How many of you have ever been deep sea fishing? I was shocked to learn that more than 2.4 million people participated in this sport last year, resulting in retail sales of almost $2.4 billion dollars and a total economic impact of almost $4.5 billion dollars. Deep sea fishing provides jobs for nearly 55,000 people.

You may be asking what does deep sea fishing have to do with the church? You are going to see over the next four weeks that deep sea fishing is a picture of the deep soul fishing we are to be about as a church.

As I thought about what my very first message in this church would be, I asked myself the question, "If Jesus was here today, what would He see and what would He say?" I believe He wouldn't see a building. I believe He would see a boat. In this crowd, He would see two …