The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-10-06


Tha, Had Authority and Not "a the
Scribcs-Mark !: 32-iukc V: Ill.
Introductory The events in the les
son were preparation for the dcveI-
opment of Jesus work Of making .
tours around Galilee and training
the disciples in and for their work.
l. The Eager Muititudes-versc J.
And it came to pass, that, as the peo-
pie pressed upon him" The friends
of Jesus at Nazareth rejected him and
his teachings, but there were multi
tudes who did wish to listen to him,
and almost as soon as he left Nazareth
crowds pressed to hear him. 80
hear the word of Cod" Truths which
had divine authority and were filled
with divine love. God bore witness
to his words by signs and miracles
that were object lessons of the love
and power, health and blessings, which
the gospel brought.
II. Jesus breaches From a Fishing
Boat-vers 10. /. ':IIe stood by the
lake of Gennesaret.' The sea OF
Galilec. Gennesaret wa, fertile DIS
trict along the western shore Of the
! sea. AS four great roads communl-
! Gated with the lake it became meet
| ing place of men of many nations
Jews, Galileans, Syrians, Phenicians,
Arabs, Greeks and Romans. - Cam.
Bible. The sea of Galilee, "thc most
sacred sheet of water which the earth
contains" was the center of Christs
work for nearly half of his ministry.
,Iosephus, in passage OF glowing
admiration, after describing the
sweetness Of its waters, and the deli
cate temperature of its air, its pa Inns
and vines, oranges and figs, almonds
and pomegranates, SAYS the seasons
seemed to compete for the honor OF
it's possession. The lake is of oval
shape, from twelve to fourteen miles
long and about half as broad. 1t is
formed by the river Jordan, and Is
$50 feet below the level of the Med
iterrauean. Riddle. In our Lords
time it was covered with a gay and
numerous feet of 1000 vessels, from
ships of war down to fishing boats
Cam. Bible. 1t was SURF Ounded BY
the summer mansions OF the rich
like many of our seaside resorts.
2. "And saw two ships" Boats,
! standing by the lake. Moored to the
shore or drawn up on the sand. "Bu
the fishermen were gone out O.
them" Probably not far off fol-
Jesus speaks to Peter. And were
washing their nets. 10 cleans
them from mud or gravel.
3. "And he entered into one of tn
ships, which was Simon's." Simon
Peter. The boat belonged to him an
to his brother Andrew. "And praye'
(askeO him that he would thrust GU
little from the land" So, tina,
keeping the crowds at a little dl
, lance he could better addre<
them. 'And he sat down.
The usual posture in teaching. IAN
taught the people out of the ship
Jesus makes pulpit out of the boa
whence he casts the net of the won
4 over the crowd which covers tt
shore. -GCdet.
III. The Draught of Fishes-ver
TO- 4. "Now when he had lie
speaking.' Finished all he wishe
- to say. Launch out into the dee
- and let down your nets" Spoken
Peter. "And Simon I. said
Master, we have toiled all the night
g.. The night was the best time for ce
~ tain kinds of fishing. "Neverthele
at thv word 1 will let down the net
- An act of faith. Peter trusted
Jesus.
6. They enclosed Gn their ne
great multitude of fishes"
q wrought whether by divine
) drawing together at this time a
place a shoal Of fishes, or by div7
knowledge perceiving the shoal tt
was there. Abbott. "And tn
net brake" Began to break, but
not actually break.
:. "Their partners" James a
John and probably hired m
And filed both the ship
They were so full that they co
. just float.
1, 8. "When Simon Peter saw it,
full name is here given, for this is
turning point in his life. Dap
on from me; for I am sinful man
az Lord" The divinity Of Jesus matt
1ec' was so revealed to Peter that he
'ok' utterly unworthy by contrast.
". Fishers of Men-vers. 10, IL.
, Fear not" Your very consciousn
of sin and the increase of your IL
~ will prepare you for the work h
for YOU to do. "Henceforth t
shalt catch men," 1t is for life,
for death, that men are taken in
gospel net.
VARIOUSLY DISTINGUISH