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At church today the Pastor spoke on the following scriptures:

Luke 5

Four Fishermen Called as Disciples

1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3
4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. 7 So they signaled to Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; 10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” 11 So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.

Leaving aside for the moment the miracle itself and the fact that these fishermen immediately forsook all to follow Jesus….

The preacher majored on the need for the fishermen to unify together to haul in the abundant harvest and related this to the need for Christians to unify together in the same way.

A valid point and incredibly the issue of online social networking came up! I say incredible as I have been blogging about this very issue today!

Evangelism Using Twitter To Reach The World For Jesus

Twittering Christians

How the Spirit moves!

The Internet like everything else is a tool that can be used for Good or Evil and I think it is time to really push for the Internet to be used for Jesus by all Christians. I know many wonderful Christian websites already exist and my wifey is a big user of Christian forums.

Whether we like it or not, online internet social networking is HUGE and growing FAST and it can be a great opportunity for Christians to network together across denominational boundaries and in ways that would not normally be possible or practical.

I believe earnestly that Christians communicating together online can help us to understand each other and break down barriers and create a Spirit of unity.

Take this eChurchWebsites Blog for example, which has not been online very long. I posted some articles about Christians and mental health and was surprised by the interest that this topic generated and have now become aware of a need within our community (based on internet searches).

My response is to try to partner with specialist online Christian Psychiatric ministries and gain permission to use their expert articles on this issue. I am awaiting their responses but this is an example of Christian partnering online. I will of course ensure that all material is referenced to their website, so folks can go to them for support and guidance.

I was pointed to the Christian Concern for our Nation website and was so impressed and moved by their ministry that I am supporting them on this blog and disseminate their articles.

These are just a couple of ways that I am partnering with other Christians online.

I have also had this blessing the other way around, with Ultimate Tube helping me with website exposure on their website and also UK Christian Websites listing me on their exclusive Christian directory.

I know I might be biased as website development for Christians is what I do, but I believe that the Internet is a massive under utilised tool for the Christian community in general.

If you have an urge in your Spirit to have a Christian internet presence, (it could be a website, blog, directory, forum, social networking website or whatever else you can think of), do get in contact for an informal chat today!

The more Christians that are online, supporting one another and linking together creating networks, the more powerful our voices become.

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