Any fisher knows there's a difference between simply going fishing and actually catching fish. When Jesus saw Simon at the edge of Lake Gennesaret, Simon had been out fishing but had caught no fish. When Jesus urged Simon to go back out and fish some more, Simon was reluctant but did as he suggested. And they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. Like Simon, Jesus calls us to cast out our net and fish for people, to meet and engage with them so that they can understand who God and Jesus Christ are.
20 Jan 2020
Who Me? The Burning Bush
"Oh my Lord, please send someone else." These were the words Moses implored when God spoke to him at the burning bush. It's not unusual for people being called by God to be hesitant, to question the validity of the call or question if they are capable and have the faith and fortitude required to do what He has asked them to do. It's true that God sometimes calls the equipped, but it's also true that sometimes God equips the called.
God's not calling us based only on what we can already accomplish; He's calling us based on our potential. He uses us in spite of -- and sometimes because of -- our inadequacies.
In this sermon, Pastor Neil relates some personal stories about God's calling and how He is calling you, too.
12 Jan 2020
Special Delivery: The Moses Basket
An act of civil disobedience fundamentally changed the world. When Moses' mother put her baby in a basket and sent him down the river, she couldn't have known the impact he would have, leading the exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt, parting the Red Sea or receiving the Ten Commandments. That one act, an act of civil disobedience, a mother's one decision made out of love, fundamentally changed the world. And you can do the same.
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