Fish Bites
"Good fishermen study how fish bite and when fish bite. We are in a series that I've entitled "Deep Soul Fishing." we've talked about fishing and we've talked about fishermen. I've told you that we are to be in the fishing business and I've told you that those of us who are followers of Christ are to be His fishing buddies. Today we need to talk about the fish. Let me tell you what I mean by fish. Fish are your unchurched friends, neighbors, and relatives who have no personal relationship to God. Before you can become an effective fisherman you've got to understand fish and specifically fish bites. You've have to understand how different fish will respond in different ways when you put the bait of the "Gospel" before them.
"Perhaps the greatest spiritual fisherman who ever lived outside of Jesus Christ was the Apostle Paul. Paul, who was once a fish and was totally antagonistic toward the church and the Gospel, met Jesus Christ face to face while walking down the road to Damascus and immediately went from being a fish to a follower and ultimately from a follower to a fisherman.
"In Acts 17 he is fishing in a lake called Athens. When the Olympics were played in greece, you may have seen a picture of the Acropolis. I have been there several times and have stood on Mars Hill, the exact place where Paul preached the message found in Acts 17 to these Athenians.
"It is interesting that even though almost two thousand years have past since the story we are reading today, Athens is basically the same type city it was two thousand years ago - a secular city, full of culture, beauty, and entertainment, but totally empty of God."
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Keywords: evangelism, soul winning, fish, fishing, bite, new life, mission
