Winning at Home - Wednesday, April 14th.

God is holy - Luke 5;1-11

One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[a]with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water's edge two boats, 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 sat down and taught the people from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down[b] 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 catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

Questions

1. What is your most prized possession? How do you treat it? How do others know it is important to you?

2. Holy means "set apart". How does Jesus show that he is set apart from Peter?

3. How does Peter respond to the miracle? And how does Jesus respond to Peter?

Taking the Next Step

How can you set yourself apart? By treating others as better than yourself? By sharing those things that you prize most? (Being set apart doesn't mean prideful or arrogant, but set apart in how you love.)