Luke 5:1-32

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Introduction

Good Morning!
Last week we saw the authority of Jesus...
in His teaching
over demons
and over sickness
Ultimately, right before His time on earth was done, he told his disciples that ALL authority had been given to him.
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Chapter 5 shows us the holiness of Jesus.
I want to give you our bullet points before we read the chapter so that as we read you can better see these concepts brought out in the text.
Remember, part of what I hope you get from the preaching is a better understanding of how to read, understand, and apply Scripture on your own.
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We will see that...
The holiness of Jesus exposes us to ourselves.
The holiness of Jesus cleanses us before God.
The holiness of Jesus provides for the forgiveness of sins.
The holiness of Jesus calls sinners to repentance.
Let’s read the first 32 verses of Luke 5 together.
Luke 5:1–32 ESV
1 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” 9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him. 12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 13 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And he charged him to tell no one, but “go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” 15 But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. 16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray. 17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. 18 And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, 19 but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus. 20 And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22 When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.” 25 And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. 26 And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.” 27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”

The holiness of Jesus exposes us to ourselves. 1-11

Jesus was teaching at the lake of Gennesaret
and the crowd was pressing in on him.
Jesus did not have a microphone, and apparently his listeners weren’t baptist because they wanted to be up front.
So he got in Simon Peter’s boat and went out a little way.
He created a little impromptu natural amphitheater so that everyone could hear and see his teaching.
When he was done teaching, he told Peter to go where the water was deeper and let down his nets.
Now I think we can tell from Peter’s reaction that he is thinking...
Jesus, you really know your stuff when it comes to preaching, but I am a fisherman and you are a Rabbi...
Why don’t you stick with what you know and I’ll handle the fishing?
I think then as Jesus continued to look at him Peter reluctantly agreed.
They immediately caught a ridiculous amount of fish...
to the point that the boat couldn’t handle it - so they got another boat to help and the fish almost sank them both.
Turns out Jesus has authority over nature as well.
I want us to zone in on Peter’s reaction in v. 8
Luke 5:8 ESV
8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
We love to compare ourselves to other people.
You can always find someone that makes you look good in comparison.
((In reality though, just because you can find someone uglier than you does not mean you are pretty.))
That was said tongue in cheek, but
Just because you can find someone who is more outwardly sinful than you, does not mean that you are righteous.
That is why I use Way of the Master when I witness.
If you tell someone...
Romans 3:23 ESV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
they may say, “Yeah, see everybody sins.”
Way of the Master confronts people with their own sins and helps them realize their personal guilt before God.
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Peter wasn’t worried about anyone else’s sin in this passage.
He saw Jesus’ holiness - and he saw himself in comparison to that standard.
That is the realization that needs to take place for all of us to bring us to the point of brokenness and repentance.
Have you come to the realization of your own personal, individual guilt before this holy God?
Peter did.
When we realize our sin and guilt we desperately need the news that ...

The holiness of Jesus cleanses us before God. 12-16

Jesus was in a city and a guy with leprosy came to him.
Lepers were not supposed to be in the cities where they could spread their disease.
They were unclean.
?What happens when the clean gets together with the unclean?
?If you have some pristine white gloves and you go play in the mud, will the mud become white and clean or will the gloves become soiled and dirty?
Obviously the unclean will defile the clean.
NOT with Jesus.
Jesus took on my sin, my uncleanness, on the cross.
He paid the debt for my sin, but had no sin of his own.
“My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul”
Like this leper, you can come to Jesus and say, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”
?Do you know what he will say?
He will answer just like he did in our passage - “I will; be clean.”
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I could say to you “be clean”
I could say “be healed” of whatever malady you may suffer with.
Let’s see how Jesus could say it and accomplish it...

The holiness of Jesus provides for the forgiveness of sins. 17-26

In verses 17-26 we see Jesus teaching and healing.
He drew quite a crowd.
Some guys brought their friend who was paralyzed to Jesus for healing.
When they arrived though they could not get in.
Luke 5:19 ESV
19 but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.
These were some really, really good friends.
How about you?
?Do you love your friends enough to go to some lengths to bring your friends to Jesus?
I imagine tearing up someone’s roof and lowering a stretcher down in the midst of a church service was pretty awkward and uncomfortable.
?Are you willing to risk a little awkwardness? - possibly face a little rejection or embarrassment?
These guys were willing.
They knew their friend needed Jesus and they were going to do all they could do.
Let’s realize that obedience to the Great Commission means that we will have to give time, energy, money, and personal effort to bring people to Jesus - and let’s realize it is our privilege to do so.
?What does Jesus do with this guy?
Luke 5:20 ESV
20 And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
I’m reasonably sure the guy came to be rid of his paralysis rather than his sins.
Jesus knew what his greatest need was though.
This brings us back to our first point.
We need to really be aware of our sinfulness like Peter was in order to see the great and desperate need we have for forgiveness.
Jesus forgave this man’s sins, but he also healed him.
Look with me in lk.5.21
Luke 5:21–24 ESV
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22 When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.”
Jesus has this authority because he is both God and man.
If he were not God, his sacrifice could not have atoned for the sins of all the saved throughout the ages.
If he were not man, he could not have been our representative and died in our place.
If he were not perfect and sinless, he could not have died for our sin.
Jesus had the authority to forgive sins because he would pay for every single one that he forgave.
That should make it harder for us to look on sin flippantly.
He doesn’t just decree that your sins are forgiven.
He paid for each and every one.
?Doesn’t that make you love Jesus and want to serve him faithfully?
?Doesn’t the truth of what he did for you make you want to bring others to Jesus so they can experience this love and forgiveness?

The holiness of Jesus calls sinners to repentance. 27-32

We talk fairly often around here about how part of repentance is part of salvation.
When Jesus goes home with Levi, better known to us as Matthew, we see that part of following Christ is repentance.
Luke 5:27 ESV
27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.”
The scribes and Pharisees grumbled about this.
They didn’t like for Jesus to hang around with sinners.
Let’s see how Jesus answered them.
Luke 5:31–32 ESV
31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
What did Jesus call people to?
Repentance.
That is why we can’t leave that out of the gospel we preach.
John the Baptist preached it.
Jesus preached it.
The apostles preached it.
And we need to preach that salvation comes through placing your faith in Christ and repenting of your sins.
If you have not done that...

Invitation

Deacon Ordination

Look with me in Scripture at what event in the church brought about the office of deacon.
Acts 6:1–7 ESV
1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them. 7 And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
What was the problem?
a complaint - unrest within the church
what was the solution?
appoint Spirit-filled men to keep the peace by providing for the need
same today
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in some churches deacons see their role as...
keep pastor in line
make executive decisions
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We are blessed.
Chris understands and embraces the biblical role of deacon - as a matter of fact he helps me and Catherine clean the church.
If you are above the role of cleaning toilets in the church then in my opinion you are not worthy to be a deacon.
We are blessed with some deacons who are willing to serve, not for recognition, but because stuff needs done.
We will follow the biblical example of laying on of hands for the ordination of Chris Blackwell as a deacon of WLBC.
We will ask his wife Katie to come and stand with him.
Anyone who is ordained is encouraged to wear a mask, come lay hands on Chris and pray for him.
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