Dare To Launch Out

Dare to launch Out

Luke chapter 5:1-11

Introduction-

If you would turn to Luke 5, we are going to look at the largest catch of fish recorded in the Bible.

It is where Jesus changed people’s lives and it was the beginning of where Jesus began training people to spread the gospel.

It is a place where God can change your thinking and your attitude toward the things in your past and give you a hope for the future.

In a day and age where the sky is the limit, opportunity can knock around any corner.

You would be surprised on how many people never take a risk and live far short of the life they were intended to live.

They do not learn from their mistakes or worse never do anything outside of their own comfortzone.

This scripture ought to have you look at your own faults but it should also encourage you to get out of the boat and get into a deeper relationship with the Lord.

There is something here for everyone if you would be sensitive to the Lord’s leading this morning.

Jesus Calls his disciples-

Luke 5:1-11- Read from the Bible

Prayer-

Father, today, would you allow us to see this passage not as for someone else, but for each of us. May we be encouraged and instructed to go deeper in every area of our lives where you would ask. May you take each one of us to a deeper level this morning and we will give you all the honor and glory in the precious name of Jesus! Amen.

Background-

The background of this passage is a crowd of people had gathered around Jesus while He was speaking. He goes to the water’s edge and climbs in Simon’s boat later and encourages him to push out so people can hear him better and He delivers words of truth for those that were listening. He finishes His message and He says to Simon- “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” Those 13 words will change your life forever if you would let them!

It is a two point message-

Who will get out of the boat (launch) out into the deeper things of God

Those that have tried a few times to do something and have given up.

Which one are you! Today He could change your thinking and your circumstance if you will let him.

Jesus words here are an evangelistic message. (Be fishers of men)

It has an element of trust and obedience.(Go deeper)

lastly, It has an element of faith. (Launch out)

So why do we have such a hard time putting these things in our lives? Because we are not willing to risk and go to the unknown.

Paul Harvey

“Too many Christians today are no longer fishers of men but keeper of the aquarium”

Howard Hendricks

“In the midst of a generation screaming for answers, the Christians are stuttering.”

As a church, I am grateful that we put our programs where our mouth is- We have decided that we would go to the community and not expect the community to just come to us.

There are some principals Jesus teaches believers to fulfill all that the Lord wants us to receive for our lives.

Lake of Gennesaret or Sea of Galilee was about 13 miles long, 8 miles wide, and nine different townships divided around the shore. There were about 15,000 people at the time in that area. Jesus decides He is going to talk to the people. They are pushing him and crowding around him and He eyes two fishing boats on shore and get’s into Simon’s boat and tells Simon Peter to push out into the water so they could better hear him.

Modern day amp system was what Jesus did by creating a natural sound system.

When he was finished talking to the people, he began talking to his disciples- “Put out into deep water, and let down your nets for a catch.”

King James version and New King James version say “Launch out into the deep”

Less dramatic contemporary English version says “Row the boat into the deep”

The bottom line is the catch is not in the shallow water where everybody is but by intentional going to the deep end.

You are going to see that if God is in it! There are fish to be caught! There is blessings to be had!

If we had a better view of God and what He can do, we would see God’s blessings more often!

Illustration of fish falling from the sky-

In March 2010, there was a story of fish falling from the sky in a desert town in Australia. Some scientist say no way and some say that it was a tornado that created a whirlpool that sucked the fish up into the atmosphere and dropped them hundreds of miles away in the desert area. Why would we not believe that is possible?