Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-06

GOLDEN TExT-Jesus said unto them
come We after me, and / will make you to
become fishers of men.-Mark 1:17.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Matt. 4:1S-
z; Luke SILL; 14:15-A James 5:19, 20.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Helping others to
know Jesus.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Peter and John be-
come workers for Jesus.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-The work of
q disciple.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-Ways of
winning men to Christ
!. Jesus Preaching In GaliIee wv. IA,
15).
The reason why he changed from
Judea to Galilee was the growing op-
position to him. The fate of John the
Baptist he accepted as foreshadowing
his own death. The rejection of the
forernnner meant the rejection of him
whose advent he heralded Prudence
moved him to u more remote region
where he would attract less attention
ana ne free from opposition. Besides
ms It gave less favored people an OPP
portunity 10 hear tie gospel according
to tbe prophetic word lisa. 81, p. 1t
foreShadowed the gospel to the Gen
tiles.
l. What he preached ". 40 The
gospel of the Kingdom of God. which
Z meant the good news of the near ap-
proach of the Kingdom of God. when
The rule Of God a. predicted by the
prophets would be 30. lized. It should
be carefully noted dat tie gospel of
til" Kingdom differs from the gospel
OF the grace of God.
:. How he prea~r"d ". 15). ~
"Ihe time is fulfilled aud HE Kingdom
of God is at hand This meant chat
the time had now conc Cor the appear-
ance of the Messiah and the establish
mont of his kingdom. (2) Repent"
This meant that the people should turn
around. change their minds and atti-
lide toward Christ the King and ac-
c"pt him as their King. This is a mes
sage which needs to he sounded out
today. People should he called upon to
repent of their sins. 60 Believe the
gospel Then. as now, men need to
believe the gospel of Christ'S death for
Their sins and resurrection for justifca-
tion q Cor. l5:1-4; Rom :25)
II. Jesus Calling Disciples to Become
Fishers of Men wv. 1920.
l. Who We're called wv. 16, 19). ST.
mon and Andrew, John and James. two
pairs of brothers. 1t is usually best to
render the Lords service in fellowship
ill pairs. This is not only necessary
for effective testimony, but for needed
fellowship on the part of workers and
protection Of the Witnesses. These all
had previously been called to Christ
for salvation; they had become his dis
ciples (John l :36-42). They are now
called to service. This is always his
way, We are first called TO be dis
ciples. then called to have fellowship
with him in service
2. From what they were called wv.
1G, 20). They were called from posi-
tions Of definite service. God always
chooses his servants from the ranks of
the employed. The lazy man is not
likely to have a call
3 To what they were called ". ~.
To be fishers of men" They no
doubt had been successful fishers. The
qualities which made them good fisher
men, namely, patience, bravery to face
the storm and night and perseverance,
which led them to toll all night. though
no fish were caught, would make them
good fishers of men. 1t requires pa
tience bravery and perseverance to
win souls for Christ.
4. Their call to obedience wv. 18, 20).
To obey meant sacrifice, painful sep
aration, to give up all business inter-
ests and leave their father behind. Re
gardless of the cost, they yielded
prompt obedience. They gave up busi-
ness and home, not even inquiring as
to where their salaries were to come
from. They put their trust In him who