Please consider the first verse and chorus of this song as a parable in and of itself. And the remainder of the song as an explanation and answer of the parable.
PUT DOWN YOUR NETS, PART 4, NOT FULLY UNDERSTANDING
Mark 9.30-32:They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, (31) for he was teaching his disciples, and saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” (32) …
PUT DOWN YOUR NETS, PART 3B, THEY ABANDONED ALL
Mark 1.16-20: Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. (17) And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” (18) And immediately they left their nets and followed him. (19) And going on a little …
FOR JOHN – JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT
For most of the decade of the 1980’s I lived in Denver, Colorado. I had a friend named John who was a former nordic ski racer. He was kind enough, and patient enough to teach me the fundamentals of nordic skiing, also referred to as cross-country skiing. I loved it so much that I also bought a pair of cross-country …
PUT DOWN YOUR NETS, PART 3A- THE CALLING OF THE FISHERMEN
Mark 1.16-20:Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. (17) And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” (18) And immediately they left their nets and followed him. (19) And going on a little farther, …
PUT DOWN YOUR NETS, PART 2 – A FISHER OF MEN
Luke 5.8-11: But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” (9) For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, (10) and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners …
PUT DOWN YOUR NETS, PART 1 – COME AND YOU WILL SEE
John 1.35-39: The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, (36) and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” (37) The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. (38) Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they …
A NEW DAY – INTRODUCTION
This song is written for everyone who starts his or her day to the sound of an alarm clock, or someone who knows that he or she needs to make a change and move life in a new direction, or perhaps for someone who might be discouraged by life’s difficulties.
JESUS KNOWS OUR NAMES, PART 5B, THE ADVANCE OF THE GOSPEL
“Jesus Knows Our Names”, words and music by Paul Hayden Matthew 28.16-20: Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. (17) And when they saw him they worshipped him, but some doubted. (18) And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. …
JESUS KNOWS OUR NAMES, PART 5A, THE ADVANCE OF THE GOSPEL
“Jesus Knows Our Names”, words and music by Paul Hayden Matthew 24.14:And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (ESV) The verse above communicates to us that God cares about every person on earth. He is at work in the lives of Christians …
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