Jesus Provides a Miraculous
Catch of Fish
LUKE 5: 1 – 11, NLT
Prepared by Helen B Gulfan
SI/Women’s Ministries Director
Southern Asia-Pacific Division
JESUS PROVIDES A MIRACULOUS CATCH OF FISH
(Luke 5:1-11)
* Please share any observations,
lessons, or life applications you glean
from this miracle story. Personalize the
lessons when you write down your
thoughts.
RELAX AND LET YOURE IDEAS
FLOW. The simpler the better. Please
share because your insights may not
have occurred to us. We’ll learn
together, and we’ll be blessed together.
Thank you.
LUKE 5:1-11, NLT
1 One day as Jesus was preaching on the
shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds
pressed in around Him to listen to the Word
of God.
2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s
edge, for the fishermen had left them and
were washing their nets.
3 Stepping into one of the boats,
Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to
push it out into the water. He sat
down in the boat and taught the
crowds from there.
4 When He had finished speaking, he said to
Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let
down your nets to catch some fish.”
5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all
last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say
so, I’ll let the nets down again.”
6 And this time their nets were so
full of fish they began to tear!
7 A shout for help brought their
partners in the other boat, and soon
both boats were filled with fish and
on the verge of sinking.
8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened,
he fell to his knees before Jesus and said,
“Oh, Lord, please leave me – I’m too much of a
sinner to be around you.”
9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they
had caught, as were the others with him.
10 His partners, James and John, the
sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.
Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be
afraid! From now on you will be fishing
for people!” 11 And as soon as they
landed, they left everything and
followed Jesus.
DISCUSSION IDEAS:
• many people were attracted to Jesus to listen to the Word
of God. Why do you think they were drawn to Him?
2. Jesus didn’t need to be in a pulpit or classroom to teach.
This reminds us we too can teach anywhere. What are
some places you hadn’t thought of where you might teach?
3. In this story Jesus called fishermen to go out where it was
deeper and to let down their nets. What may this suggest
about His call to each of us?
To go deeper may mean:
▪ To try new techniques
▪ To act in faith, believing
▪ To study His Word more
▪ To experiment with new methods of
ministries and evangelism
4. What can we learn from Simon’s part
in this story? Even though he had
worked all night without a catch,
because God told him to do something,
he did it. He believed God’s Word.
5. Think about the results of belief
and obedience. Nets were so filled
with fish that they began to tear.
6. Seeing the tremendous catch, how did Simon
react? When he received miracles, blessings of
fish, he shouted and shared with others. Not just
one but both boats were filled.
7. When Simon Peter realized what had
happened, he fell to his knees and said,
“I am too great a sinner to be around you.”
Or he may be implying, “Oh, Lord, I am not
worthy to be your worker.”
8. Peter was the one commanded by
Jesus to act, and it produced great
results. However, instead of becoming
proud, Peter humbled himself.
9. Jesus is always reassuring His followers
and workers by saying, “Don’t be afraid.”
“Don’t be afraid. From now on you’ll be
fishing for people!”
10. They returned to shore with 2
boats full of fish, probably their
biggest catch ever! They’d be rich!
And what did they do? As soon as
they landed, they left everything
and followed Jesus.
Simon Peter was awestruck at this miracle, and
his first response was to realize his own
insignificance in comparison to this man’s
greatness. Peter knew Jesus had healed the sick
and driven out demons, but he was amazed that
Jesus cared about his day-to-day routine and
understood his needs. What a wonderful
reminder! God is interested not only in saving us
but also in helping us in our daily activities.
God has two requirements for coming to
Him. Like Peter, we must recognize our
own sinfulness. Then, like these
fishermen, we must realize that we can’t
save ourselves and that we need help. If
we know that Jesus is the only one who
can help us, we will be ready to leave
everything and follow Him.
A bit of study shows that this was the disciples’ second
call. After the first call (Matt.4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20),
Peter, Andrew, James and John had gone back to
fishing. They continued to watch Jesus, however, as he
established His authority in their lives. He met them on
their level and helped them in their work.
From this point on, they left their nets
and remained with Jesus. For us,
following Jesus means more than just
acknowledging Him as Savior. We
must leave our past behind and
commit our future to Him.
May we trust in Jesus as the
disciples did! Amen.
We love you, Lord!
We want to enjoy working
with You today!
YOU ARE GOD’S WOMEN IN
SUCH A TIME AS THIS…..
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