When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
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I'm going to give you six things to write down today. Here's the first truth about Jesus. I love this. Write down number one. Jesus calls and redefines identity. He redefines your identity. And I love this because hear me, loved one. God loves you just the way you are. He just loves you way too much to leave you that way. God has a greater purpose and a greater plan for your life. Somebody say amen. And so he sees these guys and he says, I know you're fishing for fish. Fishy business. come on at least give me one of these i loved it i loved it so much i went with it he said but i'm going to change your calling from being a fisherman to now you're going to fish for people i want to remind you you you didn't call god god called you and he called you out of darkness in delight. He called you from living a purposeless life to a more fulfilled and better life. This is the plan and the call of heaven. And he says, you were fishing for fish, but now I'm going to teach you how to fish for men. You were living one way, but I've got a greater plan for your life. …
… Who in the world? When Simon Peter saw this, he cried out, we're rich, we won't have to work for weeks. And immediately Peter offered Jesus a three-year contract, 30% commission with no non-compete, right? No. When Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' feet, at Jesus' knees. And he said, this is so powerful, go away from me, Lord. Go away from me, Lord. Oh my goodness. Brand new title. Now we're not master. Now we're Lord. Go away from me, Lord. Authority, ownership. but why away? Well, Luke tells us, go away from me, Lord. Ready for this? Because I am a sinful man. I know we're just inches apart, but we're nowhere close. Jesus, if you only knew what kind of man I was, Jesus smiles because he knows. Because Peter assumed, Peter assumed that God distanced himself from sinners. That's what he'd been taught. I mean, the religious leaders certainly distanced themselves from people like Peter. And this, I think, I'm just making this part up. …
"When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus'knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." Luke 5:8. THE disciples had been fishing all night. They had now given up fishing—they had left their boats and were mending their nets. A Stranger appears. They had seen Him, probably, once before, and they remembered enough of Him to command respect. Besides, the tone of voice in which He spoke to them and His manner at once ruled their hearts. He borrowed Simon Peter's boat and preached a sermon to the listening crowds. After He had finished the discourse, as though He would not borrow their vessel without giving them their hire, He bade them launch out into the deep and let down their nets again. They did so and, instead of disappointment, they at once took so vast a haul of fish that the boats could not contain all and the net was not strong enough and began to break. Surprised at this strange miracle— overawed, probably by the majestic appearance of that matchless One, who had worked it, Simon Peter thought himself quite unworthy to be in such company—and fell on his knees and cried this strange prayer—"Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." So I desire that, first of all, we shall hear— I. THE PRAYER IN THE WORST SENSE WE CAN GIVE TO IT. …