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22
2012

Gone Fishin’

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Gone Fishin' (Mark 1:14-20)

Pastor Jeff RaffaufPastor Jeff Raffauf, January 22, 2012
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Mark 1:14-20

14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

16 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20 And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him. (ESV)



About Pastor Jeff Raffauf: The Reverend Jeffery A. Raffauf was appointed Senior Pastor of the West Lawn United Methodist Church on July 1, 2000. He is an elder in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church. He previously served the Jonestown UMC in Lebanon County (1982-1992) and the Columbia UMC in Lancaster County (1992-2000). Pastor Jeff grew up in the West Lawn area, and specifically, in the West Lawn UMC. He considers it both a great privilege and a great challenge to minister in the community that played such an important role in his life. He is a graduate of Wilson High School, Penn State University (’77, BA in Sociology), and Wesley Theological Seminary (’82, M.Div.) in Washington, D.C. Jeff is married to Cheryl Flynn Raffauf, of Baltimore, MD. They have two grown children, Justin and Andrea, who are now serving the community in their own careers of education and counseling, respectively. Jeff and Cheryl have long felt a strong commitment to ministry in the community as a part of all they do in the Church. They are enthusiastic about working together to fulfill the vision of this church, which is “to invite, embrace, and empower all to be the family of God in Christ.” If you would like to share with them in this exciting ministry, please be in touch with the Raffaufs by contacting them at the church, or join them in worship this Sunday. Email Pastor Jeff at jeff@westlawnumc.org
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