{"id":1620,"date":"2022-02-28T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2019-06-06T05:17:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T11:17:49","slug":"fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback Episode &#8212; A Miraculous Invitation: Mark 1:16-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7637\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1620-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-09-fb_mixdown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-09-fb_mixdown.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-09-fb_mixdown.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-09-fb_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?powerpress_pinw=1620-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-09-fb_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rbs-ga-miracles-09-fb_mixdown.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-reflective-bible-study-gos-31078545\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><hr class=\"powerpress-player-divider\"><div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Read the Transcript<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p>As we continue through the gospels looking at the miracles Jesus performed, we come to an event that marked the official call of some of the most famous disciples. However, one thing I find fascinating is how two of the three gospels that tell us about this event choose not to include the big miracle that leads up to this call. While it would be easy for us to jump in and focus on the only gospel that includes a clear miracle in this event, I thought it would be valuable to look at one of the other gospels, and see if there isn\u2019t a hidden miracle within it that we don\u2019t readily see.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, for those of you who are worried that we will skip over the gospel with a miracle, have no fear. In our next episode, we will dig into this event from that gospel.<\/p>\r\n<p>But for this episode, let\u2019s spend a few minutes looking at Mark\u2019s gospel, chapter 1, and let\u2019s read this passage from the New Century Version. Starting in verse 16, Mark tells us that:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>When Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the lake because they were fishermen.\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus said to them, \u201cCome follow me, and I will make you fish for people.\u201d\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>Going a little farther, Jesus saw two more brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat, mending their nets.\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus immediately called them, and they left their father in the boat with the hired workers and followed Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>In this passage right at the beginning of Mark\u2019s gospel, we discover Jesus calling four men to follow Him. If we were simply reading Mark by itself, this would be an amazing miracle in itself, because this call would be before any miracles had taken place. However, from the other gospels, we learn that there had already been at least a few miracles before this point, and that some of these early followers likely had witnessed them.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, the miracle I see in this passage is really two similar miracles, and these miracles are powerful when we look closely at them. The miracles are found in the following sets of verses:<\/p>\r\n<p>The first set of verses is verses 17 and 18, where Mark tells us that, \u201c<strong>Jesus said to them, \u2018Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people.\u2019 So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>The second set is actually one verse, verse 20, where Mark tells us that, \u201c<strong>Jesus immediately called them, and they left their father in the boat with the hired workers and followed Jesus.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>In these verses, we have two amazing, parallel miracles that mirror one another. The first miracle is Jesus choosing to call four fishermen to be His disciples, and the second miracle is that these four men drop everything to follow Jesus \u2013 even leaving their families behind.<\/p>\r\n<p>The first miracle is amazing for us because it tells us that Jesus is interested in people who are probably overlooked by everyone else. In this call, Jesus invites some of the least qualified people to be among His disciples, and when we look at the four people included in this call, Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John, they make up the inner circle of disciples in the case of Peter, James, and John. And before you think Andrew is left out, he is probably the most mentioned disciple outside of this inner circle.<\/p>\r\n<p>Of all the disciples Jesus chose, Andrew likely has the best reputation of the bunch, because while James and John had a temper, and Peter always spoke too soon, Andrew is known for bringing people to Jesus. Almost every time we read about Andrew, he is introducing someone to Jesus.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>This miracle is amazing because while these four men were the least qualified men from a religious perspective, they were perfectly qualified because they had willing, teachable hearts. God uses the willing and teachable heart to train and equip an individual for His purposes, and these closest disciples step up to lead the church in powerful ways after the Holy Spirit entered their lives.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>The second miracle is just as amazing. This second miracle is that all four of these men dropped everything to follow Jesus. Prior to Jesus\u2019 call, all four men were well on their way to being professional fishermen, and after Jesus had called them, He began teaching them to be fishers of men. The amazing part of the disciples accepting Jesus\u2019 call is that there wasn\u2019t much to distinguish Jesus from the other teachers of the day. While there were rumors that circulated about some miraculous things Jesus had done, according to Mark\u2019s gospel, and Matthew\u2019s, these professional fishermen leave a respected profession to follow Someone with no track record, and no clear plan forward.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, Luke\u2019s gospel includes more details about this event, and Luke\u2019s gospel shares something that happened that definitely got these men to pay attention. Perhaps Luke\u2019s additional details, which we will look at in the next episode, played a bigger part of these four men leaving everything to follow Jesus. It\u2019s possible that the miracle of the disciples dropping everything to follow Jesus is simply a response to what Luke records Jesus having done for them.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Regardless of this detail, the first miracle, which is present in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, is that Jesus was willing to trust His message with a bunch of not-so-religious fishermen.<\/strong> But Jesus saw something in these men, and in our next episode, we\u2019ll uncover what Jesus saw when He meets these first disciples while teaching the crowds.<\/p>\r\n<p>As we come to the end of another podcast episode, here are the challenges I will leave you with:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Always be sure to seek God first in your life and intentionally place your focus on following and obeying Him. Be grateful to God for everything He has done for you and for trusting His message with the right people in His eyes. Remember that God looks not at outward appearances; instead, He looks at our hearts.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Also, intentionally pray and study the Bible for yourself to grow closer to God. It is through a personal relationship with God that we can learn and grow the most, and when we focus on growing closer to God, He is able to use us for His purposes in the world today. Don\u2019t let anyone or anything get between you and your relationship with God. Filter everything you read, hear, and see through the lens of the Bible. It is through the Bible that God has shown us who He is and what He is like!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>And as I end every set of challenges by saying in one way or another, never stop short of, back away from or chicken out of where God wants to lead you to in your life with Him!<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong>Flashback Episode:<\/strong> \r\nYear of Miracles &#8211; Episode 9: Most people don&#8217;t think that when the early disciples were called to follow that a miracle was involved. As it turns out, this might be one of the greatest miracles in the entire gospel record!\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio"],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flashback Episode - A Miraculous Invitation: Mark 1:16-20 - Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flashback Episode - A Miraculous Invitation: Mark 1:16-20 - Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-28T10:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cam\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@godstruthhisway\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@godstruthhisway\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Cam\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6aa6c062baad6d28cd49429d13dee5e3\"},\"headline\":\"Flashback Episode &#8212; A Miraculous Invitation: Mark 1:16-20\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-28T10:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1277,\"articleSection\":[\"Audio Journal Entries\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\\\/\",\"name\":\"Flashback Episode - A Miraculous Invitation: Mark 1:16-20 - Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-28T10:00:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6aa6c062baad6d28cd49429d13dee5e3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/fb-a-miraculous-invitation-mark-1-16-20\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Flashback Episode &#8212; A Miraculous Invitation: Mark 1:16-20\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\\\/gospeladventure\\\/\",\"name\":\"Reflective Bible Study Gospel Adventure\",\"description\":\"Your Life. 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