Matthew 4:18-25: More Than a Fan

I) The Crowd: Drawn by What Jesus Could Do.

A) Jesus was _______________ in Galilee.

B) He healed the ______________.

1) Jesus went _____________. Many brought their sick to be healed.

2) These miracles ________________ he was the Messiah.

C) Many in the crowd ____________ Jesus.

1) They loved him for what He could ________ for them.

2) These crowds were often _______________

3) Jesus was ________________ of this.


II) The Called: Those chosen by Jesus.

A) Jesus took the _____________________.

1) He ___________ to them.

2) He _____________ them to follow him.

3) They were ordinary _____________.

4) Jesus promised to __________ them something more.

5) In Jesus’s day, disciples _____________ the Rabbi if they could follow them.

B) The disciples ______________ to their call.

1) They left __________________________.

2) They ___________ up their jobs and their identities.

C) After Jesus’s death, the religious leaders noted the ___________________ that had occurred.


III) The Contrast: Crowd vs Disciples.

A) Crowds gather; disciples are ______________.

B) Crowds consume; disciples _________________.

C) Crowds are fickle; disciples __________________

D) Crowds stay comfortable; disciples are _________________.

In what ways in your faith like the crowds? What areas of your life do you tend to hold onto tightly?


In what ways in your faith like a disciples? What areas of your life are you willing to surrender?



IV) The Question: Crowd or Called?

A) We can attend church and not be a part of God’s __________________.

B) Jesus still calling ______________ people.

C) Jesus’s call demands a ____________________.

D) Jesus is still at work ________________ believers today...