Following Jesus looks like moving out of our comfort zones & joining him in mission. To listen to the audio, go to http://www.newcitychurch.ca/#/resources/sermons and find the message, "Going Fishing with Jesus", given by Pastor John Ferguson on May 26, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary.

1. Luke 5:1-11
Page 860 in our guest Bibles.
Today’s Scripture:

3. “Do you want to sell
sugar water for the
rest of your life, or
do you want to
COME WITH ME
and CHANGE
THE WORLD?”

4. It’s possible to invest our lives
in all sorts of trivialities
& miss the opportunity to invest
in what’s most important.

6. “I have seen
EVERYTHING
that is done under
the sun, & behold,
ALL IS VANITY
& a striving
after the wind.”
~ King Solomon in Ecclesiastes 1:4

7. Luke 5:1-11
“Going
Fishing
with
Jesus”
image: Jesus Arpon

8. On one occasion, while the crowd
LUKE 5:1-2
was pressing upon him to hear the
word of God, he was standing by
two boats by the lake, but the
the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw
fishermen had gone out of them

9. and were washing their nets. Getting
LUKE 5:2-3
into one of the boats, which was
Simon’s, he asked him to put out a
and taught the people from the
little from the land. And he sat down
boat....

10. The “Jesus Boat” (27’ x 7.5’)
is a 1st century boat
recovered from the Sea of Galilee.

12. And when he had finished speaking,
LUKE 5:4
he said to Simon, “Put out into the
deep and let down your nets for a
catch....”

13. And Simon answered, “Master, we
LUKE 5:5
toiled all night and took nothing!
But at your word I will let down
the nets....”

14. And when they had done this, they
LUKE 5:6
enclosed a large number of fish,
and their nets were breaking....

15. They signaled to their partners in
LUKE 5:7
another boat to come and help
them. And they came and filled the
boats, so that they began to sink....

16. But when Simon Peter saw it, he
LUKE 5:8
fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying,
“Depart from me, for I am a
sinful man, O Lord....”

17. “Here was
THE LORD
of fish and fishermen,
THE LORD
of nature,
THE LORD
of men and
their daily work.”

18. For he and all who were with him
LUKE 5:9-10
were astonished at the catch of fish
they had taken, and also James
were partners with Simon. And
and John, sons of Zebedee, who
Jesus said to Simon,

19. You’re right, Simon. Away from me!
You foul, unclean, wretched beast.
You’re sin disqualifies you from
from being a follower of me....

20. Jesus said to Simon, “Do NOT
LUKE 5:10
be afraid...;

21. Jesus said to Simon, “Do NOT
LUKE 5:10
be afraid; from now on you will
be catching men....”

22. And when they brought their boats
LUKE 5:11
to land, they left everything,
and followed him.

23. Why does Luke include this story
in his historical biography
of Jesus?
Important Question

24. Following Jesus looks like
MOVING OUT of
our COMFORT ZONES
&
JOINING HIM
in HIS MISSION.

25. Being CURIOUS
is a prerequisite to
KNOWING Jesus.
1
image: cristian arismendi

26. Being a SINNER is a
prerequisite
to FOLLOWING Jesus.
2
image: will foster

27. 3
Being WILLING
is a prerequisite
to JOINING Jesus.
image: somebody_

28. “ Jesus doesn’t ask about
our ABILITIES
or INABILITIES,
but only
our AVAILABILITY.
”~ anonymous

29. Examine:
What is holding me back?
Assignment

30. If you say, “I’ll obey you, Jesus, IF my
career thrives, IF my health is good, IF
my family is together,” then the
thing that’s on the OTHER SIDE
of that IF is your REAL
MASTER, your real goal.
If he calls you to follow him,
HE MUST BE THE GOAL.”
~ Tim Keller, Kings Cross

31. Dream:
How could the future
be different?
Assignment

32. “When Jesus calls, he certainly does
demand EVERYTHING, but only
because he has ALREADY GIVEN
EVERYTHING himself, and has PLANS
in store, for us and the world, that WE
WOULD NEVER HAVE DREAMED OF.”
~ NT Wright
“Luke for Everyone”

33. Will Foster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/83015312@N00/2777932633/
cristian arismendi http://www.flickr.com/photos/43492691@N00/516724172/
somebody_: http://www.flickr.com/photos/89231936@N00/4649244999/
for more on the 1st century boat unearthed from the Sea of Galilee:
http://www.jesusboat.com/jesusboat-archive/drought-near-sea-of-galilee-brings-jesus-boat-to-light
Jesus Arpon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arpon/7839293094/sizes/l/in/photostream/