Jesus Teaches A Fisherman

Peters Commitment

Peter has seen Jesus heal people

Seen Jesus cast out demons

He has been semi-following Jesus

bus has not yet become a true believer

Peter knows that there is something special about Jesus

Maybe Peter knows that Jesus is the Messiah

but Peter still has not realized that Jesus is God

Peter does not realize the Holiness of Jesus

He sees Jesus as a man

a man from God

the next ruler of Israel as the Messiah maybe

but he does not see Jesus as

Isaiah 6:1–4 LSB

In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is Yahweh of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory.” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called out, while the house of God was filling with smoke.

or like John saw Him in Revelation

Revelation 1:12–16 LSB

Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands; and in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash. And His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters, and having in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp two-edged sword which comes out of His mouth, and His face was like the sun shining in its power.

Peter has not had his eyes opened to who Jesus really is

Jesus is going to give Peter the calling of his life

Peter is already a professional fisherman

and on this day he probably thinks that this will be it for the rest of his life

Peter has all the gear, boats etc.

a lobster man does not go into this profession lightly the cost to get set up is the

hundred thousand s gear boat license

it is a commitment for life

Peter has made this commitment to be a fisherman for his livelihood

Peter is going to meet God/ Jesus for the first time

Read Luke 5 1-11

Pray

The Providence of God

The Providence of God

the act of providing, or governing the universe By the Sovereign King

God is not passive He does not let the universe just go

He controls every aspect of everything.  nothing happens by chance or outside His providence

Nothing happens outside of the sovereign kings say so

so lets look at the account in this passage

V 1 Now it happened not a specific time

but the perfect time

the crowd was pressing...

listening to the Word of God/ God speaking

Lake Gennasaret / sea of Galilee

the people was pressing Jesus right into the water

And there just happened to be 2 boats nearby

V 2 with some random fishermen mending their nets from fishing last night

V 3 Jesus got into one of the boats which by just coincidence was Simons / Peters boat

what the sermon was we don’t know

Peter is probably not really listening.

he has been up all night

hes still needs to mend on his nets to be ready for going out again that night

he has not been to bed yet

so he is probably tired and cranky. and irritable

the events of last night

and the events of this morning

has Jesus and Peter in the boat together alone

to set up the next scene going fishing

Let’s Go Fishing

V 4 go out into the deep

Peter is already tired from fishing all night

and the carpenter wants to go fishing

the nets are clean ready to be put away for the day

if I throw them in I will have to start all over again

V 5 Peter gives his answer

Master a respectful leadership title

the fish are not there I know we tried all night

we tried every way we know how to catch fish but

But at your word

after all you did heal my mother in law

it’s the least I could do

I will humor you and take you out in the boat

and I will cast out the net

Peter had reasons not to cast out the net

But he did, He obeyed what Jesus said to do

V 6 the nets began to break

Jesus God, in his almighty power herded 100s of fish into the nets

The all knowing Jesus Knew where the fish were

V 7 the other boat was called

Peters Eyes Are Opened

Peter the one who has been semi following Jesus

who has seen the miracles

who has heard the teachings

who has been around Jesus for a year

the miracles have wowed him, like everybody else

His Sabbath learning have taught him that God is Holy, all powerful, all knowing,

The scales have been dropped from the eyes of Peter

he now realizes that Jesus is the creator God

Jesus is all powerful, all knowing

Peter has seen God’s glory

it is what Isaiah realized when he was in the presence of the almighty

Isaiah 6:5 LSB

Then I said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of hosts.”

and what John realized about himself when he was in Heaven in his vision

Revelation 1:17 LSB

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not fear; I am the first and the last,

V 8 Peter saw in that moment the face of the Almighty

saw the face of Holiness

and realized the sinfulness of his sin

Exalting Jesus in Luke Jesus Has a Holiness that Exposes Us to Ourselves (Luke 5:1–11)

John Calvin wrote in The Institutes of Christian Religion, “Man never attains to a true knowledge of himself until he has contemplated the face of God, and come down after such contemplation to look into himself

He realizes he deserves hell for his sin

and his heart acknowledges that he is in the presence of a holy God

Go away from me I cannot be in you presence

the sin exposed in me by your presence is more than I could bear

V 9-10

James and John were also amazed

Don’t be terrified

at the moment that they recognize their sin Jesus draws them nearer

and gives them an eternal commission

to capture dead people and bring them to life

that is what happens every time someone is saved

When God the Holy Spirit reveals to us the sinfulness of our sin

Jesus gave Peter Andrew, James and John their part in the Kingdom.

And They Left Everything

V 11 the biggest ever catch of their lives

they could have said Wow Jesus with you as our partner we could be rich

but that was the last thing on their minds

they left everything

just walked away from the boatloads of fish

to follow Jesus

Following Jesus requires an ultimate commitment

When Jesus calls us to follow Him we partake in bringing glory to God

we have the greatest calling on earth

but we have to be willing to give up everything

we may not have to give up everything but we must be willing

The Lord’s mission for us must be the top priority