John 21:1-17; The final message in the “Gone Fishing” summer series on the use of fish as a teaching metaphor in the ministry of Jesus. Following two post-resurrection appearances to His disciples, Jesus meets seven of His close followers in Galilee along the familiar shoreline of the Sea of Galilee. Simpn had returned to fishing […]

Luke 24:36-49; The biblical metaphor of fish come into prominence once again at the end of Luke’s gospel, but with a more practical application. Jesus had conquered sin and death through His sacrifice on the cross and amazing resurrection by the power of God. The Eleven are anxious and fearful, when Jesus suddenly appears in […]

Matthew 12:38-42; Our 3rd message on the theme of biblical fishing, entailing both metaphors and miracles. The target passage details another confrontation between the Jewish religious authorities and Jesus, following the casting out of a demon. The Pharisees demand a sign from Jesus to affirm He is the Messiah, but his response was to deny […]

John 6:1-15; Week two of our ‘Gone Fishing’ summer series unpacks the Apostle John’s perspective on the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand. Jesus takes the disciples across the Sea of Galilee to the isolated eastern side for some respite from the constant crowds. However the mass of people soon catch up and […]

Luke 5:1-11; The first of a short summer sermon series on biblical fishing. Jesus was preaching along the shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, when the crowd was nearly pushing Him into the water. He boarded a nearby boat and asked Simon to put out into the water so he could teach. […]