BRINGING THE GOOD NEWS: CHARTER FISHING || LUKE 5:1-11
RECOGNIZING OUR DESPERATE NEED FOR GOD’S GRACE
“It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a
man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.” —Isaiah 6:5 (NLT)
“The
you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.” —Psalm 51:17 (NLT)
“Those who know their unworthiness seize
as a hungry man seizes bread; the self-righteous resent grace.”—Randy Alcorn, Edge of Eternity
INVITATION TO JOIN JESUS’ FISHING BUSINESS
“For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” —Luke 19:10 (NLT)
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has
me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free….” —Luke 4:18 (NLT)
“Jesus came and told his disciples, ‘I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make
of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’” —Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT)
“God in his infinite love doesn’t just save us, clean us, and dump us. He saves us, cleans us, and
us.” —Mark Buchanan