FISHERS OF MEN

Matthew 4:17-22

The life of every child is important to God. He does not want any soul to be lost. How do you feel when you loose your toy or pocket money? Very unhappy isn’t it? When you eventually find it you will be very happy. If you don’t find it, that toy will be lost forever. Just as your toy belongs to you, so also, everyone in this world belongs to God. He created us and does not want anyone to be lost forever. That is why He wants us to be “fishers of men”. He wants us to ‘fish’ for sinners everywhere as fishermen seek for fishes in the sea. If we do not bring these sinners to God, they will be lost for eternity. Are you a fisher of men? Our topic is divided into three parts.

1. WHO ARE THE ‘MEN’? Matthew 4:19.

The ‘men’ in our study refers to everyone in the world, the young and old, male and female who are sinners. They are lost in their sins and we need to go out and preach to them so that they will not perish in hell fire. Sinful children are everywhere, in your neighbourhoods, schools, market, street, bus etc., you need to ‘fish’ them out of sin so that they can repent and accept Jesus as Saviour.

2. CONCERN FOR SINFUL CHILDREN: John 3:16; Matthew 9:35-38.

To be concerned means to be worried or unhappy that something is not right. Then you do all you can to make it right. Are you happy that your friends who are sinners are heading for hell fire? Do you want your neighbours to be lost forever? They may die at any time or rapture may take place. What must you do now that they are still around? Go and fish them out for Jesus!

3. FISHERS OF MEN: Matthew 4:17-; Mark 16:15.

Jesus has commanded us to go and preach the Good News to the lost. He wants us to bring them out of sin to the truth. And the truth is that God so loved us that He gave His only begotten Son to die for our sins so that we may not end up in hell fire (John 3:16). Are you preaching the gospel? Remember that it is only born again friends of Jesus that must preach the gospel. If you are a sinner, you must give your life to Jesus first before you can preach the gospel. As a friend of Jesus, if you fail to preach the gospel, God will require the blood of sinful children from your hands. Are you ready to go? Arise and be fishers of men for Jesus. There are many ways you can ‘fish’ for sinners. It can be through person to person evangelism, use of tracts and other Christian literature and through prayers. This is the time to arise and do the work.

QUESTIONS:

1. Who are the ‘men’ referred to in our study?

2. How did God show His love for sinners?

3. How can you ‘fish’ for sinful children?

4. Will God be happy if sinful children die and go to hell?

ACTIVITY: Children should pray to be fishers of men and go out during the week for evangelism.