Gone Fishing.

This week we'll spend some time reflecting on Pastor Benji's sermon, "This Great Salvation/God's Salvation Plan".

Pastor Benji made reference to two Old Testament passages that should be familiar, but I think it would be beneficial for all of us to read them again: Genesis chapters 6 through 10, and Exodus chapters 8 through 10. You'll notice that the references I wrote are longer than the ones stated by Pastor Benji. That's correct- I would like you to actually find time to sit down, open your Bible, and read it.

The historical plan of salvation, as seen in the Old Testament, was one in which entire households were saved: parents, children, extended family. It was not enough that Noah could enter the ark: God commanded him to save his entire family. It was not enough for Moses to have been delivered from the Nile River as an infant: God gave him a mandate to return to Egypt and be an agent for the deliverance of an entire nation.

As we continue in our "fishing for souls", let's look to this historical context and seek to understand God's heart for families.