This message was given by guest speaker, Curt Swan, the lead pastor of First Christian Church, Dunedin, Florida on August 20th, 2006.

This is part two in a 5 part teaching series entitiled, "Go Fish."  This message was given on August 13th by our lead pastor, Steve Swan.  Note, due to some technical difficulties the beginning of the message has been cut.

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Fishing.  It’s not on the top of my list of things to do in my spare time.  Hate might be too strong of a word, but, to this point in my life, I definitely haven’t found fishing to be a joyful experience. 

I know others who love it.  They invest their time and resources into it.  They enjoy the experience, and, might I sadly add, are quite successful at it.  They catch fish!  I, on the other hand, catch no fish!

After some honest evaluation, I have come up with some reasons why I might not be a good fisherman:

1. I don’t care much about it.
2. I don’t know how to do it well.
3. I don’t know the best places to fish.
4. I don’t know the effective difference between a real worm, rubber worm, and a dough ball.
5. I give up too easily.
6. Few of my friends fish.
7. And, a biggie for me, the fish don’t want to be caught!

So why track ‘em down?  Why trick ‘em into biting my fake fish snack on a hook?  Just to end up in the hand of someone who at the point of capture holds their ultimate destiny in his hand?

I might be open to fishing if it didn’t all depend on me.  If someone promised to MAKE ME a fisherman.  (Read Mark 1:16-18.)

We begin a new 5-week message series called GO FISH that will explain how God wants to make us fishers of men and women.  Discover how sharing your faith in today’s culture can be a natural, regular part of your daily life.