Sermon Tone Analysis

Follow Jesus

Luke 5:1-11 “On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land.

And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing!

But at your word I will let down the nets.”

And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.

They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them.

And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

For he and all who were with him were astoni…”

What does it mean like follow Jesus -

(Explain salvation to your Group.

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2. What did Jesus say we would do if we follow Him ?

Matthew 4:19 “And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.””

3 What happens between follow Jesus and Go make disciples?

Learn to Fish.

4. How do we learn to Fish?

Ask about fishing - Pray

Read about fishing - Study God’s word

Get help fishing - Get a mentor

Spend time fishing - Work at it.

Lost -----------Follow-------------Go

5. Everyone falls somewhere in the time line.

Where are you?

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How long are you going to stay there?

Closing thoughts:

(Remember the illustration about his daughter cleaning her room) Lots of Christens spend there whole life studying and Training but they never Go.

Let students know if they need to make a decisions or have questions to stick around or talk to Jase

ask for students to close in prayer