You Gonna Fish? (2 of 3)
Series: The Power
Jeff Strite
Luke 5:1-11
OPEN: There's an old joke about two fishermen out in a boat. The day was calm and the lake was isolated enough that they were the only fishermen there. The first man baited his hook, threw it into the water and watched the bobber bob on the waves. Suddenly there was a terrific explosion just a couple feet off the portside of the boat. In a few moments dead fish were floating to the surface and his companion was frantically scooping them in with a net.
He was about to ask his friend what had happened, when he saw his friend light a piece of dynamite and throw it into the water… followed by another terrible explosion.
''What do you think you're doing?'' he shouted.
''Fishing'' the guy replied.
''But you can't do that… that's illegal.''
At this point, his friend lit another stick of dynamite threw into his lap and said: Hey, you gonna talk, or you gonna fish?''
APPLY: It's probably only been a few weeks since Jesus first met Peter. The Gospel of John tells us that Peter had first been introduced to Jesus by his brother Andrew And in the previous chapter of Luke (Luke 4:32) Jesus heals Peter's mother-in-law.
As I examined these pieces of information, I realized something I'd never seen before. Up until this time (in Luke 5) Peter has been a ''part timer''. He ''knew'' Jesus - probably had spent some time with Him - but Peter's relationship with Christ was casual and uncommitted. He was kind of like a laid back church-goer.
I can picture him listening to Jesus for awhile and then going back to work. If he needed Jesus for anything special, he'd give Him a call. And if Jesus had need of anything from him, he was more than happy to oblige. Kind of like on this day at the lake.
Peter and his friends have been out fishing all night, and now they're up on the shore cleaning their nets. It's been a rough night - they've worked hard - but they haven't caught a blessed thing but then Jesu ...
Series: The Power
Jeff Strite
Luke 5:1-11
OPEN: There's an old joke about two fishermen out in a boat. The day was calm and the lake was isolated enough that they were the only fishermen there. The first man baited his hook, threw it into the water and watched the bobber bob on the waves. Suddenly there was a terrific explosion just a couple feet off the portside of the boat. In a few moments dead fish were floating to the surface and his companion was frantically scooping them in with a net.
He was about to ask his friend what had happened, when he saw his friend light a piece of dynamite and throw it into the water… followed by another terrible explosion.
''What do you think you're doing?'' he shouted.
''Fishing'' the guy replied.
''But you can't do that… that's illegal.''
At this point, his friend lit another stick of dynamite threw into his lap and said: Hey, you gonna talk, or you gonna fish?''
APPLY: It's probably only been a few weeks since Jesus first met Peter. The Gospel of John tells us that Peter had first been introduced to Jesus by his brother Andrew And in the previous chapter of Luke (Luke 4:32) Jesus heals Peter's mother-in-law.
As I examined these pieces of information, I realized something I'd never seen before. Up until this time (in Luke 5) Peter has been a ''part timer''. He ''knew'' Jesus - probably had spent some time with Him - but Peter's relationship with Christ was casual and uncommitted. He was kind of like a laid back church-goer.
I can picture him listening to Jesus for awhile and then going back to work. If he needed Jesus for anything special, he'd give Him a call. And if Jesus had need of anything from him, he was more than happy to oblige. Kind of like on this day at the lake.
Peter and his friends have been out fishing all night, and now they're up on the shore cleaning their nets. It's been a rough night - they've worked hard - but they haven't caught a blessed thing but then Jesu ...
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