... not know where their next meal was coming from; they only knew they were with him and that he and a few rich women he healed and delivered were picking up the tab.13 Each day with Jesus was a day their needs were met and their net worth declined. Boat payment, house payment, taxes, family to support, who knows what? I wish we knew ... and often neglected, insight. 14. PreachingToday.com search under Matthew 5:1-12. 15. Idem. 16. See George Hunter, The Celtic Way of Evangelism (Nashville, TN: Abington, 2000).
... boats and leave them behind. The moment their feet become “dry feet,” they are transformed into disciples. Instead of “hunters” or “fishers” they are transformed into caught-and-taught “gatherers” — “catching” living men and women with hope and ... or washouts. The people who stay think they are staying in charge of their property. They think they are keeping tabs on their “stuff.” They think they are guarding their “life.” Control junkies think they can stare-down Mother Nature ...
