![]() He must have tried all the skills and tactics to catch fish throughout the night, all to no avail. ![]() Simon Peter was an experienced Fisherman he didn’t need a carpenter from Nazareth to teach him how to fish. ![]() WE SHOULD TRUST JESUS EVEN WHEN WE THINK WE KNOW BETTER (Luke 5:5).We must invite Jesus into our classroom, workplace, relationships, hobbies, conversations … This means, not only at the point of salvation but also in every aspect. Often, we get caught up in ourselves, focus on our problems and forget about Jesus. In essence, we must learn to look past our current disappointments and do God’s will. Even the little choices we make have significant consequences. Maybe, he would have also lost his opportunity to become an Apostle after Jesus died. After a disappointing outing overnight, Simon Peter could have declined to help Jesus with his boat and go back home downcast. Perhaps, if Simon Peter did not offer Jesus the boat, he would have lost the miracle that Jesus performed. The miracle that happened in today’s passage began when Simon Peter offered Jesus his boat to preach the gospel to people. IT ALL BEGINS WITH INVITING JESUS. (Luke 5:3).They moved from being Fishermen to “Fishers of Men!” They chose to follow Jesus, and this was the beginning of a brand-new life for them all. A few years later, they became part of the Apostles who led the early church. When the fishermen thought they had seen it all, Jesus called them to follow him and become “fishers of men.” Simon Peter obeyed the instruction, which birthed a great miracle that brought an abundance of fish. Jesus asked Simon to use his boat as a pulpit to preach God’s word to the people. When Jesus finished, He told the fishermen to go out and fish again. One day, after an unsuccessful fishing expedition, frustrated, they began to wash their fishing nets to return home empty-handed after catching no fish the whole night. Before they met Jesus, they were ordinary working-class men carrying on with their daily life and responsibilities. They were friends and possible business partners with two other brothers named James and John. Simon Peter and his brother Andrew were experienced Fishermen in Israel. MEMORY VERSE: Simon answered him, “Master, we worked all night, and took nothing but at your word I will let down the net.”Luke 5:5 By the end of this study, they should have learnt about the following: In this lesson, we will learn how Simon Peter and his friends met Jesus and became Fishers of men. No one who meets Jesus stays the same. This lesson is aimed at pre-teens and teens.
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