The Call to Service
Mark 1:16-18
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.…


I. HONEST TOIL IS A PREPARATION FOR NOBLER WORE.

II. FOLLOWING CHRIST CONSECRATES EVERY VOCATION. Earthly pursuits are the pattern of the heavenly.

III. SECULAR PARTNERSHIPS ARE TRANSLATED TO A HIGHER SPHERE.

IV. TRUE OBEDIENCE IS PROMPT AND PRACTICAL.

V. CHRIST'S SERVICE ALWAYS INVOLVES SACRIFICE.

(D. Davies, M. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

WEB: Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.




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