Matthew 4:18-19
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
Why does God call us as families?
Answer: Because He knows how badly we need one another.
Genesis 2:18-19
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
Psalm 29:4-5
What must we help one another overcome?
Answer: Ignorance, Immaturity, and Iniquities
“Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.” – Edna Buchanan
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
Walter Winchell
Our Call to Help One Another
1.AFFIRM ONE ANOTHER’S CALLINGS
Matthew 4:18-19
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT)
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
1 Corinthians 13:8 (NIV)
Love never fails . . .
2.ASSIST ONE ANOTHER’S CHANGE
1 Peter 3:7 (NKJV)
Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife . . .
“A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you have always known you can be.”
Tom Landry
Colossians 3:16 (NKJV)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
- To admonish – to warn or reprimand firmly
3. AIDING ONE ANOTHER’S COMPLETION
Colossians 1:28-29
28 He (Christ) is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.
Matthew 4:18-19 (NKJV)
18 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Proverbs 18:24
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
John 13:8
“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
Questions:
- What did you hear from the Holy Spirit?
- What will you do because of it?
- How can we pray for you?