2025 Theme Verse: “Then they brought their boats to land, let everything and followed him.” Luke 5:11

One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around Him and listening to the word of God. He saw at the water’s edge two boat, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then He say down and taught the people from the boat. When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Out out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”’
Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”
So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. —Luke 5:1-11

REAL INTENT

Why did Peter leave it all and follow Jesus?
A recognition of what Jesus is.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord…”

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. —John 20:30-31 ESV

Why did Peter leave it all and follow Jesus?
A recognition of what Jesus is.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord…”

A recognition of what he is.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man.”

My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.” —Job 42: 5-6

And I said: “Woe is me For I am lost” for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” —Isaiah 6:5 ESV

A recognition of what he is.
*When Somon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”