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*The Unimaginable Grace of God*
*Luke 5:1-11*
v *READ 5:1-11*
Ø Here Jesus is still in Capernaum
§ Preaching on the shores of the sea of Galilee also called Gennasaret
· Soon after healing Simon Peter’s mother-in-Law
v People gripped by Jesus’ teaching once again
Ø Crowding around Him so much…
§ Forced Jesus to convert Simon Peter’s fishing boat into a makeshift pulpit
· So Peter takes Jesus a little ways out and sits in the boat to listen to Jesus
¨ As Jesus sits and teaches His lost sheep
v So here is the scene
Ø Jesus is sitting (as all rabbis did) teaching from Peter’s boat a little ways off shore
Ø The people are gathered at the shoreline listening
Ø Peter is in the boat with Jesus
§ Exhausted from fishing all night long
§ Probably welcoming the opportunity to sit back and listen to Jesus teach
· However, Peter’s relaxation time was about to come to an end
¨ In more ways than one!
v *Look @ V. 4*
Ø Here Jesus turns to Simon Peter and tells him to go fishing once again!
Ø I don’t think we fully realize what Jesus was asking here
§ First, consider the nets
· 100’s of feet of newly cleaned and folded nets will have to be cleaned and stored again
§ Second, consider Peter
· Peter had just finished a long, unprofitable nights work
· Fishing was backbreaking work
¨ Describe fishing here
§ Thirdly, consider the source
· This was a Carpenter telling professional fishermen where and when to fish!
¨ *RQ: How do you respond when given advice on a subject that you are an expert in?*
Ø Like me telling professional lobstermen where to drop their traps
§ I don’t know anything about it
v But look at Peter’s response
Ø Look @ V. 5
§ Peter obeys Jesus even though he doesn’t agree with Him
· A lesson for all of us!
¨ If you are following Jesus…
¨ If you allow yourself to be led by Jesus…
Ø I guarantee that He will lead you into places that do not make sense
Ø He will asks you to do many things that do not make sense
§ Just as He led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted
· He may lead you into a spiritual desert
§ In times like this, we have to remember…
· *Isa 55:9*
¨ /As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts./
Ø Because of this…
§ *God doesn’t need our agreement as much as our obedience*
· And that is just what Peter exhibits, probably out of respect
v So Peter obeys…(out of respect)
Ø And Jesus performs an amazing miracle ~~ V. 6 & 7
§ A miracle aimed right at Peter
You see…
v Jesus knows just where and how to spiritually touch us so that we recognize who He is
Ø That is why every testimony is different
§ To some, faith is the result of Jesus touching the heart
· Billy Sunday ~~ hitting bottom
¨ Looked up drunk and read Jn 3:16 on a wall
§ To some, their faith is a result of Jesus touching the intellect
· Josh McDowell or Lee Strobel ~~ needed factual evidence
§ To some, their faith is a result of Jesus touching the physical world around them
· Such as miracles
¨ Jesus knows just how to touch a person so that their hearts melt and they see Jesus for who He is…
Ø Savior and Lord
v And “hard hearted” Peter, after seeing the miracle catch, falls to his knees as well because he recognizes who Jesus is!
§ Peter had witnessed the miracle of his mother-in-law’s healing
§ Peter had seen many other miracles
§ Peter had sat many a day and night at Jesus’ feet as he taught
· But it wasn’t until Jesus showed His grace to Peter in a personal way that Peter recognized who Jesus was
v And it isn’t until Christ’s grace touches each one of us in a personal way…
Ø That we recognize who Jesus is and begin changing from the inside out
v This text shows us 3 results of being touched by the Unimaginable Grace of God…
*You Realize your own Sinfulness*
v *Look @ V. 8* ~~ When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
Ø Peter’s first reaction when he comes into contact with God’s Grace is…
§ He recognizes how sinful he is
A person, walking on a dark night, got splashed by a taxi going by.
By the light of a lamppost 100 yards away, he looks down and takes note that his pants are wet.
As he gets nearer the light, he begins to notice that it is worse than he thought, there was some mud in the water.
By the time he is right under the light, he realizes that he is going to have to go back to his apartment and change.
You see, the nearer we get to the Lord, the more we are going to see the horrible sin that is in your life.
v This is a hard thing to accept
Ø Our natural inclination is to think that we are all basically good
§ But that is not the picture the Bible paints of us
· *Jer 17:9*
¨ /The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?/
Ø Our heart is sinful and evil
· *Romans 8:7*
¨ /The sinful mind is hostile to God.
It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so./
Ø Our mind is sinful and evil
· *Col** 1:21*
¨ /Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior/
Ø Our behavior is sinful and evil
§ Because our heart, mind and behavior is sinful…
· We do not want that brought into light
¨ We want to keep it hidden away
Ø We do not want our lusts, our temper, our greed and covetousness brought to the surface
§ We want to keep those nooks and crannies hidden away
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