NARRATOR 1: One day Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Galilee, and people were pushing close to listen to him. He looked around and saw two fishing boats pulled up on the shore. Their owners were busy washing their nets.
NARRATOR 2: Jesus got into one of the boats — the one belonging to Simon — and asked him to row out a little from the shore. Then he sat in the boat and taught the crowd from there. When Jesus had finished teaching, he turned to Simon.
JESUS: Row out into the deep water and put out your nets again.
SIMON: Master, we fished all last night and didn’t catch a thing, but if you say so we will try again.
NARRATOR 1: So Simon put out his nets and caught so many fish that the nets began to break. He called out to his partners to come and help him.
NARRATOR 2: Between them they filled both boats so full of fish that they were about to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell on his knees before Jesus.
SIMON: Go away from me, Lord! I am a sinful man.
NARRATOR 1: Simon was absolutely amazed at all the fish they had caught. So were his partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
JESUS: Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people instead of fish.
NARRATOR 2: Peter, James, and John pulled their boats up on the beach, left everything, and followed Jesus.
Luke 5.1-11
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 6.1-8; 1 Corinthians 15.1-11; Luke 5.1-11