TO FISH AND FOLLOW

Date: 6.28.09 Speaker: Kristian Martens Texts: Texts: Matt 4:18-22, 9:10-13, 11:28-30, 14:29-31, 28:18-20, Luke 5:1-11, 5:27-32, 6:12-16, John 1:35-51, 13:13-15, 15:16, Acts 4:13, 1 Pet 2:9 Title: THE CALL, THE CALLER & THE CALLED: TO FISH & FOLLOW Summary: Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.... When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break... When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus knees and said, Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man! Then Jesus said to Simon, Dont be afraid; from now on you will catch men. So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. Luke 5:4,6,7,10-11 niv Theres this crazy scene (Matt 14) where Peter, Jesus lead disciple, sees Jesus walking on water and decides to give it a go himself. The story has a soggy ending but the idea of Peter wanting to be like his rabbi is the big idea of this weeks passage in Luke. In Luke 5 & 6 were introduced to the call (follow me), the Caller (Jesus) & the called (broken, sinful & ordinary people like us). This idea of discipleship following the Rabbi (teacher) is essential to the whole Gospel message & mission and is one of the threads that weaves its way through the Gospel according to Luke. Well look at the various accounts of Jesus calling his disciples, what it meant & means to be a follower, what a yoke is and how its carried (Matt 11:28-30), and the reality that it is the Caller who calls, or chooses us no the other way around (John 15:16). But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9 niv