Follow Me

As a church we have been studying the Gospel of Matthew and in the first 4 chapters two words by Jesus clearly stand out to anyone who has ears to hear—Follow Me! These words are those that his first disciples heard as they were tending their fishing nets along with their father.

The Bible says that “immediately” they left their nets and boats, their father, family and homes and followed Jesus. From that day forward they were his disciples and he began to fulfill his promise that he made to them when he called them. That promise was that he would, “make them fishers of men.” In other words he was saying that he would make them into disciple-makers.

The Gospel of Matthew ends with one of the most famous quotes from Jesus—The Great Commission. In 28:19-20 Jesus said,

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”