“Rediscovering Discipleship Part 1 – The Call” – Luke 5:1-11 | February 6, 2022 | Pastor Chad Friestad
What comes to mind when you hear the word “disciple?” Do you picture 12 grow men in knee-length tunics? Do you think of sitting on a hillside hearing Jesus teach? Or does another word come to mind such as “learner” or “follower?” This Sunday, we’re kicking off a new series, “Rediscovering Discipleship.” Simply put, discipleship is following Jesus. Lest you think discipleship is easy, we’ll discover that following Jesus is all-encompassing. Discipleship is a continual process in which we are constantly believing, constantly learning, constantly serving, and constantly being with Jesus. Join us as we unveil the key components to following Jesus: the call, the cost, the command, and the commission.
Luke 5:1-11 ESV
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
5 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But 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 and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”[a] 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
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