Sermon Notes 01/16/23

Sermon Title: A Leaving Legend

Sermon text: Matthew 4:19-20 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I

will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and

followed him.

Connect:

⁃ As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,

Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into

the lake, for they were fishermen.” ⁃ Matthew 4:18 NIV

Principle: ⁃ “A ….

21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of

Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father,

mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat

and their father and followed him. Matthew 4:21-22 ESV

John 10:9 NIV “I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.

They will come in and go out, and find pasture.”

The boat Vs. The Gate

The boat would represent_____________

The gate would represent_____________

until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God

and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of

Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the

waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the

cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.” Ephesians

4:13-14 NIV

Principle: “A….

Takeaways:

Hear (Active _________)

James 1:19 MSG Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with

your ears…

Follow (Active _________)

Flip (Acts 17:6 - But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and

some other believers before the city officials, shouting: “These men who

have caused trouble all over the world have now come here,)