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 he words that Jesus spoke in our last study are still occupying my thoughts, “Follow Me! And I will make you fishers of men.” Notice that Jesus did not start with, “I will make you fishers of men!” How often we forget that we cannot become fishers of men unless we are first following Him. Have you ever tried to go fishing with only a fishing pole, some bait, but forgot to bring along the hook that was needed to catch the fish? If we go fishing for the souls of men and women without following Jesus, we have forgotten the “hook.” We must submit ourselves to Jesus first if we want to catch the souls of men and women. Jesus is our God and the authority in every aspect of life, and we need Him!Theme of Our Study. The same theme continues into our study which is found in Mark 1:21-28 and Luke 4:31-37. In our last study we saw Jesus walking along the Sea of Galilee and eventually found Peter, Andrew, James, and John. It is these men to whom He commanded, “Follow Me!” When we come to the first verse in the Mark passage, we discover that Jesus and the four men had gone into Capernaum. On the Sabbath day they entered the synagogue. Jesus did not go alone. Jesus and His four disciples went together. Every true disciple follows the Master.
They went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach. (NASB) Mark 1:21 In this verse, we are reminded once again of two patterns of life that were true of Jesus. Jesus attended the synagogue on the Sabbath and He taught others.
The gospel of Luke tells us that Jesus was constantly teaching. The implication is that Jesus was teaching for a long time. In many countries around the world today there are Christians who are eager to hear the Word taught and eagerly sit for a long time in order to hear more. These folks were also eager to listen because they were amazed at what they heard.
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