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Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; John 1:35-51

Leave the Nets

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Leave the Nets

Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; John 1:35-51

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Leave the Nets

Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; John 1:35-51

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This song belongs to the Matthew collection. 8 recordings are available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Verse 1] Andrew heard the Baptist witness, Found his brother, brought him near. Philip called Nathanael, Though Nazareth drew a sneer. At the lake, the crowds pressed closely; Simon lent his boat for speech. When the teaching ended, nets Went down into the deep. [Chorus] Leave the nets upon the shoreline. Leave the boats and follow Him. A greater catch than silver fish Awaits beyond the rim. Leave the nets upon the shoreline; The ordinary day is done. Those who hauled the lake at morning Will gather souls beneath the Son. [Verse 2] All night labor yielded nothing, Yet at His word they tried again. Fish filled both the boats to sinking; Simon fell before Him then. Fear not, fisherman of Galilee; A different work would rise. James and John left Zebedee Beneath the open skies. [Bridge] One heard, one brought another. One doubted, then believed. The call moved person into person; A band of witnesses was formed. [Final Chorus] Leave the nets upon the shoreline, Not because the sea was small, But because the One who filled it Had spoken through a greater call.

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Matthew 4: Sonship tested before the crowds arrive

Jesus enters the wilderness after the Father has named him Son, and each temptation presses on what that identity will mean in practice. Hunger is real, Scripture is quoted on both sides, and Jesus answers from Israel’s wilderness texts rather than turning sonship into self-provision, spectacle, or worship exchanged for rule. After the tempter leaves, Matthew moves to Galilee, where John’s imprisonment marks a transition rather than the end of the proclamation. Isaiah’s light rises in the old territories of Zabulon and Nephthalim, Jesus announces the kingdom, and two pairs of brothers leave fishing work to follow him. Teaching, preaching, and healing then move together across a widening map, explaining why the crowds gather for what follows.

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