Rachel Workman: (The miraculous drought of fish) Luke 5:1-11
5 One
day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen
to the word of God. 2 He
noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them
and were washing their nets. 3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked
Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water.
So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”
5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” Stopping right here, Jesus has told Peter to do something. Peter says Master I've already tried but if you tell me to try again I will. I see obedience and trust. How many times has Jesus asked me to do something again and I didn't trust him enough to do it?This was before Peter even realized who Jesus really was. 6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! 7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. This is how Jesus rolls. Not only did they catch fish because of Peter's trust and obedience but they caught so much that they almost sunk the boats! I want my boat to start sinking! Come to think of it, my boat is already pretty heavy. Thank you Jesus.
8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.” I feel the same way Peter felt at times. Why does Jesus even bother with me my nature is so sinful at times. Thank you Jesus for loving us even though we are wretched sinners. 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.
Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” 11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.
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John Burnett: Luke 5:1-11
5 Now
it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening
to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; 2 and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. 3 And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the [a]people from the boat. People
were hungry for what he was preaching. So much so that he had to be
creative as to how he would get the word to everyone. Getting in the
boat allowed the bank to act as a amphitheater where all could hear and
he would not be surrounded. 4 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 Simon answered and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but [b]I will do as You say and let down the nets.” 6 When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break; 7 so
they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and
help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they
began to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus’ [c]feet, saying, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!” 9 For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken; 10 and so also were [d]James
and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said
to Simon, “Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men.” 11 When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him. Peter
knew who he was almost immediately as he called him Lord and told him
to get away as he was a sinful man. Jesus said that Peter was going to
be catching men. Contrary to what happens to the fish Peter caught, the
men Peter would catch would have eternal life.
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Mike Grimm:
Matthew 4:23
Crowds Follow Jesus
23 Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and
announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
Wherever
Christ went, he confirmed his Divine mission by miracles, which were
emblems of the healing power of his doctrine, and the influences of the
Spirit which
accompanied it. We now find the Saviour's miraculous healing power in
our bodies; but if we are cured by medicine, the praise is equally his.
Mark 1:39
39 So he traveled throughout the region of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and
casting out demons.
Jesus
preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and, to illustrate
and confirm his doctrine, he cast out devils. Note, Christ's doctrine
is Satan's destruction.
Luke 4:44
44 So he continued to travel around, preaching in synagogues throughout Judea.
So Jesus went out from Capernaum and continued to teach about the Kingdom of
God in the synagogues of Galilee. Jesus
continued to go to the Jewish people when they gathered
in the synagogues to proclaim from the Scriptures what the Kingdom
truly was how it would look, and how He had come to inaugurate the
Kingdom of God.
Luke 5:1-11
The First Disciples
5 One
day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great
crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.
2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its
owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught
the crowds from there.
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper,
and let down your nets to catch some fish.” Jesus
did not make a suggestion; He made a command. And He did not order the
disciples to let down their nets to try to catch
fish, He ordered them to put out their nets for a catch of fish. In
other words, Jesus was issuing both a command and a promise. The command
was to put out the nets. The promise was that there would be a catch.
And what a catch it would be!
5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing.
But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!
7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat,
and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.
8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and
said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.”
Peter
not only confessed the greatness (and perhaps the holiness) of our
Lord, but also his own sinfulness. Just what was it that caused Peter to
recognize his sinfulness at this particular
occasion? Peter’s confession is noteworthy.
At the very point that Peter draws nearer to His Lord than ever, he
seems to urge his Lord to depart from him. Peter could have departed
from the Lord Jesus, but his love for Him and His
growing awe prohibited him from doing so. It was like the moth and the
flame. He could not draw apart, but only nearer.
9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others
with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.
Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!”
11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.
Clearly
the main figure on the scene, apart from Jesus himself, is Simon Peter.
It is his boat that Jesus uses. It is he to whom Jesus speaks first,
asking him to go into the deep
water. Conversely, Simon Peter is the only person who speaks to Jesus.
He addresses him as "master" in verse 5:5. But after the miraculous
catch, he addresses him as "Lord" in verse 5:8. Likewise, Simon Peter is
the only one whom Jesus addresses directly;
both when he tells him to go into the deep water (5:4). And, at the end
of the story when he says "Do not be afraid; from now on you’ll be
fishing for people" (5:10).
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