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He Appears

Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish

Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish

21 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.

b It happened this way: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.”

So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.

5 He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”

“No,” they answered.

6 He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.”

When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.

7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved (JOHN) said to Peter, “It is the Lord!”

As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.

8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.

9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.

10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”

11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore.

It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.

12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”

None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?”

They knew it was the Lord.

13 Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.

14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Pass the small boat around -

SELECT PICTURE OF BOAT

Let look at the story 3 years ago

If you go to Galilee today they will show you a boat that might have belonged to Andrew and Peter, or perhaps the Zebedee family.

In one of the most remarkable archeological finds anywhere in the Holy Land (which is full of them), a boat was found sticking out of the mud one summer when the level of the Sea of Galilee dropped dramatically in a period of dry weather.

With great care it was lifted clear of the sea bottom, cleaned and preserved.

It’s now in special exhibit, millions of visitor can see the sort of boat Jesus’ first followers used for fishing.

It has been carbon-dated to exactly the period of Jesus’ life.

In today’s language the first followers where like small business men.

Working as families not for huge profits but too make enough to live on and have a little over.

At the end of John’s gospel, Jesus makes his 3rd appearance.

The purpose behind these appearances is Resurrection

It’s the fact that he is alive.

When Thomas doubted it, He came and showed Himself to Thomas.

He wanted His followers to believe that He really was alive, just as He had predicted.

The second reason for the appearances is to Remind us of his Presence.

Today’s text is no different then the others appearance (Road to Emmaus, Appearance to Disciples (Doubting Thomas), and now on the sea of Galilee in .

Let’s look at the Disciples History

Let’s look at the Disciples History

Simon Peter

Native of Galilee

Grew up as a fisherman alongside his brother Andrew and his father.

He always appears first in the list of disciples showing his place of leadership.

Thomas

Thomas

Is mainly know to be the doubting Thomas

His courage stand out when he urges the other disciples to follow Jesus or Judea so that they might die with Him ()

His Faithfulness is revealed in this story here with the other disciples when they cast the nets to the other side.

Nathanael

A Disciple of Jesus

Heard about Jesus from Philip

At first he was skeptical of Jesus because he heard that he was from Nazareth and shared the Jewish belief of his time that the Messiah was to come from Bethlehem in Judea.

But he was overcame by belief when Jesus made the statement to him that he had seen him under “the fig tree” ()

Some refer to him as Bartholomew.

SONS OF ZEBEDEE

James and John --- (“The Disciple whom Jesus loved.”)

Zebedee was also a Fisherman

From Bethsaida - Village on the south shores of Galilee

They were part of the inner circle

“The Disciples whom Jesus loved” -

Two other disciples

They were unknown

Verse 4-14

You can see the design of Jesus in the way this scene unfolds.

You can see the design of Jesus in the way this scene unfolds.

You can see it in the way John writes it for us.

The whole event pointed back to another day some 3 years earlier on the same Sea of Galilee.

It may have even been the same boat.

Luke 5:3-9

3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore.

Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”

5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.

But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.

7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.

Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”

11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

Just like 3 years before, they ended up with a net so full of fish they could hardly handle it.

3 years before, Peter was confronted with the fact that this man standing in front of him was more than just a man.

“Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”

Still Jesus would urge Peter to follow Him and He would make him a fisherman for the souls of men.

Jesus then Reinstates Peter, but first lets look at the Luke Passage and Passage.

Here is a comparison of the 2 passages.

(HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENCES)

Here is a comparison of the 2 passages.

(HIGH LIGHT THE DIFFERENCES)

John 21

---That night they caught nothing...

---Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.

----They were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish...

----The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish....

----He said to him, “Follow Me”

---we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything....

---Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch...