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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• They had come to Him, pressed about Him 1

• Had already seen and heard much 414-44

• some from Nazareth Isaiah fulfilled 14-30

• some from Capernaum miracles 31-41

• others from Galilee more preaching 42-44

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• They had come to Him, pressed about Him 1

• He got into Peter and Andrews boat 2-3

• Easier to teach a natural amphitheater

• John 135-42 shows they already knew Jesus,
• had decided earlier to follow Him

• Luke shows this as a 2nd calling, a confirmation

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• Launch out into the deep 4

• Separate from crowd isolate apostles to teach

• Often His technique for detailed instruction

• cp. Mark 410-11 92

• a need for both public and private study

• Pauls example in Acts 2817-18, 21-23, 30-31
• -- see also Acts 2017-21

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• Launch out into the deep 4

• let down your nets for a catch 4

• Peter protests at first 5

• we have toiled all night and caught nothing
• -- argument from experience

• Jesus a carpenter apostles pro fishermen!
• -- argument from knowledge, intellect

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• Launch out into the deep 4

• let down your nets for a catch 4

• Peter protests at first 5

• he concedes his arguments to Jesus word 5

• Nevertheless, at Your word I will

• Peter had seen, heard enough to trust Jesus

• Gods word trumps all arguments
• -- cp. 1 Cor. 120-21, 25 2 Cor. 103-5

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• Launch out into the deep 4

• let down your nets for a catch 4

• they caught a great number of fish 6

• their net was breaking 6

• signaled James and John for help 7 cp. v. 10

• both boats filled to point of sinking 7

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• Launch out into the deep 4

• let down your nets for a catch 4

• they caught a great number of fish 6

• Depart from me, for I am a sinful man 8

• cp. Isaiah 65 presence of holiness, Lord

• everyone involved astonished at catch 9-10

• everyone involved knew this was impossible!

• confirmation of the greatness of this miracle

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• Launch out into the deep 4

• let down your nets for a catch 4

• they caught a great number of fish 6

• Depart from me, for I am a sinful man 8

• Do not be afraid 10

• Jesus response is to reassure Peter, the others

• Jesus miracles offer proof, not a threat

• see Rom. 14 Acts 222 1730-31

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• Launch out into the deep 4

• let down your nets for a catch 4

• they caught a great number of fish 6

• Depart from me, for I am a sinful man 8

• Do not be afraid 10

• From now on you will catch men 10

• Peter, others forsaking only profession 11

• impossible is possible w/Jesus Lk. 1824-27

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• General observations regarding fishers of men

• This is Dragnet fishing, not Bait fishing v.
  4-5

• cp. Matthew 1347-50

• the net gathers some of every kind v. 47

• dividing good and bad done at end v. 49

• fishermans job let down the net (gospel!)

• gospel teaching is not primarily issue-based
• but based on whole gospel Acts 2020-21

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• General observations regarding fishers of men

• This is Dragnet fishing, not Bait fishing v.
  4-5

• To succeed, we must act at HIS word v. 5

• not a product of our experience, knowledge

• not a product of church doctrine, etc.

• cp. Rom. 116 1 Pet. 411

• motivation and confidence to act should come
• from His word, not from other source

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• General observations regarding fishers of men

• This is Dragnet fishing, not Bait fishing v.
  4-5

• To succeed, we must act at HIS word v. 5

• The impossible made greatly possible by Him
• --
  vs. 6-9

• will require hard work, effort, help from Him
• and others v. 7-10 Matt. 2820 Eph. 411-16

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• As always, Jesus teaching the multitude 51-3

• After teaching crowd, focus on apostles 54-11

• General observations regarding fishers of men

• This is Dragnet fishing, not Bait fishing v.
  4-5

• To succeed, we must act at HIS word v. 5

• The impossible made greatly possible by Him
• --
  vs. 6-9

• End result will be change of profession v. 10

• engaged full-time in fishing Lk. 2446-47

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