1st Sunday of Luke

    • 1st Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
    • First Great Catch Of Fish Compared With The Second
      Luke 5-1-11
      2011-2011-10-09
      SYNOPSIS:The first great catch of fish, in Luke 5:1-11, occurred at the very beginning of the ministry of Jesus with His apostles. It must be read in conjunction with the second great fish of 153 fishes, which occurred after the resurrection, and was His last earthly meal with His apostles (John 21:1-14). There are many beautiful morsels here! After sampling this beautiful smorgasbord, we must not miss the most important aspect of this story: 1. the command to "let down the nets" applies to everyone, and 2. after the disciples saw the power of the Lord, they left all and followed Him. If we do not learn these two things from these stories, we have learned nothing.
    • 1st Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
    • Launch Out Into The Deep
      First Great Catch Of Fish And Instructions In How To Live
      Luke 5-1-11
      2013-10-06
      SYNOPSIS:The first Great catch of fish has an important commandment, and it is a daily commandment to us from the Lord. When He commanded his disciples to "Launch out into the deep" He was giving us a rule for victorious living. We examine this rule, examples of how to follow it and when it is not followed. May God help us to follow it!
    • 1st Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
    • First Great Catch Of Fish
      Prayer Of The Heart Described
      Luke 5-1-11
      2014-10-05
      SYNOPSIS:The first great catch of fish, described in Luke 5:1-11 has multiple mystical meanings., One of them is that it describes the process and results of the prayer of the heart. Prayer is the hardest and most important thing you will ever do in your life. This story, coupled with the second great catch of fish (which occurred after the resurrection and is only in John) may be understood as a parable which describes the most significant prayer a human being can have - the prayer of the heart. May God help us to understand how to pray, how to combat temptations when in prayer, and to pray!
    • 1st Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
    • Great Catches Of Fish Compared
      Luke 5-1-11
      2015
      SYNOPSIS:The first great catch of fish, given in Luke 5:1-11 occurred as the Lord was assembling his apostles. They were ignorant and untested men. This incident is more powerful for the soul when it is read with the account of the second great catch of fish, in the Gospel of John. This occurred after 3 1/2 years of seasoning, teaching, successes and failures. The differences in the two accounts are very edifying to explore. They will affect the way you live your life if you are paying attention.
    • The link between the first and second great catches of fish, and the parable of the leaven. (mp3 format)
    • Gospel of Luke
      Luke 5:1-11 Matthew 13:33
      2016-10-09
      SYNOPSIS:The two great catches of fish are linked, even though they are separated by over 3 years. Let us look at the first, then connect it to the second, and also weave in the teaching about the parable of the leaven, and understand the significance of the words of Peter: "Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net." We will live to see the second great catch of fish, if we understand and therefore live according to these words.
    • The first great catch of fish as a parable about life. (mp3 format)
    • Luke 5-1-11
      2018-10-07
      SYNOPSIS:The first great catch of fish after which some of the apostles left all and followed the Lord can be understood as a parable about our life. Things in the story have a mystical significance: launching out into the deep, letting down the nets, toiling overnight, doing things by the Word of the Lord, the boat starting to sink and the fish being salvaged by other boats, and Simon Peter seen the Lord and saying "depart from me if I am a sinful man".



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