{"id":3092,"date":"2018-10-16T20:06:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T20:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=3092"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:22:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:22:16","slug":"radical-lifestyle-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2018\/10\/16\/radical-lifestyle-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Radical Lifestyle Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

“One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee,*<\/a>\u00a0 great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.\u00a0He noticed two empty boats at the water\u2019s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.\u00a0Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon,*<\/a>\u00a0 its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.’ ‘<\/span>Master,’ Simon replied, ‘we worked hard all last night and didn\u2019t catch a thing. But if you say so, I\u2019ll let the nets down again.’\u00a0And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!\u00a0A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, ‘Oh, Lord, please leave me\u2014I\u2019m such a sinful man.’ For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him.\u00a0His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, ‘Don\u2019t be afraid! From now on you\u2019ll be fishing for people!’<\/span>\u00a0And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.”<\/p>\n

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Luke 5:27-32, NLT<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector\u2019s booth. ‘Follow me and be my disciple,’<\/span>\u00a0Jesus said to him.\u00a0So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him. Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi\u2019s fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them.\u00a0But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus\u2019 disciples, ‘Why do you eat and drink with such scum?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Healthy people don\u2019t need a doctor\u2014sick people do.<\/span>\u00a0I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.’<\/span><\/p>\n

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Exploration Point from the\u00a0Wayfinding Bible<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Following Jesus came at a cost. Peter himself was a working fisherman, yet he hauled up his boat and put down his nets to give his attention to this amazing teacher. For the twelve men closest to Jesus, discipleship required them to sacrifice careers and their families. They left their homes and followed Jesus all over the countryside and into Jerusalem. They were now completely focused on learning from Jesus – a very different kind of life. Would we be willing to make radical lifestyle changes in order to follow Jesus?”<\/p>\n

Look Inside the\u00a0Wayfinding Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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