Luke 5:1-10

“At Thy Word I Will”

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Luke 5:1-51 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 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. 2

Luke 5:6-106 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 8 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 was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: 10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.3

Some ObservationsPeter and company fished all night

without successVs. 5

Peter was a fisherman by tradeSo were others – vs. 10

Wouldn’t Simon know more about fishing?He was a professional fisherman

“…Nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net...”

This showed great faith on Peter’s partHe realized his stature compared to Jesus at

this pointConfessed he was a sinful man – vs. 8

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The PrincipleWhen one obeys God:

Acts by faithRomans 10:7; Hebrews 11:7

Blessings followProverbs 28:20; Ephesians 1:3

Unexpected results can followPeter probably did not expect such a catch They were astonished at the catch – vs. 9-

10The Lord abundantly supplies

James 1:17

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The LessonWe must do what the Lord says, the way He said to do itMust not doubt

Acts 10:20; 1 Timothy 2:8Must not question God

Proverbs 14:12; 16:25Trust God, He knows what is best for

manIsaiah 55:8-9

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Applications from God’s WordExamples from scripture are for a

reason Rom. 15:4 – “for our learning”1 Cor. 10:1-13

Two kind of examples:GoodBad

Can learn from both

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Examples from God’s Word

Noah – Gen. 6:1-22; 7:5, 11-24Obeyed God

Made the ark according to God’s instructionsDid not alter – followed the Divine

patternNoah and his family were blessed.

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Examples from God’s Word

King Saul – 1 Samuel 15:1-35Did some but not all of what God commandedDid not follow the Lord’s patternAppeased the peopleGod was displeasedLost the kingdom

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Examples from God’s Word

Naaman – 2 Kings 5:1-15Naaman had his own idea at first!Thought any river would should work!

“behold I thought” - vs. 11Proverbs 14:12; 16:25

Naaman heeled ONLY after obeying God’s instruction! *

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Examples from God’s Word

Abraham – Genesis 22:1-19Commanded to offer IsaacAbraham obeyed God’s every instructionGod said, “now I know that you fear God” – vs. 12

God pronounced a blessing to Abraham – vs. 15-18

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Lessons From God’s WordWe must obey God

Even if we think we have a “better” idea!Proverbs 14:12; 16:25; Isaiah 55:8-9

We must obey God’s on His terms

Blessings will come when we do…If and only if we do God’s commands His way

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ConclusionCommit to do the Lord’s will

Jesus didJohn 4:34; 6:38“Thy will be done” - Matthew 26:42

Peter did“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” - Luke 5:5

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Matthew 7:21-23 -

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21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’