Text: Luke 5:1-11 ESV

" On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing inon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by thelake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats,which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he satdown and taught the people from the boat. 4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,"Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." 5 And Simon answered,"Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will letdown the nets." 6 Andwhen they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their netswere breaking. 7 Theysignaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And theycame and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, hefell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man,O Lord." 9 For he andall who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they hadtaken, 10 and so also wereJames and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus saidto Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catchingmen." 11 And when theyhad brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him."