Fishers of Men (Matthew 4:18-22) | Pastor Hayden Thomas
Weekend Sermons Podcast · Compass Bible Church Hill Country
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Show Notes
Preaching Points: Followers of Jesus leave their old lives behind and take on the role of a disciple who makes disciples.
Main Text: Matthew 4:18–22
Teaching Points:
1. Get to Know Jesus (vv18, 21)
2. Reject Ambiguous Definitions of Discipleship (vv19, 21b)
3. Characterize Your Discipleship with Immediacy (vv20, 22)
Application Questions:
1. What is one observation you found particularly helpful from this week’s sermon?
2. Read Matthew 7:21–23, 1 John 2:4-6 and Jeremiah 9:23-24. How can someone mistakenly claim to follow Jesus but fail at knowing him?
a. What can you do this week to know Jesus more?
3. Read Colossians 1:28-29 and 2 Timothy 2:1–7. Using these passages with others you have found, biblically define the role of a disciple (stick with scripture and you’ll do great).
a. How does your definition compare and contrast with some common misconception of what following Jesus entails?
4. Read Ephesians 5:15-17, and Psalm 119:60. Why is immediacy important as a disciple of Jesus?
5. How do the examples of Andrew, Peter, James and John in Matthew 4:18-22 instruct and motivate you on the proper attitudes of anyone who desires to follow Jesus?
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