The Gospel of Luke: When Jesus is on the Boat | Identity | Perception - Video

Sermon Date: 12/15/24 Speaker: Brian Crawford Luke 5:1-11 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . In this verse, we have a fishing experience, and great humility shows up that changes those present. Our perception of ourselves, our identity and Our response- can change when you understand who is in the boat with you. When Jesus is in the boat, our perception of ourselves changes. In this boat, he begins teaching lessons about God. Simon addresses Jesus as master - so even though Peter is the professional fisherman this moment, he still obeys despite this expertise. But Peter doesn’t fully understand who is in the boat with him. And we go from one boat with no fish, to two boats filled to the point of sinking. Simon’s at first called Jesus Master… but now he understands who he is in the boat with, and he responds by calling Jesus Lord! And when he does so, he recognizes himself in contrast, and Simon tells the Lord to depart from him, because Simon is a sinner. When we see God for who He is, we see ourselves for who we are - when we see the face of God, we know how unclean we are. You don’t know yourself until you see Him. While humanity snatch fish from the sea, moving us away from Life towards Death, Jesus Snatches people in “the sea” from death to life. Being fishermen of men, is active, not passive. It requires work - hard work. It’s not easy to go out into our community and pull lives from death to life. Our identity is changed - we are called to do the work required to catch humanity with the Gospel. Our response changes too! When Simon Peter fully comes to grips with Who was in the boat with them, he drops everything to follow the Lord. He leaves his burdens behind, takes up his cross, and follows Him. Despite who we are, God is still invites us into His presence.