To Jump or Not To Jump?

It sure has been a long week, and it’s only Thursday…but Christ is Risen!!!(I can see you mouthing the response…”He is risen, indeed.  Alleluia!”)

John 21:4-7

⁴Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. ⁵He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”  ”No,” they answered. ⁶He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. ⁷Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.

It was exciting to dig into Peter’s post-Easter experiences last weekend in worship because I feel like we are right with Peter in the fishing boat off the shore.  We know that we’re hearing the voice of Christ calling to us – imploring us to do something that seems so crazy, something that we’re not sure how it’s going to turn out, and we’ve got to make a decision:

Jump or No Jump.
Get Wet or Stay Dry.
Follow Jesus or Keep Fishing.

We’re going to have to make some decisions in the very near future about where we’re going to be located, what type of worship space to design, what style(s) of worship to begin with, what part time positions to staff first, what growth experiences we plan for kids, teens, & adults, and a myriad of other things.  And in the midst of all the discussions, meetings, disagreements, frustrations, and just heaps of stuff to get done, it is possible to allow that voice calling to us from the shore to fade into the background.

So, on this bright sunny Thursday morning, I want you to hear Jesus loud and clear:
“Go – Make Disciples! Baptize! Teach them to Know Me!”

Are you ready to go?  I’m ready to go with you!

Are we going to Jump in and go make disciples?
Are we going to Get Wet & baptize people into a relationship with Christ?
Are we going to Follow Jesus & teach our community to really know Jesus?

Let’s Go!!

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