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When we follow Jesus, He sends us out to fish! He doesn't ask us to be weird about it, but instead he wants us to realize that we are wired certain ways by His design and wired into the relationships that we have to share His grace with those people.

But that begs a crucial question: Why fish? And the answer is really pretty simple. Our friends can't discover message of Jesus by contemplation or by observing nature. They can be brought to reverence by the wonder of it all, but they will know the story of Jesus unless someone shares it with them!

So why don't we more readily share the message of Jesus? Once again, the answer is pretty simple: FEAR. We are not so much afraid of persecution or losing our lives, but we are afraid we're not good enough, that we will be rejected and alone, and that we don't know what to say. But, God is looking for everyday folks in whom He promises to be at work, as they share Jesus.

This week, we want to focus on a fourth principle in our Go Fish series: Fishing is always better with buddies!

The reason?

• We are more fearless
• We are more focused
• We have more fun
• We catch more fish
• We make more friends