Christ calls the first four disciples near Capernaum on the north shore. Jesus takes the initiative with authority. He does not ask for volunteers. (1:16-17) One gradually becomes a fisher of men; it does not happen instantly. (1:17) Zebedee must have been successful at his business to have hired men from outside his family. (1:20) To follow Jesus immediately and sacrificially means to leave someone or something behind. To follow Him comes at a cost, but the cost comes with a reward.
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By God's amazing grace alone, Phil was drawn to salvation in Jesus Christ as a college freshman. He began his pastoral ministry as an assistant pastor (working specifically with youth and music) in 1983 while in seminary. He became the senior pastor here at Calvary in December...
