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Luke 5:1-11. King James Version. 5 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Simon Peter is astonished and ashamed, falling at the Lord’s knees and saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord” (Luke 5:8). Jesus responds to Simon Peter and the other disciples, saying, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men” (Luke 5:10).
Jesus shows up and changes the lives of Simon, James and John dramatically in Luke 5:1-11, the text we are studying for Sunday, January 10. I usually think of this as Luke’s version of “calling the disciples,” but we may want to ask ourselves whether that's accurate.
On the surface it would be easy to hear today’s story (Luke 5:1-11) as one in which Jesus fulfills the desires of Peter and the others; the desire to catch fish, the desire to be successful, the desire to make a living.
Reflecting on Luke 5 1-11. Simon does a favor for Jesus with his fishing boat, then experiences the catch of a lifetime, then leaves everything and follows Jesus, in Luke 5:1-11, the text we are studying for Sunday, January 10. [Some notes on the text are here.]
1. (1-3) Jesus teaches from a boat. So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.
1. (Luke 5:17-19) Jesus’ teaching is interrupted. Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.