Initiating Relationships and Being in Consistent Community...Mark 1:14-45

This is a beautiful sunrise on a recent fishing trip with my friend from the church, Mike. I try to not pass up these opportunities to be with those I shepherd in different environments than the four walls of the church. It was a great day to be on the water. A few fish to bring back home but some precious hours sharing life with someone God brought in my path to love and to be loved by. This month we focus on the Jesus' discipleship practices of initiating relationships and being in consistent community. We go to Jesus directly to see how He started forming a group with a specific purpose in mind. He called His first disciples who were fishermen to " make them become " fishers of men. 7 principles or practices of Jesus I pulled from this passage: As Jesus walked beside ...the principle that as we go we initiate these relationships that bring us into community with one another. Without delay ...the principle is that we respond more quickly with a first step tow