Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I can make a difference.
Faith Verse
John 20:21
[Jesus] said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”
Question of the Day: When I say yes to Jesus, how does that make a difference?
Read about It
Read: Luke 5:4–6
Simon Peter had already made himself available to Jesus. But, Jesus had even more in store for Simon Peter. The night before, Simon Peter, his brother Andrew, and his friends James and John did not catch one fish. (We know that Peter’s brother Andrew was there from other places in the Gospels like Mark 2:16.) Not a single one! This meant that they would not get any money for their families from selling fish. After a long night with no fish, the last thing they wanted to do was to go back and try again. Yet Simon Peter did what Jesus asked. This encounter with Jesus made Simon Peter want to try one more time. Because Simon Peter chose to say yes to Jesus, he got the biggest catch of fish in his life!
Sometimes what Jesus wants us to do doesn’t make sense to us or is a challenge. You may feel a nudge to talk about Jesus to someone you don’t know. You may have a thought to pray for someone who has hurt you. You may have an idea to raise money for missionaries or may even feel a call to be a missionary to a country far away. Jesus wants us to say yes. When we do, we know that God will use our yes to reach more people for Jesus than we can imagine. Our yes to Jesus’ call in things great and small makes the biggest difference of all.
Talk about It
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Question 1. How many fish did Simon Peter catch the night before he met Jesus? Answer 1. Zero (Luke 5:5)
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| Question 2. What do you think Simon Peter was thinking when Jesus told him to go back and fish some more?
Answer 2. Answers will vary.
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Question 3. What happened when Simon Peter let his nets down in the water? Answer 3. The nets were so full that they began to tear. (Luke 5:6)
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| Question 4. When it doesn’t make sense, why should we still follow Jesus?
Answer 4. Answers will vary.
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| Question 5. When I say yes to Jesus, how does that make a difference?
Answer 5. Answers will vary. |
Pray about It
Dear Jesus, Wow! You are so good to us. Thank You for using our yes to make a huge difference in the world. Even when following You doesn’t make sense, it gives me joy to follow You so that many more can know You too. Amen.