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Luke 5:1-6
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Tinkerbell
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okay......
Tinkerbell
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Mikeinsmd said:
Hint: faith
This short passage has a lot in it. Think about these questions.
<list>What was Jeus doing?
What size was the crowd?
What did Jesus ask of Simon (soon to be called Peter)?
What had Simon been doing all night?
What was Simon doing when Jesus asked him to lanch his boat?
What was Simon's reaction?
What was Simon's reaction when told to lower his nets by Jesus?
What happend?
What does all of this teach us?
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<list>What was Jeus doing?
What size was the crowd?
What did Jesus ask of Simon (soon to be called Peter)?
What had Simon been doing all night?
What was Simon doing when Jesus asked him to lanch his boat?
What was Simon's reaction?
What was Simon's reaction when told to lower his nets by Jesus?
What happend?
What does all of this teach us?
</list>
Tinkerbell
Baby blues
Okay, first of all, the net BEGAN to break. If I remember the rest of the story later, Jesus did this to bring Simon (Peter) into his apostles. After they had gotten the fish in, he asked Simon and his brother to throw down their nets and he would show them how to be fishers of men.
And the follow up to the breaking net is that Simon asked his fellow fishermen to come help him pull the fish in, and there were so many of them that they sank the boat. 
<list>What was Jesus doing?
Jesus was preaching to the people.
What size was the crowd?
The crowd was very large and was pressing toward Him.
What did Jesus ask of Simon (soon to be called Peter)?
Jesus asked Simon to put out in his boat so that Jesus could continue preaching to the crowd.
What had Simon been doing all night?
Simon had been fishing all night with no catch to show for it.
What was Simon doing when Jesus asked him to launch his boat?
He was washing his nets. This implies that he kept his nets in good repair and that they were not rotten. Simon was a fisherman by trade and took care of his equipment.
What was Simon's reaction?
</list>Simon did not hesitate; he let Jesus use his boat to preach from and put out a little bit from shore so the crowd would not press on Jesus.
<list> What was Simon's reaction when told to lower his nets by Jesus?
Simon indicated that he had already been working hard all night, dusk to dawn, 12 to 13 hours, and caught nothing, but he would obey Jesus anyway.
What happened?
Simon caught lots of fish, so many that his nets actually started to break. This is no big deal to a fisherman; a good catch is worth having to mend the nets. Simon received a great blessing for his faith and obedience.
What does all of this teach us?
</list>This teaches us that we need to have faith in Jesus, trust and obey Him even when our own wisdom, experience, or the wisdom of the world says that Jesus' way is foolishness. When we do, we are blessed with things beyond our expectations and measure.
Jesus was preaching to the people.
What size was the crowd?
The crowd was very large and was pressing toward Him.
What did Jesus ask of Simon (soon to be called Peter)?
Jesus asked Simon to put out in his boat so that Jesus could continue preaching to the crowd.
What had Simon been doing all night?
Simon had been fishing all night with no catch to show for it.
What was Simon doing when Jesus asked him to launch his boat?
He was washing his nets. This implies that he kept his nets in good repair and that they were not rotten. Simon was a fisherman by trade and took care of his equipment.
What was Simon's reaction?
</list>Simon did not hesitate; he let Jesus use his boat to preach from and put out a little bit from shore so the crowd would not press on Jesus.
<list> What was Simon's reaction when told to lower his nets by Jesus?
Simon indicated that he had already been working hard all night, dusk to dawn, 12 to 13 hours, and caught nothing, but he would obey Jesus anyway.
What happened?
Simon caught lots of fish, so many that his nets actually started to break. This is no big deal to a fisherman; a good catch is worth having to mend the nets. Simon received a great blessing for his faith and obedience.
What does all of this teach us?
</list>This teaches us that we need to have faith in Jesus, trust and obey Him even when our own wisdom, experience, or the wisdom of the world says that Jesus' way is foolishness. When we do, we are blessed with things beyond our expectations and measure.
Not quite true. Their boats did not sink; they brought them to land.vraiblonde said:And the follow up to the breaking net is that Simon asked his fellow fishermen to come help him pull the fish in, and there were so many of them that they sank the boat.
So what does Luke 5:7-11 teach?
It was often taught to me - and implied - that Peter dropped everything without question upon this single miracle, not having known Jesus at all.
But John's gospel says differently - that Andrew was a follower of John the Baptist, and *immediately* upon meeting Jesus, he went and got his brother Peter. For both stories to be accurate - Peter already knew about Jesus. It's also likely that the OTHER disciple in John was John - Peter's fishing partner. There's almost no chance at this point in Peter's life that he didn't KNOW Jesus already - what was different was, it was at this time Jesus actually called him to follow - and Peter was willing (albeit, a bit afraid).
So to add a bit to it - these were not impetuous decisions made on the part of men who reacted with their feelings. They'd had plenty of time to think about it.
But John's gospel says differently - that Andrew was a follower of John the Baptist, and *immediately* upon meeting Jesus, he went and got his brother Peter. For both stories to be accurate - Peter already knew about Jesus. It's also likely that the OTHER disciple in John was John - Peter's fishing partner. There's almost no chance at this point in Peter's life that he didn't KNOW Jesus already - what was different was, it was at this time Jesus actually called him to follow - and Peter was willing (albeit, a bit afraid).
So to add a bit to it - these were not impetuous decisions made on the part of men who reacted with their feelings. They'd had plenty of time to think about it.