Who are you Connected with? | John Giftah | Inspirational Christian Sermon

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Gifta International. Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. I'm gonna

talk to you today from an important passage that most of you may be very

familiar with, and it is found in Luke chapter five. There's a moment

when Peter and the gang had fished all night caught nothing, and there's a

moment where Jesus finishes speaking. He uses Peter's boat as the platform to preach,

and then he says, let's go catch some fish, and in verse

five, Peter says, we worked hard last night and then catch anything.

But if you say so, I let the nets down again. And this

time they had a knitbreaking load of fish. That worse seven is what I

want you guys to focus on. It says that they had to shout out

for help, or in different translations, it says they signaled to their partners,

they waved to their friends, or you know, the coworkers. The

different translations use different choice of words, but in simple words, it says,

you know, somebody they were connected with right to come and help them.

And so when they came forward and they were able to fill both the

boats with fish, that both of the boats were on the verge of sinking.

And the latter versus talk about how the other partners were James and John,

the sons of Zebite, which also refers to the fact that Peter was

not alone. You know, I was kind of like, you know,

trying to break my head on this because it says when Jesus said I want

you to cast down, you know, into the waters, into the deep

side to catch more fish, it seems like there was only Peter and Jesus

at the scene, right, That's what it looked like. But it actually

goes on to talk about how you know inverse six that this time their nets

were so filled, which means that it was not just Peter. There were

others who were working alongside with Peter, like it was his boat with his

gang. You know, there were people connected with Peter that they had to

signal to other partners in other boats, and that is John and James.

What I want you guys to understand here is that it was not just the

one man show right Peter was running. It was he was connected with people.

And we'll think about this. It was not just Peter who got blessed.

Yes, the focus is on Peter because he ends up saying, you

know, I'm a sinful man. Depart from me, and then Jesus calls

out Peter. God, Jesus is calling out you know, John and James

to become his disciples. And the Bible says once they reached the show,

they left their boats and they followed Jesus. That's what the Bible says.

But but I wanted you to understand there were other people also in that It

was not just Peter, because if you see different translations, is talk about

how they had to, you know, catch a lot of fish that they

had to call out. It was not saying he called out right, they

had to and different ways of understanding that there were people connected with Peter.

What I want you guys to understand is when Jesus did the miracle for Peter,

Jesus did the miracle mainly or primarily, it focuses on Peter, but

other people who are also blessed because they were connected with Peter. Are you

getting what I'm saying. It's so important that you check yourself who you are

connected with. Sometimes you may be saying, you know what, I don't

have direct access for the blessing like you know, in the sense that not

everybody had that same conversation or the opportunity to talk to Jesus. At this

point, we don't even know who the other people were. But the truth

is Peter had a direct connection. Jesus speaks to Peter. In fact,

if you read a couple of verses before, it says that Jesus had asked

Peter to put the boat further into the water so that he could start preaching,

which means he had a conversation with Jesus. Right. Means that even

though other men you know who are connected with Peter do not have the same

opportunity of privilege as Peter did at that point, they still got a blessing

because they were connected to Peter. What I want you to understand is you

may not directly get the kind of blessing or favor right away like some people

like you know, Peter did. You know, I do believe that God

has a different call and a different purpose for each individual. But but what

I want you to understand is not everybody gets the same degree or the same

nature of a blessing like you know, in this case, like I said,

Peter was the only one who got a direct opportunity to talk to Jesus

at this point, which others who were connected with Peter did not. But

they got a share of the blessing just because they were connected with Peter,

even though they were not directly connected with Jesus. Even though they directly they

not they do not have an opportunity to converse with Jesus. And you also

see because the boat belonged to Peter, you know, it was it was

something like maybe they were just working for Peter. They didn't own a boat,

they didn't have the opportunity to give Jesus a platform like Peter did.

But the fact that they saw that you know, Peter was there, they

were connected with Peter, they also got the blessing. What I want you

to understand is today, even if you don't get the direct opportunity that you're

hoping for, even though you don't get the vision, you know opportunities or

you know steps towards you're calling your purpose, your goals, your your ministry,

your carryer more, whatever it is you're praying about. You know,

even though you don't have the direct opportunity, maybe if you can see a

Peter around you, maybe somebody who's getting the opportunity that you wish, you

could get connected with them, because you are going to get your share of

the blessing. And that's when God sees that you're faithful in that little he

will also take you to the next level. Maybe you can get the opportunity

to own your own boat and get a direct opportunity to us with Jesus like

Peter who had a direct opportunity. I mean, I'm just giving you an

analogy here, right. I hope you're getting what I'm saying. That's the

way I'm saying. Even if you don't get the direct opportunity right away,

it's okay, but get connected, get plugged in, get you know,

into the line. How do I say this? You know, get get

close to a Peter, somebody who's already getting what you have been praying about.

Today, I want you to pay attention to check who are you connected

with? Who are the people connected with? Are they further towards your calling?

Are the people who have what you've been praying about? You know,

we have a tendency to, you know, be jealous of those people,

But can we be connected with them instead of being jealous? Connected with them

and pray for a moment where you can support their course, support their vision,

stand with them, because when they get blessed, you're also going to

get blessed. You know, there's this famous quote. I think most of

you may know it, Show me your friend, and I will show you

you know who you are or where you're going to go, and so on

and so forth. And the Bible also talks about in the in the in

the Old Testament, it talks about you know, you know how the right

kind of people will shape you. You know, when you're connected with the

right friends, godly people or wise people, you know you're also going to

get that. You know, it's like high end sharpening iron. You know

you'll be drubbed with greatness. But at the same time, it's it's interesting

because a lot of times we do focus on, yes, we need to

reach out to the other people, reach out to those in darkness. But

there's also an important thing to note that as much as it's your mission is

to reach out to those who are in the darkness, who are you know

who need to get to know about the light of Christ. All of that

is true, shine your light, all of that is true, but you

also need to get to a place where you're connected with those in the light.

You need to be connected with those who are going to sharpen your skills.

Those are going to help you grow. They're going to teach you,

they're gonna equip you, they're going to stand by you, they're going to

cheer you on, encourage you, they're gonna be with you. Because through

that process, when they are going to get blessed, you're also going to

get a portion of your blessing. And that's going to be like the parable

of talents. Even though what you get maybe just one and somebody else may

beginning ten, but that one will give you an opportunity to be faithful in

that little so that you can be ready for the multiple for more that God

gives you, so that you can prove yourself, show that you were faithful

in that little and through that process you are able to get to the next

level that God has for you. Amen, God bless you. You've been

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