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Luke 5:1-11

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1One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.

2He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.

3He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”

5Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

6When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.

7So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”

9For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

10and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”

11So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

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1)       According to verse 1 what was happening around Jesus as he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret?

o   People were

§  Crowding around him.

§  And listening to the word of God.

 

2)       According to verse 2 what did Jesus see at the water’s edge?

o   Jesus saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.

 

3)       According to verse 3 what did Jesus ask Simon to do after he got into his boat?

o   Jesus asked him to put out a little from shore.

 

4)       According to verse 3 what did Jesus do after the boat was a little from shore?

o   Jesus

§  Sat down.

§  And taught the people from the boat.

 

5)       According to verse 4 what did Jesus ask Simon to do when he had finished speaking?

o   Jesus asked Simon to

§  Put out into deep water.

§  And let down the nets for a catch.

 

6)       According to verse 5 why did Simon say he would let down the nets regardless of the fact that they had worked hard all night and hadn’t caught anything?

o   He did it.

o   Because

o   Jesus said so.

 

7)       According to verse 6 what did Simon and all his companions catch when they had let down the nets?

o   They caught such a large number of fish.

o   That

o   Their nets began to break.

 

8)       According to verse 7 what happened when Simon’s partners in the other boat came and helped them?

o   They filled both boats so full.

o   That

o   They began to sink.

 

9)       What lesson can we learn from Simon?

o   We would be blessed.

o   When

o   Jesus’ word has supremacy in our lives.

 

10)   According to verse 8 what did Simon do when he saw what happened?

o   He

§  Fell at Jesus’ knees.

§  And said,

Ø  “Go away from me, Lord. 

Ø  I am a sinful man!”

 

11)   In accordance with what Simon’s immediate confession to Jesus about himself as a sinful man in verse 8 what is our diagnosis of his spiritual condition?

o   He lived a life of repentance.

 

12)   In accordance with what Simon’s telling Jesus to go away from him a sinful man in verse 8 what was the conception of Jesus that he had gained from the incident?

o   He got a glimpse of the

§  Transcendence.

§  And holiness of Jesus.

 

13)   According to verses 9 and 10 who were astonished at the catch of fish that had been taken?

o   Simon and all his companions were.

o   So were

§  James and John.

§  The sons of Zebedee.

§  Simon’s partners.

 

14)   According to verse 10 what did Jesus say to Simon?

o   Don’t be afraid.

o   From now on you will fish for people.

 

15)   According to verse 11 what did Simon, James and John do?

o   They

§  Pulled their boats up on shore.

§  Left everything.

§  And followed Jesus.

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Luke 5:1-11

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