Missed Opportunities

In our gospel lesson this morning, Jesus’ disciples miss an incredible opportunity to share the gospel with a bunch of people who desperately wanted to hear it.

Thankfully, the Samaritan woman didn’t miss her opportunity. She told everyone about Jesus and John tells us that many people in that city came to believe in Jesus Because of her testimony.

• Exodus 17:1-7  • 
 
• Psalm 95  • 
 
• Romans 5:1-11  • 
 
• John 4:5-42

Gone Fishin'

The author of A River Runs Through It wasn't the first person to compare fishing with religion. 

In today’s gospel reading, Jesus does the same thing when he invites Andrew and Peter and James and John to, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.”

This simple invitation began a remarkable transformation, not only in these four men, but in the entire world.

Because like cells dividing, these four soon became 12, and the 12 became hundreds, and the hundreds became thousands, and thousands became millions and billions.