Responding To Success
Responding To Success And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So 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.Luke 5:6–7 Looking at Peter’s encounter […]
Full Nets, Full Boats, Full Hearts
Full Nets, Full Boats, Full Hearts Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let […]
Keeping The Nets Clean
Keeping The Nets Clean So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.Luke 5:1–2 There are many lessons for us to […]
Living Water For A Thirsty Soul
Living Water For A Thirsty Soul He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. But He needed to go through Samaria. So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph… A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said […]
Born From Above
Born From Above There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”John 3:1–2 […]
The Guest Becomes The Host
The Guest Becomes The Host On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said […]
Doing The Father’s Business
Doing The Father’s Business And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”Luke 2:49 This is no doubt one of the earliest accounts of anyone encountering the Lord Jesus. He was just a young boy, twelve years of age. This is the […]
“But God” Moments
“But God” Moments “But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles…”Galatians 1:15–16 As we have seen throughout the Word of God, the “But God” moments in Scripture make all the difference […]
God Intervenes!
God Intervenes! “For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by […]
God Knows The Heart
God Knows The Heart “And He said to them, ‘You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.’”Luke 16:15 Our verse appears in the context of a very interesting story the Lord Jesus told His disciples. The […]