Children's Sunday school stories

The Fishing Trip

by Mike

A fish story worth telling.

Topics:
Christianity, Witnessing

Target Audience:
Grades 1-6 (Ages 6-12)

It was a clear crisp autumn morning, and Randy had just finished his morning Bible reading. He drew in a deep breath of refreshing mountain air as the morning sun reflected off the surface of the lake. From the cabin's porch, Randy could see his brother down on the boat dock. He quickly put away his Bible and walked down to the dock to join him.

"What are you doing Billy?" Randy asked.

Billy looked up and said, "I'm fishing!"

Randy looked around and saw Billy's fishing pole and tackle box lying on the dock next to him. Next to the tackle box was a bucket filled with lake water. Randy asked, "Don't you mean you're getting ready to go fishing?"

Billy answerd, "No, I've been fishing for about half an hour."

Randy suppressed a giggle and said, "Billy, you don't have a worm on your hook and your fishing line isn't even in the water. How could you be fishing?"

Billy smiled and said, "It's simple. You see, I have on my fishing hat and my life jacket. When fish swim by, they will see a fisherman sitting on the dock and jump out of the water and land in the bucket."

Randy burst out laughing, "Billy you won't catch any fish that way! You have to put a worm on your hook and throw your fishing line into the water."

Billy quickly replied, "I don't like touching the worms. They're slimy. I hate taking the fish off the hook because it's hard and I sometimes get stuck by their fins."

Randy stopped laughing, "Billy, you'll never catch anything by hoping the fish see you are a fisherman. You need to put your fishing line in the water. Come on, I'll help you."

Some Christians have a similar thought process when it comes to reaching others with the Good News of Jesus Christ. You see, some Christians figure that people will see them going to church, helping others, or maybe see the "I love Jesus" bumper sticker on their cars. They believe when others see that they are Christians, they will simply follow them to church.

Jesus told us to go everywhere and share the Good News with everyone. However, sometimes it may be hard to talk to people and share your faith. We may be afraid someone will laugh or make fun of us. To share the Good News when ever we have the chance, we need to be prepared. We can prepare by reading our Bibles and praying to God. It's also important to have a well balanced church to attend regularly. In that way we can share with others about our own church home.

So don't just look like a Christian. Get to know the people around you, and share with them the Good News about our Lord.