Empowering the word
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5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.”
6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.
Fishing was hard work
Fishing was hard work
The catch was
++Not a trophy
++Not to display the fisherman’s talent
++A necessary part of life
Three types of nets
++A small circular net
Small circular nets were cast from the shore into shallow water. The leaded edge of the net formed a cone, with the fisherman holding the center of the net in his hand.
Three types of nets
A small circular net
++A long net
long net, or seine, was cast into the water and dropped 1–2 fathoms. Ropes fastened to the ends were carried ashore, drawn in by 5–10 men on each rope.
1 fathom = 6 feet
6 to 12 feet
Three types of nets
A small circular net
A long net
++A deep water net
In deeper waters a similar net was dropped 4–5 fathoms deep. The ends were brought together to form a circle. Fishermen then dived down and brought one portion of the weighted edge under the rest. The net was then narrowed and the fish were emptied into the boat. Sometimes fishermen would tow the net into shallow water before drawing it up. The disciples probably used this method
Simon and those with him
++Were professional fishermen
++Had the right equipment
++Chose the right time
++They put in the work
They caught nothing
++They could have been discourage
++They were just washing their net
++There were preparing for fishing
Jesus was preparing them
Jesus was preparing them
1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,
Jesus was teaching the word of God
Jesus was teaching the word of God
The multitude
++Pressed about him
++Pressed close to him (NLT)
++Crowding around him (NIV)
To hear the word of God we must _Get close to Jesus_
To hear the word of God we must _Get close to Jesus_
There are three types of followers
++Refuse to follow
++Desire to follow
++Follow from a distance
++Committed Followers
Getting close to Jesus
++Starts with a choice
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Getting close to Jesus
++Starts with a choice
++Comes with a reward
18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Getting close to Jesus
Starts with a choice
Comes with a reward
++Draws us near to God
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.”
To hear the word of God _requires a response_
To hear the word of God _requires a response_
Jesus tells them
++Launch out into the deep
++Let your nets down for a catch
Peter’s response showed
++A readiness to go home without fish
++An understanding that your efforts don’t always pay off
++A shifting faith
++He had heard the word of God
At your Word
At your Word
Two greek words are used in the text translated “The word”
++Logos (to hear the word)
++Rhema (at your word)
When you say it I will do it
When you say it I will do it
6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.
The word of God is Empowered by Obedience
The word of God is Empowered by Obedience
The word of God is empowered
++When we hear it
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
The word of God is empowered
++When we hear it
When faith is present
3 For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: “So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
The word of God is empowered
When we hear it
When faith is present
++When we do it
20 And it was told Him by some, who said, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.”
21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
What is the text giving us?
What is the text giving us?
This text is
++Not about the crowd
++Not about fishing
++The real task of the church
35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
Cast your net!
Cast your net!
On the Shoreline
In the shallow
In the deep