Oh, let the Son of God enfold you with His spirit and his love.

Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you,

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with Jesus speaks with authority.

As we pick up in Mark, chapter 1, verse 20.

And now with today's message, here's Pastor Chuck.

As we read Mark's gospel, because he doesn't give us any background, it would appear

that Jesus just walking along the shore of Galilee suddenly saw Peter and his brother Simon

and said, come on and follow me, I'll make your fishers of men, and they just left their nets

and followed him. Well, that is what happened, but this isn't the first time that they had met

Jesus. This is when Jesus called them to discipleship, but they had met Jesus earlier.

In fact, in the gospel of John, he tells us of their earlier meeting of Jesus.

Andrew had met Jesus.

And he came to Peter, his brother, and told them, hey, we have found the Messiah.

And he brought his brother Peter to Jesus. And they knew Jesus. They had met Jesus. They had observed the miracles that he

had done. But now Jesus is calling them to a full commitment of discipleship.

Knowing Jesus, immediately upon his call to them,

they left their fishing, their nets to follow Jesus.

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