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Introduction
Greetings…
Theme: Expound
Lesson Today: Expound
We Must Learn Something
We Must Be Willing To Learn.
To be a disciple of Christ one we must be willing to admit we don’t know everything.
We all know people that have the attitude “No one can teach me anything.”
As we just noticed in our text Jesus was preaching by the Sea of Galilee.
Nearby, Peter was beside his fishing boat cleaning his nets.
He and his partners had been fishing all night but had caught nothing but likely mud and sore muscles.
We can almost see Peter over a bit cleaning the mud and weeds out of the knots of the net while listening to Jesus teach.
This wasn’t the first time, of course, Peter had met Jesus.
Peter traveled with Christ to Judea but had gone back to Galilee to his former occupation.
As Jesus preached, on the shore, more and more people came to hear him.
As the crowd grew they pressed Jesus back against the sea.
You can almost imagine as Jesus backed up his feet and sandals feeling the water behind him, he turned and made his way to Peter and his boat.
He asked the fisherman to push the boat out to sea a bit so he could use this boat as a makeshift pulpit.
Now what do you think Peter was doing at this point?
He was “listening” but what was he listening to?
Remember how Luke 5:1 starts…
Peter was listening to Jesus teach the “word of God.”
Simply put you cannot be a disciple of Jesus the Christ without listening to him through his word and learning what he has to say.
Summary
Many claim to be disciples of Jesus but they remain ignorant of his word day after day, year after year.
No one can be a disciple of Christ and stay ignorant of God’s word.
Secondly, as disciples of Christ…
We Must Understand Something
Learning Vs Understanding.
As you have heard me say over and over there is a huge difference between “knowing information” and understanding that information.”
One means to have the knowledge of something particular while understanding means to have a full grasp of that knowledge.
Wisdom goes one step further by allowing us to understand how to apply that knowledge and understanding.
Jesus ever aware of this in his creation demonstrates this truth to Peter.
When Jesus finished his sermon he turns to Peter and asked him to “let down his fishing nets into the deep for a catch.”
Peter knew what ever fisherman on the Sea of Galilee knew and that was the time to fish was at night not during the day.
The place to fish was in the shallow water, not the deep.
Not to mention he had just been up all night and was exhausted.
It would have been perfectly natural for Peter to feel some resentment at having a carpenter tell him a professional fisherman how to fish.
In fact his first response might even indicate this, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing.”
The word Master here is not the typical word.
It is only used in Luke account of Jesus and Jesus only and it is a compound word that means “stand over” or one that has complete authority over another.
Peter understood something, he understood Jesus was his Master and he was the slave.
Hence, Peter’s next statement, “But at your word I will let down the nets.”
How did Jesus reward Peter’s obedience?
By having the nets so full Peter needed help bringing them in and the nets were tearing apart from the weight.
Not only this James and John brought their boat over and both boats were so full they were in danger of sinking.
Summary
Most of the time, the teachings and demands of God through his word make sense to us but that isn’t always a guarantee.
The question isn’t “Is this reasonable to me.”
The questions is “Is this what Christ has asked of me to do.”
Having now this learning of God’s word and this understanding that Jesus is master we find that discipleship has another requirement.
It requires…
We Must Acknowledge Something
Jesus Is Lord Of Everything.
Peter had witnessed Jesus turning the water into grape juice (John 2:1-11).
Peter had witnessed Jesus heal the nobleman’s son (John 4:46-54).
Peter had been present for many other signs and wonders (John 2:23; John 3:2).
However, none of those miracles actually affected him personally.
This miracle occurred to him, involved his occupation, and was done where he lived.
It caused Peter to acknowledge that Jesus is Lord of “everything.”
As Peter saw Jesus in this new light he also found himself in a new light.
He fell down on his knees and said, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man” like every person has responded when confronted with power and glory of God.
Summary
To be a disciple of Christ we must acknowledge two truths.
First, we must acknowledge that Jesus is “our everything” i.e., he is our Lord.
Secondly, as we acknowledge Jesus is our everything we must also acknowledge we are “nothing” and need Jesus.
Discipleship in Christ requires also…
We Must Change Something
Become Fishers Of Men.
When Peter recognized the great gulf between him and Jesus he begged Jesus, to “depart from him.”
Thankfully Jesus did not grant his wish but instead responded by drawing Peter closer to him.
How did Jesus draw Peter closer to him?
By requesting a change in Peter, a change to “”not being afraid and a change his occupation.”
“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”
Peter’s new occupation was to “be catching men.”
The word “catching” here is in the present tense meaning continuous action.
This was not a “one-time” action but a “lifelong” action.
The word “catch” literally means “to catch alive.”
In other words, Peter was going to be bringing men to Christ “catching men and women” so that they could be “made of live” by him who “give life.”
Summary
There is a sign I once read that said, “My business is serving God.
I sell pencils to pay the bills.”
Discipleship requires a change in our understanding of God.
We also see from our text that discipleship requires…
We Must Give Up Something
Full-Time Discipleship.
As mentioned before, Peter had followed Jesus for a time but had gone back home.
Jesus was now asking Peter to be a “full-time” disciple.
There is no doubt that Peter and his fishing partners had a thriving business.
They were able to hire servants (Mark 1:20).
James and John’s mother financially supported Jesus and his disciples (Matthew 27:55-56; Luke 8:3).
John was known to the High Priest (John 18:15).
Jesus was asking these men to leave their highly profitable business and follow him.
This wasn’t an unusual request from Jesus.
In Luke 14:33 Jesus declared…
In Mark 10:21 Jesus told the rich man…
Summary
The point isn’t that each one of us has to sell everything we have to obey God and live for him.
The point is that we must be willing to change and get rid of anything that would hinder us from eternity with our God.
Conclusion
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