About this episode

This episode explores the parable of the fishing net in Matthew 13, drawing parallels between fishing and the Kingdom of God.

Go call your friends who like to fish and tell them they will like this message! Let's look at Matthew chapter 13 where Jesus gives 7 parables. He begins sharing these seven parables in Matthew 13:3. What is a "parable"? The Greek term for parable is parabole, meaning something thrown (bole) alongside (para) for the sake of comparison. Jesus would draw a parallel or a picture that everyone understood from the physical realm in order to illustrate a spiritual truth. He was such a great communicator! Since the Lord called at least four of His disciples from their fishing careers, He chose to use an analogy of a dragnet used to catch fish. What is ironic is that in this parable found in Matthew 13:47-51 He refers to casting a net into the sea just like Peter and Andrew were casting a net into the Sea of Galilee when He called them to follow Him. Let's see what we can learn from this parable comparing the Kingdom of God to a fishing net. 1. Comparison of the Kingdom to a Fishing Net, 13:47(a) 2. Casting for the Kingdom with the Fishing Net, 13:47(b) 3. Catches for the Kingdom within the Fishing Net, 13:47(c) 4. Closing of the Kingdom with the Fishing Net, 13:48(a), 49(a) 5. Culls…

People in this episode

Host: Victor Morrison

Topics covered

• fishing
• parables
• Kingdom of God
• spiritual truth
• communication

Keywords

• fishing
• parable
• Kingdom of God
• Matthew 13
• spiritual truth
• Jesus
• communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Baptist Church

Books & works: Matthew 13

Places: Columbus, TX, USA

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