Archbishop Peter Jensen’s weekly online series on The Essential Jesus (the gospel of Luke). In each study the Archbishop will lead us through the book we intend on giving away to as many people as possible.
STEP 1: READING
Read Luke chapter 5, verses 1-16.
STEP 2: REFLECTION
Jesus was so crowded that he taught from a fishing boat. The fishermen were fishless after fishing all night. Jesus, the Lord of nature, lead them to a huge catch of fish. They are stunned. Simon Peter sees more here than a miracle. He glimpses God at work. Suddenly, he is aware of his own unworthiness, and he comes to Jesus not as a fishless fisherman, but as a failed man, a sinner. He wants Jesus to leave, out of shame; he wants Jesus to stay, out of need. Jesus takes him (with his friends) and changes the course of his whole life. He creates disciples, those who would leave everything to follow him and learn from him. Jesus turned their old job into their new job. They became 'fishers of men', seeking to find others who would also enter the kingdom of God by submitting to Jesus.
STEP 3: DISCUSSION
1 Why did Jesus do miracles? What relationship did they have to his teaching?
2 If Jesus is the Son of God, why did he pray?
3 What do we learn about repentance form this passage?
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Prepare for the next study by reading the rest of Luke chapter 5. (p20)
