LUKE 5
16 Outlines
Luke 5:1-11
FISHING TRIP
THE COMMAND – Vs. 4 – Peter was to launch out into the
deep and put down his nets.
THE CONCESSION – Vs. 5 – Peter had worked all night
and caught nothing, but was willing to do what Jesus said.
THE CATCH – Vss. 6-7 – It was phenomenal!
THE CONVERSION – Vss. 8-9 – Peter (and those with Him)
was a changed man.
THE CALL – Vss. 10-11 – From that point on they were
to catch men.
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Luke 5:1-11
PETER’S BOAT
Have you noticed that God used many different things
to accomplish his purposes.
He used David’s sling, the jawbone of an ass to help
Samson, an axe head, five loaves and two fishes, a cross and an empty tomb to
mention a few things.
He also used Peter’s boat.
I know that God can use you because you are like
Peter’s boat mentioned in Luke 5:1-11.
Peter’s boat was the scene of the miracle of a
miraculous catch of fish.
This was not the first time that Peter had met Jesus.
There are at least two other previous instances of
Peter meeting Jesus.
Peter’s brother, Andrew, was a disciple of John the
Baptist.
Andrew was present when John the Baptist identified
Jesus as “the lamb of, which taketh away the sins of
the world”. John 1:40-42
The original call of Jesus to Peter, Andrew, James and
John is mentioned in Matthew 4:18-20.
The disciples appeared to follow Jesus on a part time
basis, and then went back to their fishing. It is at the end of a long night of
fishing that Peter’s boat comes into focus, and we see how we should be useable
like Peter’s boat.
LIKE PETER’S BOAT
YOUR HEART SHOULD BE A CHAPEL
Vss. 1-3 – Jesus was teaching by the
The crowds were very large and pressing upon him.
Nearby Peter, Andrew, James, and John were doing what
fishermen did after a long night of fishing. They were washing out their nets
and then setting them into the sun to dry.
Jesus requested use of the boat. So Peter thrust out a
little from land and Jesus sat in the boat and taught the people.
The hills surrounding the lake helped make the area a
natural amphitheatre.
The minute Jesus entered that boat it was not the
same.
Jesus entered the boat and the boat became a chapel.
It was the residence, at least temporarily of God the
Son.
The minute Jesus entered your life when you were saved
you were no longer the same.
2 Corinthians 5:17
You became new in many ways when you trusted Jesus as
Savior. A key way is that your heart
became a chapel or a temple. It is a
place where God dwells. 1 Corinthians
6:19-20
Because God dwells inside of me my body should be a
place where He is worshipped. God should
receive my reverence, my praise, my thanksgiving and my prayers. Psalm 89:1,7,
Psalm 103:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 1:16-18
LIKE PETER’S BOAT
YOUR HEART SHOULD BE A CLASSROOM
Vs. 3 – Jesus taught the people.
The Teacher was present. Class was in session!
Did you know that like Peter’s boat, you have a
resident teacher?
It is God, the Holy Spirit. John 16:12-14
How does God teach us?
First of all, He uses his Word. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Secondly God teaches us through the preaching of His
Word. 2 Timothy 4:2
Thirdly God uses us to teach each other.
We teach others when we share Scripture.
We teach others when we share our experiences.
Finally, God teaches us through experience.
We learn to trust God through our trials.
We learn to do what is right when God chooses to
correct us for what we have done wrong.
LIKE PETER’S BOAT
YOUR LIFE SHOULD HAVE A CAPTAIN
Vs. 4 – Did you ever have someone who knew
nothing about your job, tell you how to do your job?
Peter would have thought that Jesus knew nothing about
fishing. Jesus was a carpenter.
Jesus wanted Peter to go fishing when they had labored
all night and caught nothing. The fish were not around.
Jesus wanted Peter to go fishing in the broad
daylight, when nighttime would have been better.
Jesus wanted Peter to fish out in the deep, when it
was customary to fish along the shore.
Peter would have had to load the big, heavy, wet nets
back into his boat and go out for fish after having fished all night.
He was probably very tired, if not exhausted!
Luke 5:5 - And
Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have
taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
Did Peter feel like fishing? No.
Did Peter think it was wise to fish? No.
Was Peter afraid at being laughed at for fishing at
such an unusual time and place? Perhaps.
Did Peter understand what Jesus was doing? No.
Why did Peter concede to do it?
The moment that Jesus entered Peter’s boat, Jesus
became captain.
Peter recognized him as Master and did as He was told.
My friend Jesus wants to be more than a guest in your
life.
He wants to be Lord of your life!
He wants to call the shots!
He wants to tell you what to do.
He wants to be “Lord of all”. And, as someone has said, “If Jesus isn’t Lord
of all, He isn’t Lord at all!”
John
LIKE PETER’S BOAT
YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE A CHANNEL
Vss. 5-7 – Peter’s boat became the channel or
means of a great miracle.
Vs. 8 – Peter was amazed and convicted. He realized what a sinner he was and that he
did not deserve to be in Jesus’ presence.
When God works miracles in our lives, we will be
equally astonished and will realize how much we don’t deserve them.
For we, too are sinful men and women.
Vs. 9-10 – Jesus now tells Peter something
phenomenal and wonderful! From that
point on Peter would not fish for fish.
He would fish for men.
Peter, Andrew, James and John would all be those who
would become the channel through which God would work to bring men and women to
Himself and to lead them to life!
And so it is today.
We are God’s channels who are to bring men and women to Jesus. We are the ones who are to tell the Good News
of Jesus’ death burial and resurrection.
Mark
LIKE PETER’S BOAT
YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE A CAST-OFF
Luke 5:11 - And
when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
The boat was left behind.
Peter and the others left all to follow Jesus.
In their case the fishing boats needed to be forsaken.
You may not have to leave your job in order to follow
Jesus.
But your life is to be such that you are willing to
leave behind whatever is necessary in order to follow Jesus. Luke 9:23-24
LIKE PETER’S BOAT
YOUR HEART SHOULD BE A CHAPEL
YOUR HEART SHOULD BE A CLASSROOM
YOUR LIFE SHOULD HAVE A CAPTAIN
YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE A CHANNEL
YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE A CAST-OFF
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Luke 5:1-11
A FISH STORY
"A fish story"
is usually a highly exaggerated story about fishing or some other topic. We've all heard about "The big one that
got away". Our text tells us a
"Fish Story" that is absolutely true and that transformed the lives
of those who witnessed it.
CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP Vss.
1-4
COMPLIANCE BY THE CREW
Vs. 5
CATCH OF THE DAY Vss.
6-7
CHANGE IN SIMON (AND THE
OTHERS) Vss. 8-11
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Luke 5:1-11
THE MASTER
Jesus is the Master!
MASTER OVER DOCTRINE -
Vss. 1-3
He taught, and when He
did, He taught with the authority of God, the Son.
MASTER OVER DECISIONS -
Vss. 4-5
Against his better
judgment, Peter did as he was told. That
was a wise decision on Peter's part and always a wise decision for us. John
14:15
MASTER OVER DETAILS -
Vss. 6-7
The results were just
what Jesus wanted them to be. We obey,
and Jesus takes care of the details.
MASTER OVER DEVOTION -
Vss. 8-11
Convicted, amazed and
frightened, Peter and the others submitted themselves to the Lordship of the
Lord Jesus.
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Luke 5:12-14
THE LEPER
CAME TO JESUS – Vs. 12
CONFIDED IN JESUS – Vs. 12
CLEANSED BY JESUS – Vs. 13
COUNSELED BY JESUS – Vs. 14
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Luke 5:12-32
JESUS IS WILLING
Our Lord has a
tremendous attitude of willingness towards men.
In this passage we discover that Jesus is willing:
TO CHANGE A MAN'S
CONDITION - Vss. 12-16
Jesus was willing to
make changes in this man as a result of the man's faith. Think of how much Jesus would change us
Christians, if we just trusted Him to do so!
TO CLEANSE A MAN'S SIN -
Vss. 17-26
The paralytic's biggest
problem was His sin. Jesus assured him that his sins were forgiven. Jesus will cleanse any sinner who will come
to Jesus as Savior and any saint who will come to Him confessing his sin.
Matthew
TO CALL A MAN TO SERVICE
- Vss. 27-28
Levi (Matthew), a tax
collector was called by Jesus to follow Him.
The tax collectors were considered to be the worst of sinners. Yet Jesus calls the worst of sinners to serve
Him. Galatians 1:13-16
TO COMMUNICATE WITH MEN
IN NEED - Vss. 29-32
Jesus came to minister
to those who are Spiritually sick.
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Luke 5:16-21
THE DANGER OF RICHES
Introduction - Vss.
13-15 - Jesus was asked to play "referee" in a money issue. In the
following parable, he shows the problem of being rich without being rich
towards God.
THE RICH MAN CONSIDERED
HIS BUSINESS - Vss. 16-18
THE RICH MAN CONSIDERED
HIS COMFORT - Vs. 19
THE RICH MAN DIDN'T
CONSIDER GOD - Vss. 20-21
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Luke 5:17-26
THE MEN WHO CARRIED THE
STRETCHER
THEIR CONCERN - Vss.
17-18
THEIR CONDUCT - Vs. 19
THEIR CONFIDENCE - Vs.
20 - Jesus could see their faith!
THEIR CONFIRMATION - Vss.
21-26 - Jesus forgave and healed the man.
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Luke 5:17-26
ON STAGE!
Think of this passage as a real life play!
We have!
THE AUDIENCE - Vs. 17
THE ACTORS -
Jesus - Vs. 17
A man with palsy - Vs. 18
Four of the man's friends - Vss. 18-19
THE ACTION - Vss. 20-25
THE APPLAUSE - Vs. 26
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Luke 5:17-26
HOUSE CALL
A SURPRISE VISITOR -
Vss. 17-19
A STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT
- Vs. 20
A SEARCHING RESPONSE -
Vss. 21-24
A STIRRING RESULT - Vss.
25-26
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Luke 5:18-26
A HEALING
THE PERSISTENCE OF FRIENDS – Vss. 18-19
THE PRIORITY OF FORGIVENESS – Vss. 20-21
THE POWER OF JESUS – Vss. 22-25
THE PRAISE OF GOD – Vs. 26
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Luke 5:18-26
A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS
A paralytic needed help getting to Jesus. He got some help
from his friends. This story should encourage us to get our sin-sick friends to
Jesus for salvation.
OBJECTIVE - Vs. 18 - Get the man to Jesus!
OBSTACLE - Vs. 19 - He was in a house, and the crowd
was too large.
ORIGINALITY - Vs. 19 - They took him through the
ceiling.
OBSERVATION - Vs. 20 - Jesus saw their faith.
OMNIPOTENCE - Vss. 21-26 - As God, Jesus forgave and
healed him.
How will you help your friends get to Jesus?
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Luke 5:27-32
REACHING THE UNLOVELY
When I was growing up in
I was often teased and
ridiculed. The sad thing was, I knew how
to be cruel to others whom I viewed as unlovely. There was a fellow named Dennis that most
viewed as unlovely. In history class my
senior year, I would sit behind him and knock over his big, ugly book bag, just
to get him upset. I regret that my maturity level was not very high at all!
We must remember that
the Lord Jesus loves those that we might view as unlovely. He has compassion those who are in need. Jesus demonstrated this when he reached out
to unlovely tax collectors.
JESUS' CALL TO LEVI
(MATTHEW) - Vss. 27-28
LEVI'S CELEBRATION WITH
HIS FRIENDS - Vs. 29
THE PHARISEES' CRITICISM
OF JESUS - Vs. 30
JESUS' COMMENTARY ON HIS
MINISTRY - Vss. 31-32
Jesus came to reach the
spiritually "sick" or unlovely.
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Luke 5:27-32
FRIEND OF SINNERS
Jesus came to "seek and to save that which was
lost." (Luke 19:10
We see his:
CALL OF SINNERS Vss. 27-28
COMPANY WITH SINNERS Vs. 29
COMPASSION FOR SINNERS Vss. 30-32
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Luke 5:27-32
AN UNPOPULAR ACTION
Many of the things that
Jesus did where not popular, especially with the
religious leaders.
Jesus did what was right
and didn't worry if what he did was popular.
A SINNER RECRUITED -
Vss. 27-28
Jesus is always calling sinners
to trust Him and follow Him. Matthew
11:28-30
Matthew (called Levi
here), a tax collector, was recruited by the Lord
Jesus.
A SAVIOR'S RECEPTION -
Vs. 29
A reception was held for
the Lord Jesus.
Matthew wanted others to
meet his new master.
After being saved, we
should want to introduce our friends to our Savior.
A SCATHING REACTION -
Vs. 30
The religious people
were upset with Jesus because He associated with
sinners.
A STARTLING REMARK -
Vss. 31-32
Jesus makes it clear
that He didn't come to call to repentance those who
considered themselves
righteous. Jesus came to save sinners.
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Luke 5:33-39
OH NO! SOMETHING NEW!
The strictly
conservative Pharisees of Jesus' day were much like us in that they did not
like change. Sometimes something new
poses a real threat to us.
INQUIRY - Vs. 33 - The
Pharisees wanted to know why Jesus' disciples did not fast like they and John
the Baptist's disciples did. They were
doing something new.
INSIGHT - Vss. 34-35 -
Jesus explained that just as a wedding was not a time for fasting, neither was
it appropriate to fast while Jesus (who is the Son of God) was in their
presence.
ILLUSTRATIONS - Vss. 36-38
- New cloth sewn on an old garment will rip the old garment. New wine placed in old wineskins will burst
the wineskins. To place the Gospel of grace into a system of law does not work!
INDICTMENT - Vs. 39 -
Most people do not like change. They will say, "The old is better!"
before they have tried the new.
Christianity is a radical change from Judaism, and the Pharisees deeded
the old way better.