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Gospel Luke Bible Study #8
Luke 5:1-11 DON’T BE AFRAID; FROM NOW ON YOU WILL BE CATCHING MEN.


1. How many men have you caught to eternal life so far?
=?
2. Where was Jesus? 5:1
=sea of Galilee
What problem did Jesus face? 5:1
=the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God
What did Jesus see?
=v.2 Jesus saw two boats by the lake
What were the fishermen of the boats doing? 5:2
=the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets

3. What is the goal of a fisherman?
=catching fish
How hard did Simon and his partners work to catch fish?
=it is hard labor
=night fishing
=they worked all night
What is the goal of your life?
=various
How hard do you work to achieve your goal?
=various
4. What did Jesus ask Simon to do? 5:3
=putting out a boat a little from the land
What did Jesus teach the crowd?
=we don’t know what it was, but we know that it is all about Simon.
What was Simon doing while Jesus was teaching?
=Simon was with Jesus in the boat until Jesus finished teaching

5. What did Jesus know about Simon’s situation that day?
=Jesus knew Simon didn’t catch any fish.
=Jesus knew that Simon has great quality.
After teaching what did Jesus ask Simon to do? 5:4
=Put into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
Why was this word of Jesus so crucial to Simon?
=if he obeys, he could see Savior of Israel
Why was it difficult for Simon to obey the word of Jesus? 5:5a
=he needs to wash net again.
=he knew that there is no fish in deep water
Why did Simon tilt to obey? 5:5b
=respect, but freedom

6. What was the result? 5:6,7
=they were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken
What did Simon and other fishermen experience? 5:8,9
=it shows the power of Jesus word
=it shows the power of Jesus of God

What did Simon do and say to Jesus? 5:8
=But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell both the boat

7. Compare their failure with their success.
=fail: experience,
=word of Jesus is real success
8. “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 5:10
=new mission statement
What calling did Simon hear from Jesus?
=fisher of men
Which is better; to catch fish or to catch men?
=catching men
How should the goal of life of Simon be changed?
=from fish to Jesus
How many men did Simon catch so far?
=No one
How many men will Simon catch men in the future?
=they left everything and follow.
=a lot of people

9. How did Simon and his partners respond to God’s calling? 5:11
If you were the fisherman,
( ) I would follow Jesus after selling the boat and the fish and depositing the money.
( x ) I would follow Jesus right away leaving the boat and the fish behind.
=when God calls you, we need obedience decisively.
=obey and follow Jesus, God will take care of our lives

10. How did Jesus catch Simon?
=by asking help
=experience of Jesus power
=requesting obedience
=when people failed in their lives, that is the time to obey God’s words and have experience of the power of God