When was the last time God amazed you? Maybe this season of social isolation is one where God is teaching you new things about Himself. If so please share that with us. Make a brief video and email to Pastor Drew. We would love to share some of what God is doing.
In our face to face encounters with Jesus this week, Simon Peter is amazed by Jesus. What may be surprising is that the miracle we will look at in Luke 5, is not the first miracle Peter witnessed Jesus do. Jesus had healed Peter's mother in law.
But it is the miracle of the fish that changes Peter. It shows him how capable Jesus really is. And it is a message that all of us need to hear. Join us online this Sunday for "Amazed: a face to face encounter with Jesus.
Luke 5:1-11
5 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He 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.
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So 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.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and 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.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.