12.81\00:39:16.12
universe out of His throne room
and down to this dark place to
00:39:16.12\00:39:19.95
spend all those years with
us. We'd never know the passion.
00:39:19.95\00:39:23.56
We would never know why God
can't sleep at night. You know
why He can't sleep at
00:39:23.73\00:39:27.56
night, don't you? Yeah, he's got
kids that He's got to reach yet.
00:39:27.56\00:39:31.57
We'd never know that if we
weren't partnering with Him.
That was a brilliant move on His
00:39:31.57\00:39:36.74
part. What is Jesus' mission?
Let's put it on the screen.
00:39:36.74\00:39:40.98
Jesus says, "My mission," "the
Son of Man came to seek and
save" -- what, what, what? --
00:39:40.98\00:39:45.28
"The lost." Yeah, I'm
talking about fish now.
00:39:45.28\00:39:47.62
Jesus says, "I came to seek
and save the lost." There's no
00:39:47.62\00:39:51.02
greater joy. In fact, I told
Karen last night at supper. I
said, "Love, I'm gonna tell
00:39:51.02\00:39:54.49
you something. I'm gonna share
a text tomorrow in church I have
00:39:54.49\00:39:58.06
never in my lifetime of ministry
ever quoted from the pulpit."
Today's for the first time.
00:39:58.06\00:40:01.70
I want you to see it. You're
gonna need to fill it in. Put it
on the screen, please.
00:40:01.70\00:40:05.27
The little epistle of 3 John.
There's no chapter in it. It's
just a bunch of verses.
00:40:05.27\00:40:09.37
3 John 4.
00:40:09.37\00:40:11.34
And the message comes along.
It says, "Nothing could make me
00:40:18.11\00:40:22.12
happier." No greater joy. Ladies
and gentlemen, that's what
00:40:22.12\00:40:25.79
fishing is. There's no greater
joy. There is no -- Nothing will
00:40:25.79\00:40:29.96
make you happier. You don't know
it yet. But you're about to
discover it. God is preparing
00:40:29.96\00:40:36.26
you to be a fisher for him. You
will never be the same again.
00:40:36.26\00:40:39.70
You will never be the same.
Okay, so what's it take to go
00:40:39.70\00:40:45.27
fishing? Let's go back to the
story, the one I just read. So
find it in your Bible.
00:40:45.27\00:40:48.84
Luke Chapter 5. I love the
message, so I have my little
"Message" pocket Bible
00:40:48.84\00:40:53.88
here. Luke Chapter 5.
00:40:53.88\00:40:56.35
All right, beginning verse
1. "Once upon a time, when Jesus
00:40:56.52\00:41:02.66
was standing on the shore of
Lake Gennesaret" -- Luke's the
00:41:02.66\00:41:06.26
only one that calls it
that. It's the Sea of Galilee.
00:41:06.26\00:41:09.53
"And Simon thought" -- Now,
it says "Simon said," but Simon
00:41:33.09\00:41:35.69
thought -- this
is what he thought.
00:41:35.69\00:41:37.76
He looked at Jesus, and he
said, "You, you carpenter, me
00:41:37.93\00:41:46.20
fisherman. Me. You have
no clue. You have no clue!
00:41:46.20\00:41:49.20
We fished all night! Do you
understand that? Why do we fish
00:41:49.20\00:41:52.51
at night? Because they can't see
the net! If we fish in the day,
00:41:52.51\00:41:55.91
they see the net! They won't
come anyway!" That's what he's
thinking. He never said it,
00:41:55.91\00:42:01.85
fortunately. Peter looks into
the face of Jesus and says...
00:42:01.85\00:42:05.29
Write that line down, will you?
"Put out into the deep." Hmm.
00:42:17.80\00:42:23.24
"Push out into the deep water."
You know why? Because that's
00:42:23.24\00:42:27.84
where the fish are. But that's
the problem with you and me.
00:42:27.84\00:42:29.74
Come on. Let's really be honest.
Open and vulnerable today.
That's the problem with you and
00:42:29.74\00:42:33.18
me. Nobody likes to go
into water over her or his head.
00:42:33.18\00:42:36.35
Give me a little stream. Let me
hug the shore. No rough waters.
00:42:36.35\00:42:40.02
No crashing breakers. No deep
uncertainties. I'll just troll
00:42:40.02\00:42:44.26
the shoreline. That's what I'll
do. Nobody wants to be in deep
00:42:44.26\00:42:50.37
water. But the problem is,
shallow waters like this, this
is where the fish are not.
00:42:50.37\00:42:58.34
You're fishing where the fish
are not. There are no fish here!
00:42:58.34\00:43:02.64
They're not here! Fish don't
hang around shallow places like
00:43:02.64\00:43:11.15
this, trust me. They're out
there in the bars, in the gyms,
in the clubs, in the
00:43:11.15\00:43:19.46
neighborhoods, in the shopping
malls, in the hospitals. They're
00:43:19.46\00:43:22.33
out there in the workplace.
That's where they are. They're
out there in the deep.
00:43:22.33\00:43:28.07
Outside these four walls, too
shallow in here. Too shallow.
00:43:28.07\00:43:35.51
Outside your comfort zone. Now,
that's the truth. Outside yours
00:43:35.51\00:43:42.42
and my comfort zone, the four
walls, where the depth is
unreliable, where fish are
00:43:42.42\00:43:46.32
unpredictable, where you are
uncomfortable. "Push out into
the deep." That's what Jesus
00:43:46.32\00:43:49.09
said. "Push out." "Hey,
Peter. Push out into the deep."
00:43:49.09\00:43:51.53
Why? Because out in the
deep, fish exist in schools of
00:43:51.53\00:43:56.06
hundreds and thousands.
That's where you go to fish. Oh.
00:43:56.06\00:44:01.57
"Yeah, but you know what,
Dwight? That's the problem.
00:44:01.57\00:44:04.14
I understand that deep part. But
the way I see it, the deep-water
00:44:04.14\00:44:09.64
specialists are called pastors
and evangelists. That's what you
guys are supposed to do."
00:44:09.64\00:44:13.18
Wrong. If you're a disciple, if
you're a follower of Jesus, push
00:44:13.18\00:44:20.46
out into the deep. I know it's
threatening. But that's where
00:44:20.46\00:44:26.29
the fish are. And by the way,
once you hear Jesus' last word
in the story, you will not be
00:44:26.29\00:44:30.33
afraid of deep waters ever
again. And I'm about to show you
that last word, so let's finish
00:44:30.33\00:44:33.94
the story. So, pick it up
there. We'll go back to verse 4.
00:44:33.94\00:44:37.87
They waved to their
partners frantically.
00:44:56.09\00:44:57.53
Come on, come on, come
on, come on, come on, come on!
00:44:57.53\00:44:59.33
Come and help!
00:44:59.33\00:45:01.26
But "Desire of Ages" says that
when he fell to his knees with
00:45:10.94\00:45:13.51
that prayer, he was
hanging on to Jesus' ankles.
00:45:13.51\00:45:15.58
"I'm not letting you go.
Leave, Jesus, but I won't let
00:45:15.58\00:45:18.05
you go." That's the way to pray.
00:45:18.05\00:45:20.25
"Leave me, but I'm
not letting you go."
00:45:20.25\00:45:23.82
And here comes that line now.
00:45:32.16\00:45:34.56
In our last series, we learned
together that the Creator of
this universe, when He speaks a
00:45:51.05\00:45:56.38
word -- do you remember this? --
when He speaks a word, the word
is so omnipotent, right?
00:45:56.38\00:46:02.96
When the Almighty God speaks a
word, no sooner has the word
left His lips than in half a
00:46:02.96\00:46:10.80
nanosecond, what happens?
00:46:10.80\00:46:12.57
The word immediately creates
the reality it describes.
00:46:12.73\00:46:16.10
So that when God says, "Yo, in
this dark corner of space, let
00:46:16.10\00:46:19.81
there be light." Poom!
00:46:19.81\00:46:21.51
He just says it, and it happens,
because His word is omnipotent.
00:46:21.51\00:46:26.11
That means that when God speaks
His word to you, and you say
00:46:26.11\00:46:29.32
amen to it, you say,
"I believe that word.
00:46:29.32\00:46:32.05
Amen." What the word is offering
-- poom! -- is immediately
00:46:32.22\00:46:36.69
created in your heart. You say,
"Dwight, what are you talking
00:46:36.69\00:46:39.49
about?" Let's put that line on
the screen again, please. What
did Jesus just say?
00:46:39.49\00:46:42.73
What did he just say?
00:46:42.73\00:46:44.83
If in hearing that word you
say, "Wow. I love that. Amen.
00:46:51.27\00:47:00.08
Please." That's all you have to
say. That's all they've ever
said. That's all Abraham said.
00:47:00.08\00:47:04.42
God said, Boom!
"You got it." Amen. Wow.
00:47:04.42\00:47:14.50
The greatest joy a human can
experience is yours. You get it.
00:47:14.50\00:47:20.04
See, you put your trust in Him.
Did we ever share the seven-word
00:47:20.04\00:47:24.94
credo of Jesus?
Have we shared that here?
00:47:24.94\00:47:26.84
Seven words. You
trust him. You say amen.
00:47:33.48\00:47:36.89
That fear, gone! Deep
waters, you'll be there. Oh, my.
00:47:36.89\00:47:44.89
So ask. Ask. And then are you
ready for this? This is amazing.
00:47:44.89\00:47:51.30
I know these three lines
were "Desire of Ages." Amazing.
00:47:51.30\00:47:56.50
In this very same -- Commenting
on this very same story,
00:47:56.67\00:48:00.38
"Desire of Ages" writes --
put these three sentences on the
00:48:00.38\00:48:02.44
screen. Here comes
sentence number one.
00:48:02.44\00:48:04.11
"The deeper lesson"
-- This is incredible.
00:48:04.11\00:48:05.98
"The deeper lesson which
the miracle conveyed for the
00:48:05.98\00:48:08.22
disciples is a lesson for
us also, that He whose word" --
00:48:08.22\00:48:10.89
Remember, the
word is omnipotent.
00:48:10.89\00:48:12.79
He just says the
word. "Yo, fishies!"
00:48:12.79\00:48:14.86
Psssh! They're there. "He
whose word could gather the
00:48:14.86\00:48:19.16
fishes from the sea
could also" -- Now, hold on.
00:48:19.16\00:48:22.63
Hold on. That
same word "could also
00:48:22.63\00:48:25.50
impress human hearts and draw
them by the cords of His love,
00:48:25.50\00:48:29.60
so that His servants
might becomes 'fishers of men.'"
00:48:29.60\00:48:32.41
Can you believe that? I'm
telling you, it's just like
00:48:32.41\00:48:35.24
salvation.
00:48:35.24\00:48:36.14
Jesus does it all. He gathers
the fish. He impresses the
00:48:36.31\00:48:39.51
heart. He draws them in. And he
does it all through you. You're
00:48:39.51\00:48:43.25
doing the fishing. He's doing it
all. He's bringing them in. His
word, omnipotent word, draws
00:48:43.25\00:48:49.32
them in. Here's the
second line, "Desire of Ages."
00:48:49.32\00:48:56.77
What's the end of that
hyphenated word? Self-what?
00:49:00.97\00:49:04.34
Distrust. Distrust. "I
will put my trust in Him." See?
00:49:04.34\00:49:09.61
The first lesson every fisher
of people learns, "I will put my
00:49:09.61\00:49:15.95
trust in Him." I'll trust Him.
I'll just go out there. I'll be
00:49:15.95\00:49:18.92
there for Him. I don't know if
I should say something or not. I
00:49:18.92\00:49:22.66
just know. Here comes the last
sentence. And this is the one.
00:49:22.82\00:49:24.69
This is a classic.
This is one that's known all
00:49:24.69\00:49:26.49
over the world.
Everyone say, "Oh, yeah, I know
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where that came from."
This is that one, and it's in
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the story about Peter
and Jesus and the fish.
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Here we go. Final sentence.
"There is" -- What are the next
00:49:32.77\00:49:36.20
two words? "No limit."
00:49:36.20\00:49:38.14
Now, lookit. I've
done a little fishing here
00:49:38.14\00:49:40.14
in Michigan, and you have to
go down and buy -- Do you know
00:49:40.14\00:49:41.94
this? You have
to go down and buy a
00:49:41.94\00:49:43.14
fishing license, and they
will tell you what the limit is.
00:49:43.14\00:49:44.95
There is a limit. You
can only do this, you can
00:49:44.95\00:49:46.45
only do that.
00:49:46.45\00:49:47.68
You got to release, hook and
release if you catch this. But
I'm reading right now,
00:49:47.85\00:49:52.95
"There is no limit." If you say,
"Jesus, whatever this is about,
00:49:52.95\00:49:59.86
I'm willing to become a fisher
for you. Let me just help you.
If this is why I was born, then
00:49:59.86\00:50:04.47
let me help you." If you say to
Jesus, "I'm available to you,"
00:50:04.47\00:50:08.90
guess what? He's not gonna limit
you to one little minnow. There
is no limit to what you
00:50:08.90\00:50:13.54
can do, no reason -- by
the tens, hundreds. You laugh.
00:50:13.54\00:50:22.38
There have been people with less
education than you who have
heard the call and have been
00:50:22.38\00:50:28.56
instrumental in reaching
thousands. Don't laugh at him.
00:50:28.56\00:50:33.76
He says, "Don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid. I'm with you."
00:50:33.76\00:50:39.70
"I will put my trust in
you." There is no limit.
00:50:39.70\00:50:42.34
Finish the sentence.
00:50:42.50\00:50:44.51
It's not about me, Jesus.
00:50:46.71\00:50:48.74
"There is no limit." "I
will put my trust in Him."
00:50:55.48\00:51:01.52
So, don't you be afraid. "From
now on, you will fish for people
00:51:01.69\00:51:10.47
with me." To which I say amen.
What do you say? Amen. Amen.
00:51:10.47\00:51:17.31
Take your connect card
out, please. Pull it out.
00:51:17.31\00:51:19.57
Stuck the way there in your
worship bulletin. Guests, please
00:51:19.57\00:51:25.08
join us. We do this every
Sabbath. In front of the card,
you fill in what you're
00:51:25.08\00:51:29.58
comfortable with. Turn the card
over. So, what do we do with
this call to go fishing with
00:51:29.58\00:51:33.62
Jesus? How do we respond? My
next step today is before I fish
00:51:33.62\00:51:37.73
-- Here's the first one. "My
next step today is before I fish
for others, I would like
00:51:37.73\00:51:44.03
Jesus to fish for me." How
can I come to him as my savior?
00:51:44.03\00:51:48.24
There's some of you here who you
didn't know that God really is
00:51:48.24\00:51:53.27
crazy about you. You had just no
idea at all. It may be that
today is the day for you to
00:51:53.27\00:52:01.88
decide, "You know what? I'd like
his friendship. I'd like to give
00:52:01.88\00:52:05.72
my life. I'd like to know more
about what it means to follow
him." If you put a checkmark
00:52:05.72\00:52:13.26
there and an e-mail address on
the front, we'll send to you a
strategic guide how you can
00:52:13.26\00:52:23.41
follow Jesus, just like the
disciples. Listen, took several
calls for them to finally say,
00:52:23.41\00:52:30.35
"Yes, fully." It's
okay. He's ready for you.
00:52:30.35\00:52:33.52
You put a checkmark there,
e-mail address, we'll send it to
00:52:33.52\00:52:37.12
you. We'll send it to you. Why
not? What are you waiting for?
00:52:37.12\00:52:40.32
Why not? You've been
waiting all your life for this.
00:52:40.32\00:52:44.56
Okay, box number two. "Like
Peter and the disciples, I want
to follow Jesus and become
00:52:44.56\00:52:48.10
an active fisher of people." I'm
putting the checkmark there. I'm
saying I'm not doing enough
00:52:48.10\00:52:52.50
of it. I'm not doing
enough of it. I want to do that.
00:52:52.50\00:52:56.24
Put a checkmark there. You're
not promising anybody. You're
just saying, "God, by
00:52:56.24\00:53:01.01
Your grace, You do it. And if
You say the word and it becomes
reality and You make me
00:53:01.01\00:53:05.91
a fisher of people, I'm saying
amen. Have at it in my life."
00:53:05.91\00:53:09.32
Box number three. "I'd like to
check out the waters by joining
00:53:09.32\00:53:12.95
your fishing expedition this
afternoon at 3:30." No kidding.
00:53:12.95\00:53:15.96
Right here. Pioneer Memorial
Church. Meet right up here on
this side of the church by the
00:53:15.96\00:53:20.20
piano. We're gonna take a little
survey out. This is as easy as
00:53:20.20\00:53:23.70
it comes to get into deep water.
We're gonna take a survey out
and go door to door.
00:53:23.70\00:53:27.37
Not alone. We'll go together.
Come on. Come on out and join
00:53:27.37\00:53:30.71
us. 3:30 right here. 3:30. Love
to have you. Say, "Well, Dwight,
00:53:30.71\00:53:36.44
I don't want to come." Well,
would you mind bringing your
00:53:36.44\00:53:40.45
car? We'd be glad to have it.
'Cause there will be people who
say, "I don't have a car."
00:53:40.45\00:53:44.52
Let's go out. 3:30, this
afternoon right here. Okay.
00:53:44.52\00:53:47.26
And finally, number four, "I
want to join others in praying
for those who need Jesus, the
00:53:47.26\00:53:51.33
lost." It's called house of
prayer Wednesdays at 7:00 in the
00:53:51.33\00:53:54.23
morning in the youth chapel,
7:00 in the sanctuary. Love to
have you come and join
00:53:54.23\00:53:58.00
us. God's doing stuff in our
midst. I want to pray with you
00:53:58.00\00:54:03.00
in a minute, but first I got
to sing that old Sabbath school
00:54:03.00\00:54:05.77
song. Come on. Let's pretend
like we're little kids again.
00:54:05.77\00:54:08.04
[ Congregation sings ]
00:54:11.25\00:54:13.78
All right, deacons, let's
go. [ Congregation sings ]
00:54:17.29\00:54:21.79
[ Organ plays ] All
right, keep singing.
00:54:45.58\00:54:50.39
Oh, God, we stand before you,
the savior of the universe, and
this little planet, as well.
00:55:30.69\00:55:39.73
Thank you. Thank you for loving
us and not giving up on us.
00:55:39.73\00:55:46.37
You still need us. And so here's
the deal. To the best of our
00:55:46.37\00:55:55.78
ability, we're saying if you do
the fishing and if you do the
making, you make us your
00:55:55.78\00:56:06.29
assistants in fishing, we
say amen. We won't be afraid.
00:56:06.29\00:56:10.73
Send us to deep waters. It's
okay. Have your way, and use
00:56:10.73\00:56:15.97
this band of disciples right
here at Andrews University to
fan out over the face of this
00:56:15.97\00:56:23.31
planet into the deepest waters
on Earth in search of those men,
women, and children you died to
00:56:23.31\00:56:32.15
save, you love so much today.
Use us, Father, any way you
00:56:32.15\00:56:37.36
wish. We pray. And now...
May the grace of the Father and
00:56:37.36\00:56:43.93
the love of Jesus Christ, His
Son, and the koinonia, the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
00:56:43.93\00:56:50.57
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