Day 19 March 14

"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." Mark 1:17

Read

Luke 5:1-11, Mark 1:14-20, Matthew 4:18-22

Discussion

Have you seen the 'Jesus Fish' around? Many people see the symbol as a way to tell others that they know Jesus from the stories Jesus told to the first disciples in the Bible. Fishermen were hard workers and always needed to be prepared to catch fish. Even when no fish were caught, they had to be patient because their families depended on the fish to eat. Peter knew being a fisher of men would not be easy, but he saw that Jesus believed in him. And so he left his boat, along with Andrew, John and James, and began to follow Him.

Jesus wants all of us to be fishers of men. There are many people who have troubles and need to know God's love. It's up to us to throw our nets out to all people we know and try to bring them to God. There are ways to show we are Christians-we can go to church, we can sing praises to God, we can show others by our actions.

In these different versions of the story of the first disciples there are little variations to the story. Discuss why there are the same stories in different books of the Bible.

Hymn

I will make you fishers of men

Quick Prayer

Dear Jesus, I want to follow you. Help me be a fisher of men and to tell others about You in everything I do. Amen

Lenten Symbol for your Easter Tree

A Christian fish

Activity Idea

*Learn about the story of how the Jesus fish was used.

*reenact the story of first disciples

*The days after the first Easter was a scary time for those close followers of Jesus. They were so afraid that they locked themselves in a room. But When Jesus came to see the disciples, they were filled with courage and went out to face the world. Some children are needing to know facts about the story of "Did Jesus really come back alive?" Now if the disciples had been so afraid that they locked themselves in a room, they must have had doubts. Jesus did come to them. How else could you explain them continuing on their mission. Does your child have questions about sharing their faith? Think of ways that you could encourage your child to tell others about their love of God.